January 2010 . Rolling Pin
How unfitting that in August, when I should be frolicking around under the warm summer sun, I’m bundled up indoors with the heater cranked up. Yup, it looks like this year summer decided to take a sabbatical. So in honor of this cold, drizzly summer weather, I’ve pulled from my photo collection a winter treat–cinnamon rolls!
January 2010 . Cinnamon Rolls
This is my mother’s signature recipe. I remember my younger years, when I would sit in the kitchen and watch her nimble hands knead and punch down the soft dough before rolling it out over the floured cutting board. She’d always let me help–I took pride mixing the filling–half-cup white sugar, half-cup brown sugar and a smattering of shredded coconut. Using a pastry brush, I’d paint the flattened dough with melted butter and then blanket the greased dough with my sugar concoction. Then I’d watch as my mother would roll the dough and expertly slice each piece before placing it on the baking sheet. I was always impatient by this time… 10 minutes of baking in the oven always felt like hours stretched into days. But when the timer chimed and the cinnamon rolls came out, they were always the perfect shade of golden brown and light and fluffy to touch.
January 2010 . Cinnamon Rolls
Now that I’m older, it’s my turn to kneed and punch down bread. I have yet to perfect my cinnamon rolls to a level that compares with hers, but I’m getting close!
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Oh yum! I would love to try your cinnamon rolls one day! In fact, I would love to try everything you make!