Perfect Cinnamon Rolls

Or as we call them here...Fee's Cinnamon rolls.  :)  I got the recipe ages ago before I had kids.  (My oldest is 14 so that's a long time ago).  They taste just like cinnabon and they heat up wonderfully.  Perfect for these snowy days. 

Back then there was no internet so I had to write the recipe down...I had to recreate parts of the recipe I missed..and did...and here is our end result..which the kids love.


Fee's Cinnamon Rolls
1/2 c lukewarm water
2 pkg dry yeast
2 TBSP sugar
1 (3oz) not instant vanilla pudding
2 c milk (i use skim)
1/2 c oil
2 lg eggs
8 c flour
1 tsp salt
3 TBSP cinnamon
1 c brown sugar

Frosting:
2 oz cream cheese, softened
2 TBSP butter or margarine, softened
1 1/3 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp milk

Combine cream cheese and butter and vanilla with mixer. Whisk in sugar and milk til smooth. Put on warm rolls.
ROLLS:

Mix flour, salt in a bowl and whisk it (you can do this instead of sifting!). Set aside (i put this in a large bowl). In a smaller bowl, dissolve water, yeast and sugar and add pudding...and milk, oil and eggs.....throw it all into the flour bowl and mix til a ball forms. Let rise about 1 hour.
Roll out and put cinnamon and brown sugar on rectangle..the thinner the dough, the more layers and flakier it will be. Roll up lengthwise and then cut into generous rolls...place on baking sheet and bake for 15 min til brown and gooey..frost- cool off and then put in ziplocs and freeze. Can be reheated in micro for fast, warm gooey meal ;)

Fee