Cinnamon Turds.

Today, for whatever reason, I got the idea into my head that making cinnamon buns would be a good idea. I also thought perhaps it would win me some brownie points with the boyfriend, because hell, if I woke up to freshly baked cinnamon buns I would definitely make like a circus seal in no time. Anyway, I have no previous experience making bread dough of any sort, so this was definitely a challenge. Here is the recipe:



Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup warm water
* 2 pkg. dry yeast
* 2 tablespoon sugar
* 3 1/2 oz. pkg vanilla pudding mix
* 1/2 cup margarine, melted
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 6 cups flour
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* Filling:
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1 cup light brown sugar
* 4 teaspoons cinnamon

Preparation:
Mix water, yeast, and sugar together until yeast and sugar are dissolved. Set aside. In a large bowl prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Add margarine, eggs and salt; mix to blend well. Add yeast mixture and blend well. Gradually add flour; transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough until smooth. Place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down dough and let rise again.

Roll out on a floured surface. Take 1 cup soft butter and spread over surface. In a bowl mix 2 cups brown sugar and 4 teaspoons Cinnamon; sprinkle over the top. Roll up tightly. Put a notch every 2 inches. Cut with thread or a sharp knife. Place cinnamon rolls on lightly greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart; lightly press each roll down. Cover and let rise to double again. Bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove when they start to turn golden - don't overbake. Frost warm rolls with a cream cheese frosting. Makes about 20 large Cinnabon-like Cinnamon Rolls.

I didn't have any problems until I got to the point where I had to add the 6 cups of flour. I have no idea why I didn't use my kitchen-aid mixer for this, as mixing by hand was incredibly hard. Inadvertently I think I didn't use enough flour as the dough was so sticky it stuck to my hands, even after the first rise. I took the dough out and kneaded it again with more flour and it is currently sitting in a greased bowl for another 45 min.



Ok, I forgot to take a picture while I was rolling the dough out and prepping them for the pan, but I just looked at ehow.com and I am pretty sure my dough is too sticky and not firm enough, because they are definitely not looking like cinnamon rolls. They look more like giant cinnamony turds. Great.



Anyway, right now they are in the fridge and will go into the oven tomorrow morning.

Fuck.