Just Like Mom Use To Make - Old Fashion Cinnamon Rolls

My mother who was all Irish,  use to make cinnamon rolls for all of us kids when we were little.  They were always a treat and the house smell fantastic as they were baking.  She had a lot of mouths to feed with a small budget, so she always tried to find inexpensive ways to feed us.   She could open up the food cabinets and put together something for us to eat, just by using what she had. It may have been breakfast for dinner some nights, which was fun and interesting!  This is a take on her "just like mom use to make" cinnamon rolls.  They use no yeast, only simple ingredients that are staples in your pantry.  This is how I made them, recipe below. 

Only a few ingredients make these delicious cinnamon rolls.

Ge the dough mixing in the bowl until it forms a ball.

Roll it out, melt some butter.

Spread the butter over the dough, sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar, ahhhh...the good stuff!

Use parchment paper on your baking sheet so your tasty rolls won't stick, you don't want to loose any of it!

Roll up the dough, slice them down, place on the baking sheet.

All lined up and baking in the oven.

All done and no frosting necessary!

OK, OK, I had one, somebody has to taste test these things! And I have to tell you they are wonderful. I put the others in storage for the rest of the family to eat.

Old Fashion Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

2 cups unbleached flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

4 tablespoons butter, softened

4 tablespoons white sugar

1 large egg

1/2 cup milk, I used skim 

4 tablespoons melted butter

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper.  Combine flour, baking powder, softened butter, sugar, egg and milk in the bowl of a mixer.  Mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a flour surface and knead it a few times, just until it is smooth.  Roll it out into a rectangle and spread it just to the edge with the melted butter.  Sprinkle on the cinnamon to the edges, and then the brown sugar.  Roll the dough tightly from the long side until you get to the end, turn it seam side down.  With a serrated edge knife, cut through to make 1- 1 1/2 inch rolls, be careful not to smash them. Press the edges to seal, if they don't seal dab a little water on them and press. Place 2 inches apart on the parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, depending on your oven, or until lightly browned around the edges.  Serve warm.  Makes 12 rolls.  These can be reheated in the microwave for a few seconds, do not over cook them!