CINNAMON ROLLS WITH MOM!!

Today we are cooking with my mom.  This is a recipe that she got (from a lovely lady named Lorraine Taylor) I grew up eating.  One of the favorite things my mom made for us as children.  Today I learned the trade secrets.  

1/4 cup of regular Yeast in 1 cup of warm water

3/4 cup shortening

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup powdered milk

2 1/4 tsp salt

3 eggs

3 cups warm water

10-12 cups flour

2 cups of raisins(Soak your raisins in any kind of juice overnight or for several hours, then drain juice before adding to dough)

Mix your yeast and 1 cup of very warm water.  Set aside.  Then add in your mixing bowl add shortening, sugar, powdered milk, salt eggs and 3 cups of warm water.  Then add your yeasty water and mix.  Add the flour and raisins at this point. It can take up to to 12 cups of flour.  Add until your dough is stiff but playable.  Then set in large bowl, cover with a cloth and allow it to rise until it doubles in size.If it is cold in your kitchen to move the process along run warm water in your sink(3 to 4 inches) plug it and then set the bowl in the sink.

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 Now the fun begins.  Roll the entire amount out on a Greece covered counter top.  Make it a rectangular shape,  it will be a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Then take your softened butter and rub it all over the dough. Liberally sprinkle the white sugar and Cinnamon all over the dough. Then take the dough and start to roll it into a large roll.  When you reach the end pinch and seal the dough together.  

 Then 1-3 cups of white sugar 

3 plus TLBS of Cinnamon

1 cube of butter softened ( I like to just leave it out on the counter for several hours)

 Cream Cheese Frosting
1 cube of butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 8 ounces of cream cheese
Powdered sugar.