Uncle Bill's Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2/3 cup whole milk, homogenized
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 grease a large baking sheet with vegetable oil and set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• 4 using a pastry blender, cut olive oil into the dry mixture.
• 5 add milk and use a fork to stir until incorporated.
• 6 roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times until the dough forms a single ball.
• 7 if dough is too sticky, a little more flour and knead again.
• 8 using a rolling pin, roll dough out to about 3/8" thickness to form a rectangle about 12" x 8".
• 9 in a mixing bowl, mix together brown sugar, softened butter, and cinnamon until smooth.
• 10 spread mixture over dough evenly.
• 11 roll the dough into a log shape (12" long) and pinch the dough together at each end so that it does not unroll.
• 12 slice the roll into 1/2" thick slices.
• 13 place each slice onto the prepared baking sheet, keeping each slice separated, or you can place them touching each other.
• 14 they will stick together but you can separate them when they are cooled.
• 15 if desired, sprinkle the tops of each slice with more ground cinnamon.
• 16 bake in preheated 400 f oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the tops turn slightly golden.
• 17 serve warm or cooled.
• 18 if desired, you may add 1/2 cup crushed pecans and 1/2 cup golden seedless raisins to the cinnamon-butter paste (optional).