cinnamon rolls

No, no.

This is Cinamoroll. A happy puppy.

But we are not going to talk about a happy puppy-bunny thing.

This morning, we will tackle our first "guessipie". I also can't spell the word "recipie".

My mom always keeps some bread dough in our fridge. I suggest that you do this, too. She uses the "Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes" recipie, which is sooooo easy.

So here is a recipie for bread dough from the New York Times, November 21, 2007 (apparently this leaves some leftovers, and I know for a fact you'll want more of these rolls.):

Time: About 45 minutes plus about 3 hours’ resting and rising

1 1/2 tablespoons yeast

1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt

6 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, more for dusting dough

Cornmeal.

1. In a large bowl or plastic container, mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm water (about 100 degrees). Stir in flour, mixing until there are no dry patches. Dough will be quite loose. Cover, but not with an airtight lid. Let dough rise at room temperature 2 hours (or up to 5 hours).

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So here is where the guesswork starts. This is a really flexible recipie.

You will need:
An oven
A pan
Flour
Brown Sugar
A stick of butter
Cinnamon
Pecans (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Lay out some flour. Roll out your dough on top of it into a square. If it's too sticky, pat in flour.

3. Get out your pan.

4. Then melt about 3/4 of your butter for about 30 seconds in the microwave.

5. Rub the extra quarter of the butter onto the dough.

6. Get your butter out of the microwave and set it on the counter.

7. Put a generous amount of brown sugar in the dough.

8. Rub in some cinnamon and add your pecans if you feel like it.

9. Set that aside for a second. Put more brown sugar into the bottom of your pan.

10. Pour the melted butter into it.

11. Add some cinnamon, if you're into it.

12. Roll up your dough.

13. Cut it in half. Work in halfs when you cut it, and make sure you have an even number. When I do it, I make eight rolls, no matter how much dough I have. If you only have eight, not only is it a great way to portion control, but you can invite seven friends over for a kick breakfast they will love, especially if the rolls are huge.

14. Put in the pan. Put the rolls with the least stuff in the best, butteriest parts of the pan.

15. Bake for a half an hour.

16. Enjoy!
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Serve with coffee au lait, moccaciatos, grapefruit juice, or Diet Coke.

Reheating: put them in the microwave with a little bit of butter. Yummmooooo.

Sit on a pillow and eat them, why dontcha.