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Friday, May 7, 2010

Butterscotch Caramel Rolls


I would love to share this recipe with you all. It really is so yummy. My mom made these rolls many Sunday mornings before church when we were growing up. And I always requested them for my birthday breakfast too. They are relatively easy and just taste amazing!!
You need 18 Rhodes White Dinner Rolls. These come frozen in a pack of 36. Usually I am making these rolls for more than just my family and will just make a double recipe. Put the frozen bag of rolls (or just 18 for one recipe) in the fridge to thaw out overnight. I usually do this late at night. In the morning cut the rolls in fourths and lay in a greased 9x 13 pan.
Now mix with a wire whip:
1 Box Cook and Serve Butterscotch Pudding ( DO NOT USE INSTANT!!!)
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Melted Butter
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 Cup Milk
Now pour this mixture over your buns and let rise until double in size. Usually about an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. When done, line cookie sheet with foil and flip rolls on to cookie sheet. Enjoy!!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Monkey Bread


"Ridiculously easy and sinfully delicious..." How's that for a description? Who wouldn't want to make a recipe that is described exactly as that?! Gotta tell you, she had me at easy and sinful. That's what this recipe is all about.


First of all, you must know that all of the critics chowed these down this morning. All of them had seconds. And to say this recipe is easy, is definitely a true statement which earned Monkey Bread a 5 star rating.


BUT, (you knew it was coming) I do have a Butterscotch Caramel Roll recipe from none other than my Mom (the other wonderful cook in my life besides PW) that, for our family, gets the pick over this Monkey Bread any day.

Not to take away from the glorious ease and yumminess of this recipe. Believe me, if you've got the biscuits on hand, a yummy breakfast doesn't get any easier than this.

Monday, May 3, 2010

A Revelation

We had a HUGE garage sale this past weekend. Oh my goodness! It was wonderful to declutter and clean things out, but a lot of work. Definitely it was worth it, but now my house is a disaster and needs a major cleaning overhaul.


In honor of PW, we sold cinnamon rolls for breakfast. You can grab the recipe here if you've never seen it before. But chances are if you read this blog, you have heard of the cinnamon rolls---I make them all the time!


Well, the point of this post is that I/we (the critics also) have determined that we just absolutely love a different cinnamon roll frosting better than PW's maple/coffee concoction. Don't get me wrong, hers has a distinct flavor that is really good. But we all think this one is better. So here you go, here's the recipe. It is from my dear friend Shannon who is as amazing as PW in the kitchen.

On low heat, melt 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar. When melted, add 1/2 cup milk and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add vanilla, pinch of salt, and enough powdered sugar to your desired consistency.

I have strayed from this frosting recipe just because #1 PW's is good, and secondly PW's is so easy. But if you really want rolls that are over the top, try the above recipe. You will not be disappointed. In my opinion, of course.

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