Dinner Rolls (A.K.A. Cinnamon Rolls)

3 cups warm milk
2 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp yeast
3/4 cup crisco
1 cup sugar
3 tsp salt
2 eggs and 1 egg yolk
9 cups flour

Warm up milk and pour over 2 Tbsp sugar and the 3 Tbsp yeast and let set for 5-10 minutes.  Add 2 cups flour and beat well.  Add other ingredients except flour and beat well.  Add remaining flour 1 cup at a time, beat well after each cup.  Add flour only until you have a soft dough.

Cover and let rise in warm place about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Shape into rolls and place on greased cookie sheet.Brush with butter and cover and let rise until double.

For Cinnamon Rolls, roll out dough and spread butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and roll into a log.  Cut and put on greased cookie sheet, cover and double.

For Rolls:

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes

For Cinnamon Rolls:

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes

Pumpkin Donuts

I found this recipe on www.weelicious.com . It is so yummy and easy to make. The website has many more wonderful, healthy and easy recipes. Go check it out.

2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree (I use fresh pumpkin puree from my freezer and add 3/4 cup instead)
1/3 cup milk (I use Almond milk)

Icing:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon milk


Combine the first 5 ingredients in a bowl and set a side. In a mixer cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg, pumpkin puree and milk. Once mixed add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.

Put dough in a ziplock bag and cut about a 1/4 inch from one corner. Squeeze out onto a greased cookie sheet into a doughnut shape.

375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Make icing and drizzle over the top.

Enjoy!!

P.S. The extra's I put in a ziplock bag and freeze for another time.

Carla Hall's Gingerbread

This is the best recipe I have found for Gingerbread. It is super easy and you can make cookies or Gingerbread houses out of it.

1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon salt
6 cups flour
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups molasses
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream butter and sugar, add molasses and eggs (slightly beaten). In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients a little at a time, mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Roll out to make houses or roll into balls and roll into sugar for cookies.

350 degrees and I bake for 8 minutes and then pull them out of the oven and let sit for 1 minute on cookie sheet before transferring cookies to cooling rack.

Enjoy!