Cinnamon Rolls or Orange Rolls

This is the best recipe we have found for cinnamon rolls and even better orange rolls. The dough is really easy to work with and it tastes great. We make the dough in the bread machine which takes a lot of the work out of it.

Dough:
1 cup warm milk
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten (use eggs that are room temp.)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
5 cups flour
3 tsp yeast

To bread machine: add milk, water, vanilla, butter, eggs, salt, and sugar then flour, place
yeast on top of flour. Set on dough cycle. When cycle is complete remove dough and let
stand 10 min.
(To make without bread machine: Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl. Mix in the sugar, margarine, salt, and eggs. Add flour and mix well. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.)

Roll out dough into 15 x 24 inch rectangle. Brush on melted butter then sprinkle on filling (orange or cinnamon depending on what you are making). with the long edge of the rectangle, roll up the dough and pinch the seam to seal. (be careful not to roll the dough too tight). Cut into 1-1/2 inch rolls and place in pan. Let them rise for 45 min or until they double in size. Cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 min or until golden brown. Remove from oven, spread cream cheese frosting over rolls.

Yield: 15 rolls. (I use 13 x19 x1 inch cookie sheet to bake them, if you use a 9 x 13 do not cook more than 12 rolls at a time) If you prefer the rolls to have a more crunchy edge put 9 to a 13 x 19 inch sheet.

Orange Filling:
1/2 cup melted butter
zest from 2 oranges
1/2 cup sugar

Orange Roll Frosting:
2 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp orange juice (from oranges used for the zest)

Cinnamon Filling:
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 Tbsp ground cinnamon

Cinnamon Roll Frosting:
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt

Candy Bar Salad

This is yum, yum, yum; although it really shouldn't be called a salad, that makes it sound healthy. I made it for a ward party and have had many requests for the recipe.

Candy Bar Salad

2 small (3.4 oz) boxes White Chocolate instant pudding mix

2 cups milk
1 12 oz. container Cool Whip

4 large apples, cut into small pieces

4 regular size snickers bars, chopped into small pieces.

Prepare pudding using 2 cups of milk. Gently fold Cool Whip into pudding. Fold apples then candy bar pieces.

Refrigerate until chilled.

Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo Sauce (serves 6)

1 cup butter
1 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter in medium sauce pan over low heat. Add cream and increase heat to medium, stirring frequently, until mixture starts to bubble. Reduce heat to low, simmer 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened. Stir in cheese until melted. Remove from heat and add salt and pepper. (The cheese is salty and if you used salted butter you may not need to add any salt. I like to use a little bit of garlic salt to add garlic flavor)

I like to add chicken to the sauce. I cut a few chicken breasts into small pieces then saute them in a frying pan with a little bit of oil, garlic salt and pepper.