Simple Aldi Recipes: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

It has been a little chilly in South Florida for the past couple of days, and when it is chilly I bake. As soon as we turn our central heating system on our electrical bill doubles. So, instead I use the oven in my cooking, and we get tasty treats and the house heats up a notch.

Last night my boys and I made cinnamon rolls, and they were delicious.



Main Ingredients
2 cups of milk
1 package of dry yeast
1 cup of soft butter
4 eggs
4 tablespoons of sugar
1 teaspoon salt
8 cups of flour


Filling:

1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of soft butter
4 tablespoons of cinnamon

1 egg or milk for brushing the dough before baking.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 - 15 minutes.

1. Warm up the milk slightly, pour it in a big bowl.
2. Add the yeast and stir.
3. Stirl in eggs one at a time.
4. Add soft butter and stir
5. Add salt
6. Add flour 1 cup at a time until firm 
7. Knead the dough into a ball
8. Let the dough ball sit for 45 minutes, throw a clean kitchen towel over.
9. Mix the filling ingredients 
10. Divide the dough into three. Roll one part out at a time, make it into a rectangle.
11. Spread 1/3 of the filling mixture over the rectangle, and start rolling it.
12. Cut the roll into 1 inch thick pieces
13. Put each piece on a baking sheet, let the rolls rest on the baking sheet for 30 minutes under a clean kitchen towel.
14. Mix one egg together, and brush it on the cinnamon rolls.
15. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees F. 

Optional: You can mix raisins or nuts into the filling, and you can add icing as a finishing touch.
  

Since it was Valentine's Day, I took advantage and added some pink icing.

Valentine's Day Cinnamon Rolls

You can find all of the ingredients except for yeast at Aldi. Aldi has very low prices on baking ingredients.

South Florida Aldi prices:

5 lb flour $1.49
5 lb sugar $2.89
32 oz brown sugar $1.19
32 oz powdered sugar $1.19
1 gallon milk $1.99
Butter 16 oz- 4 stick $2.29
1 dozen eggs $0.99
Salt 26 oz $0.33

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