Fall Creek Falls B&B

Pikeville, Tennessee

Specialty Recipe

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

1 cup Crisco shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup boiling water

1 cup lukewarm water

2 eggs, beaten

1-1/2 teaspoons salt

2 packages dry yeast

6 cups unsifted flour

Pour boiling water over shortening, sugar, and salt; let cool. Sprinkle yeast into lukewarm water until dissolved, then combine with egg, and then combine with all other ingredients.

Cover; place into large bowl in refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Start with dough about softball-size or larger, working with dough and stretching it on the long side with flour on counter top. Flatten dough with roller to about 1/8 inch thick. Pour on melted butter and brush all over. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture and roll jelly-roll style. Cut about 1 to 1-1/2 inch thick. Place on greased pan and allow to rise until double in size. Bake at 425 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Glaze.

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