No One Is Yelling: "YEAST KILLER" Today

Success!

I made cinnamon rolls and I didn't kill the yeast.

Quite the accomplishment, if I do say so myself!

I wasn't in a good mood this morning, or early this afternoon, and I didn't want to sew.  So I decided if I had to be in a bad mood, I might as well try another recipe and see what happens.

The trick for me was to go through the list of ingredients, measure every item, and put it in a custard cup (spices) or bowl (sugar, beaten eggs, melted butter).  The bowl to put the finished kneaded ball of dough in to rise was ready.  The rolling pin was out.  

Plus I used the step by step visuals from the author of the recipe with her tips as I worked through the instructions.

That helped.

The milk was heated in the microwave and the meat thermometer used to test the temp.

The yeast did foam, so that was a good thing.

The bread hook on the KitchenAid worked well.

But when I added the 4 cups of flour mixed with the cinnamon and salt, the dough was too sticky.  I added in more flour, as suggested by the recipe, but after another 1/2 cup was added, it was still sticky so I worked it up anyway.  Mistake.  I should have added more before I tried to scoop it out of the bowl onto the counter.

I was a little concerned with the dough ball didn't really double in size.  But it did roll out well.

The cinnamon/butter/brown sugar mixture looked great and spread well.

The rolls looked perfect in the pan, but they didn't rise much before I put them in the oven.

However, when they baked, they looked perfect!

The cream cheese icing was so good, and it melted over the tops of the rolls just right.

Because the cuts every two inches in the roll of dough resulted in 13 cinnamon rolls, we had a good division for our three families.  Five rolls for Hilary, Blaine, Landon, Tessa, and Owen. Four rolls for Megan, Matt, Cooper and Lynnlee.  That meant four rolls left for Gary and me.  One of them was eaten before it cooled ---it fell apart as I was removing the individual ones from the pan to take to the kids, so someone had to eat it, right?

 

Now that I was successful with this recipe and know what I am doing, I need to make another batch in a few days.  I know I will add more flour while the dough is still in the bowl and being mixed with the dough hook.

And another time I just might try the recipe that Greta sent me.  It sounded good also.

But for now...I am just happy that I didn't kill the yeast.

Maybe there is hope for me after all!