Easy Cinnamon Rolls

Growing up with a bakery in your back yard meant that you were never in short supply of cinnamon rolls.  And they were probably one of my favorite thing we made.  I remember rolling out the large ball of dough, covering it in softened butter, and then working in the brown sugar and cinnamon.  Every part of making them was an art...and the best of this art is that you could enjoy it warm out of the oven slathered with sweet icing.

The recipe I'm going to share in this post, isn't the recipe for those cinnamon rolls, but for some simple ones that can be rolled out and enjoyed even on a hectic Sunday morning.

Easy Cinnamon Rolls

   2 tubes of crescent rolls

   spreadable butter

   brown sugar

   cinnamon

   powdered sugar

   milk

   vanilla

   1. Preheat oven according to crescent rolls directions.

   2. Lay out crescent roll sections and spread on butter with a knife.

   3. Add brown sugar, just enough to cover the whole triangle.

   4. Sprinkle on some cinnamon.

   5. Then roll the crescents from large edge to small edge and lay on baking sheet.

   6. Bake according to crescent roll directions.

   7. In a bowl combine a little bit of milk, a couple of tablespoons of powdered sugar and a couple of drops of vanilla and stir together to desired consistency.  When rolls come out of the oven, let cool for a couple of minutes and then drizzle on the icing.

   Last, but certainly not least, enjoy!

Happy baking!

Sunday Dinner

In my quest to start using my crock pot, I searched for a recipe that would be easy and delicious for a Sunday dinner.  And the recipe I found has now become my favorite for BBQ Chicken.  And it went well with the leftover sides we had from the night before.

Click here for the link to the recipe that I used.

I followed the recipe this time (except for using frozen chicken, I thawed mine first after reading some of the comments), but here are a couple of things I'm going to try differently next time:
   - use less vinegar
   - cut small slits in the chicken so the sauce will go into the chicken and flavor it even more


And for a little something a little special, I also whipped up some of these Cheesy Garlic Biscuits.

I also followed this recipe, but here are some things I will adjust next time:
   - add 1/4 tsp of garlic salt to biscuit mixture, and only use 1/2 tsp garlic salt in butter mixture
   - use only 1 tsp of oregano

Happy cooking!