Cinnamon Honey Butter

Here is a yummy recipe similar to Texas Roadhouse's Cinnamon Honey Butter. It is SOOO yummy on cornbread, rolls, toast, muffins, etc. So tasty!

Cinnamon Honey Butter
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature

1/4 c. powdered sugar

1/4 c. honey

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Whip the room temperature butter with whisk attachment for 30 seconds. Add powdered sugar, honey and cinnamon and beat until completely combined and very smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl and turn up speed and whip for a minute or two or until really light and fluffy. Yield: about 3/4 cup.

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

I think this is one of the biggest reasons I even go to Texas Roadhouse. I LOVE their rolls. Wow, they are to die for! The last time I went to Texas Roadhouse, I saw a lady in the front making the rolls and I asked her if she could give me the recipe. She smiled and said no, of course. I came across this recipe just last week from this website and have tried it out twice. It is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I even made them square. There's also a recipe for cinnamon honey butter similar to the butter you get at TRH. Now I don't have to go to Texas Roadhouse just for their rolls;) I can have 'em at home! Enjoy!

Texas Roadhouse Rolls
adapted from: www.eatcakefordinner.blogspot.com
2 c. milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm
3 Tbl. of melted butter, slightly cooled

4 tsp. active dry yeast

1/2 c. warm water

1/2 c. sugar

2 quarts all purpose flour (7-8 cups)

2 whole eggs

2 tsp. salt
Scald milk in a microwavable bowl for 2 minutes in the microwave. Add butter and cook for 2 more minutes. Let cool until warm (not scalding hot).

While that cools, add yeast, warm water and a tsp of sugar to the mixing bowl. I use my Bosch but you can use a kitchen aid or no mixer at all. Let set until frothy. As soon as the milk is not too hot, add to yeast mixture with the 1/2 cup of sugar. Add about 4 cups of flour and mix in mixer for 1-2 minutes, until smooth and satiny. Let set in bowl until fluffy. Add the eggs and salt and the rest of the flour (I just use a little over 7 cups) until the flour doesn't stick to the sides while mixing. Mix for 4-5 minutes. Place dough in large GREASED bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled.

Punch down and roll out on floured surface into a big rectangle 1/2 inch thick. Fold in half and roll ever so slightly just to seal the two halves. With a pizza cutter or dough cutter, cut into rectangles as big as desired. **Keep in mind, they grow quite a bit!

Place on a greased baking sheet until doubled in size and bake at 350 degrees for 10-16 minutes depending on the size of the rolls. Take out when lightly golden on top and brush with butter. Eat with cinnamon honey butter;)

Fool Proof Crescent Rolls

I was always intimidated by rolls.  They were so time consuming and difficult to make.  I happened upon this recipe from a friend while we were living in Orem.  It is so yummy and SO incredibly easy.  I NEVER made rolls before I got this recipe and now I feel like I can make great rolls!  They're simple and fool proof.

Easy Crescent Rolls

3/4 cup milk

1 cube margarine or butter

1/4 cup warm water

1 tbsp yeast

1/2 cup sugar

3 eggs

3/4 tsp salt

4 cups flour

Scald milk in microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes.  Add margarine or butter and cook 2 more minutes.  Let stand until warm.  Completely dissolve yeast in warm water.  Add sugar, eggs and salt.  Mix together and add milk mixture while stirring.  Add 1 cup flour and mix.  Continue adding flour while mixing.  Knead 12-15 times.  Let rise, covered, until doubled (about 45 minutes to 1 hour).  Take half of the dough and roll into a circle (like pizza dough) on lightly floured surface.  Brush melted butter or margarine over dough with pastry brush.  Cut into pizza shaped wedges with a pizza cutter and roll from large to small side to creat croissant-like rolls.  Place on lightly greased cookie sheet in croissant shape.  One batch should fill 1 jelly-roll pan.  Let rise 1/2 hour or so, or until desired.  Bake 15 minutes until golden brown at 375 degrees.

*Can be doubled or tripled

**You can freeze after you roll into the croissant and before rising the second time  when ready to use, place on baking sheet and let rise 5 hours.  Then bake the same as above.

Buttery Dinner Rolls

Well, I have two really great recipes for rolls. One is for yummy crescent rolls. You don't have to have a breadmaker for them. Then there are these rolls. Probably the best rolls I've ever had but you have to have a breadmaker for the dough. My sister, Amy, introduced the recipe to me. They are so incredible easy to make, as long as you have the breadmaker.

Buttery Dinner Rolls
1 1/8 cup warm water
6 Tbsp butter (softened)
1 egg (don't beat)
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups bread flour (again, no substitutions)
2 Tbsp powdered milk
1/3 cup potato flakes (no potato pearls)
1 1/2 tsp yeast
Put in breadmaker in order with yeast on top so it doesn't touch liquid. Turn on breadmaker to dough cycle. Butter 11X14 pan (or 9X13) and when dough is done, turn out onto counter and butter fingers. Make 20 balls the same size (a little bigger than golf balls). Rise until ready to bake. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. I brush butter on top when I take them out. Take out of pan after a minute or two.