Ingredients:
Yeast Mixture
1 tablespoon yeast
1½ teaspoons sugar
¼ cup warm water (not hot)
Dough
½ cube melted butter
2 cups hot water
2 teaspoons salt
7 cups flour, split in 3½ cups increments
2 eggs
½ cup sugar
Filling
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cup sugar
Frosting
1/2 cube melted butter
1 pound powdered sugar
⅓ cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Sprinkle yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let set to soften and begin to rise.
Separately, add melted butter to 2 cups hot tap water. Add salt. Mix in 3½ cups flour. Beat well. Add eggs and ½ cup sugar. Beat well. Next, add in the yeast mixture and beat well.
Add about 3½ cups more flour until soft dough is formed. Knead dough for at least 10 minutes by hand or 5 minutes in mixer.
Place in greased bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place until double—about one hour.
Roll dough into rectangle. Melt 4 tablespoons butter and spread onto rectangle. Combine cinnamon and sugar and spread onto rectangle. Roll up and cut into rolls. Place on 12 x 18-inch baking sheet. Let rise until double. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
For frosting, mix all ingredients and frost cinnamon rolls while still warm.
Makes about 2 dozen rolls.
