Easter Breakfast

First of all, thank you soooo much for these.  It means a lot, seriously!  Well...I haven't posted a recipe in forever.  And actually I wanted to share this one last April.  haha!  Anyways it's the BEST cinnamon roll recipe you will ever try- I LOVE these!  Thank you to my friend at church who brought some over one day!  I love cinnamon rolls in general, it's a great excuse for dessert for breakfast, without the guilt you'd have if you ate a fat piece of chocolate cake.(;

You gotta try these... I made them for breakfast on Easter, and as always, they were a hit.
(enjoy these pictures from last year when I made them for conference;)


Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
1/2 cup warm H20
2 Tbsp dry yeast
2 Tbsp Sugar
Combine in bowl and set aside.

1pkg instant vanilla pudding (that serves 4)- make according to box directions

1/2 C. Butter
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
Add to pudding mixture- mix well- then add yeast mixture to this.

6 cups flour- gradually add flour- knead until smooth (I used my dough hooks to add the flour)

*rise to double, punch down, rise again.

Roll out to 34" x 21"

Filling:  generously cover rolled out dough with
1 cup butter
2 c. brown sugar
4 tsp cinnamon

Roll up tightly and cut 1"-2"
Rise again & bake 350 degrees 15-20 minutes.

BEST frosting:
8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1tsp vanilla
3cups powdered sugar
1 tsp milk
(mix and frost)

D.C... cupcakes, blossoms, family.

So here's my trip again.  Have I ever mentioned how D.C. is my favorite city?  I know I have.  I just love the architecture, plants, and history there.  I had a lot of fun taking picutres on the trip!  Of course...when don't I love taking pictures. (Still failing on my new years resolution to take less- part of that is because I'm collecting pics for my etsy;)

Such a fun trip!  I compared my beloved Sprinkes to Georgetown cupcakes and guess what....

GEORGETOWN WINS!  Oh. MY GOSH.  

Seriously, the best cupcake experience of my life!

They aren't as huge as Sprinkles but they are LIGHT and FLUFFY

and I could literally eat five at a time.  (so that's the ONE downside, says my rear)

Seriously though I can't stress this enough.  If you are in the neighborhood do

yourself a favor and buy yourself one- or thirty.

They are worth any length line... even in rain.

GAH!!!!!!  So good.

Then again, my dad prefers Sprinkles so I guess you'll have to see for yourself (;

Which I realized I got one picture of my dad the whole trip and I can't post it because

it's the one at the Pentagon.  Ah man.  But I did find out what kind of ring tones he has for his kids...

nice.

...great now I'm craving cupcakes.

and i'm off to vote for myself, like you already did ;)  We're the coolest!