Greetings all :)
I hope you've had a fabulous week? Here, the weather's been brilliant, life's been kind, and all's well around here, in a Picket Fence kind of way ;)
I Thought I'd share my latest kitchen adventure, Cinnamon Rolls. I used Ree's Recipe from
A Pioneer Woman Cooks Be warned ; this is divine, more-ish , and sinfully fattening. I'm not even going to pretend it's good for you, I am though admitting it supplies a mega quantity... plenty enough to supply ( bribe) every neighbour you may need to soften up because of your say ? barking dog, noisy children, ahem, spotty caravan soon to be chook house. It is also fairly idiot proof. I can do it. Enough said ;)
So here's what you'll need if you want to give it a go .
Around a litre of milk (a quart if you're in the US)
1 cup of oil
1 cup of sugar
2 packets of active dry yeast ( 7g packets)
8 cups + 1 cup separated plain flour
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon of bi carb soda
1 tablespoon of salt
plenty of melted butter ( around 1 1/2 cups)
2 cups sugar
A generous amount of powdered cinnamon
8 disposable foil pie dishes
AND
For the Maple Frosting
1 bag of Icing sugar
2 teaspoons of Maple Flavouring
1/2 cup of milk
1/4 cup of melted butter
1/4 cup of brewed coffee
a dash of salt
See my not so sparkling copper scan-pan (hygienic but not so gorgeous anymore... I don't want to know you if your copper pans are still gleaming, you clearly haven't lived hard and fast)) Well the said saucepan contains the milk, oil and sugar which I've stirred and heated to that point just before boiling ( scalded ) Check out the steam... I can't tell you how many photo's I took to capture that steam . Am I proud ? Well Yes Indeed I am :) I digress.
Feeling like a domestic Goddess, this is the first time I've used yeast ( always been a pre mixed dough kind of girl )
Let this saucepan mixture cool for around an hour ( you're aiming for luke-warm) and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it sit there all lovely for around a minute and then add it to 8 cups of plain flour in a huge bowl , stir this, it will look kind of like the above.
Cover it up and plonk it somewhere warm to rise for at least an hour. Now is a good time to grease your pie dishes. I poured a tablespoon of melted butter in each and swished it around. I'm only using half the mix today and so greased 4 pie dishes.
Check it out ! I used yeast ;) This is what ours looked like after an hour.
Now mix in the remaining, flour, the baking powder, bicarb and salt. Stirred together. It will look like this. At this point I halved my mixture, Ree says it will keep covered in the fridge for a couple of days. I think I will make some cheese and bacon rolls for the girls lunch boxes, this dough will do nicely for same,
OK , now for some mess.... flour your surface with gusto :) Spoon out your mixture onto the flour and shape out your mixture into a rectangle ( remember I only used half my mixture, If you are using all of yours then do this in two batches )
Roll it out thin, keeping that rectangle thing happening.
Run a hot bath for your enthusiastic assistant xx Drizzle about a cup of melted butter over the dough, sprinkle with sugar and then the cinnamon.
Roll the mixture towards you ,trying to keep things tight....tricky ;)
Then slice your roll into pieces around 3/4 inch wide and place them into your pie dishes. Let them rise for another 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to around 190 degrees Celsius (375 degrees Fahrenheit) Stand there and think about how clever you are :)
Bake for around 15 to 18 minutes until light golden brown. Inhale that bakery smell, and again set aside a few more minutes to continue thinking about your brilliance, tell who ever will listen... even if it's only that two year old in the hot bath ;)
See :) You are clever !
Mix together all of your frosting ingredients and ladle it over your work.... don't skimp here... more is more !
Serve some to your family and run around to your neighbours with the warm fragrant rolls and they will surely forgive all your sins on the first mouthful ! Shocking mother but Oh can she bake !!! Clever huh ;)
OK Picket Fence Followers ... Go forth and Bake ! Catch you soon, and let me know if you have a go at this, I'd love to hear how you went.
Linking up with Sarah's Good-Life-Wednesday
What's a coastal hen house without surfboards ? " Hang Six" ; ) Thanks to my friends at DSC Surf Shop for providing some used up old boards for my girls. I might add that the boards they sell are brand new and super awesome !!
I spent what seemed like an eternity holding up chicken wire and passing "C" clips to Mr Picket Fence to make this enclosure...worth it ? Yes :) Climbing roses have been planted to grace same.
The Liquid Amber is about fifty years old. It's huge, beautiful and will provide great shade from the Australian sun. We will be putting in a duck bath in the shade of this tree.
Under this awning will be the feed bins.
Yes , my clever chooks can read ;) The Picket Fence kids put this sign here.
Taylor the Wonder Dog wishing he could live in there too... ( That's him licking his nose ! Never one to miss a photo opportunity)
This is the bunting that's going up around the yard.....unneccesary but gorgeousxx
These aren't my girls but they are good photos to show what we are getting .. Isa Browns and a couple of Indian Runner Ducks. Two Weeks Friends !! Excited Much :)
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