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One of my friends happens to be a talented carpenter and after seeing my makeshift wine bottle pin, he decided to make me a beautiful French rolling pin (Brazilian cherry with pine inlay, if you're into that sort of thing). I thought nothing could be better for its inaugural use than classic cinnamon rolls.
I've never had any interest in making cinnamon rolls, and I now understand why -- the process was all but a disaster. I spent four hours destroying my kitchen, my clothes, and covering myself in a sticky maple syrup/flour paste. I actually had to throw away more than half of the dough. I'm not sure what went wrong with that half, but it was messy.
The half that did work were (although not the prettiest) totally delicious, magical, heavenly little rolls. Truth be told, they provoked a marriage proposal. They were everything that cinnamon rolls should be -- ridiculously decadent, food-coma inducing, gooey, pecan-filled, and drenched in maple cream cheese icing.
(I used a cross between two recipes: these cream cheese cinnamon rolls and these classic cinnamon rolls -- but it's probably best to stick with one, especially if you're a cinnamon roll rookie like I am.)
26 comments:
Ha! I used a wine bottle as a rolling pin too. Then I got one from Ikea. Sigh. I wish I had a carpenter friend to make me one :)The cinnamon rolls look good!
mmm i've never thought of adding pecans!
Oh. my. goodness. Cinnamon rolls are my weakness. That first shot is money! :)
that last shot.......kills me. i could eat icing by the pound.
I think you just made my stomach growl!
im terrified of trying to make these on my own. until then i will keep crossing my fingers that somebody sends me a batch.
get it girl, those look delicious!
WOW...these look so good and just made me so hungry! YUMMM!
they look soooo good. I'm an outside eater - i hate the doughy middle part, and hubs is the middle eater. perfect blance.
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aj
oh my goodnes-total yummy decadence
Yum! Cinnamon rolls always remind me of a cozy Sunday morning!
Wow these look delicious!!! My boyfriend makes cinnamon rolls everytime I stay over his place! YUM!!
Melanie's Randomness
I simply adore cinnamon rolls. I may or may not be drooling right now.
They look delicious to me! xxoo :)
mmmm those look delicious.
wow, they look better than cinnabon. and yes, that is a compliment:)
I love your pictures as always=) There's just someting wonderful about cinnamon rolls, isn't there?
Mhmm cinnamon rolls. Sadly they're an addiction, but I've never tried making them! Can't wait to try it one day!
Cinnamon rolls sound like a perfect innagural roll ;) I loove homemade cinnamon rolls so much...but for obvious reasons, only seem to make them maybe once or twice a year.
Glad you enjoyed yours!
Holy yum! Those must have tasted incredible!
I definitely think you should visit and we can make jam and cinnamon rolls, oh and did I mention drink wine. Those cinnamon rolls look heavenly!!! XO!
You should be a food photographer. Period.
holy yum! these remind me of christmas morning with my parents when we were kids...simply divine!
ohhhhhhh my gosh
these look insanely amazing! and definitely worth the trouble! x
Oh jeez I'm going to have to pretend I didn't see/read this post because I'm on a diet!
Goodness these look so delicious.
~Andrea
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