Sunday mornings were some of the sweetest of my childhood…

My dad would wake before everyone else and be busy in the kitchen baking homemade cinnamon rolls. It was a day to look forward to… especially because my dad is a perfectionist, and that didn’t change in the kitchen… everything he made was heaven. Perfectly fluffy, soft and melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon sugar center with homemade buttercream frosting melting on a freshly baked roll was pure bliss. Everyone would gather in the kitchen and sit, talk, and eat. And the whole house would smell of cinnamon and frosting all day long.

So, while we were visiting family this last weekend my brother-in-law requested these cinnamon rolls, so, I made them… and it took me right back to those Sunday mornings! Hope you enjoy a little recipe from my childhood… We could never eat just one. Make them and you will know why!

Daddy-O’s Cinnamon Rolls

Mix and let rise for 15 minutes:

3 1/2 cups warm water

1/2 cup olive oil

3/4 cup sugar

3 TBSP yeast

Add:

3 eggs

1 TBSP salt

8- 10 cups flour (enough to make a sticky dough)

Mix or kneed for 3-5 minutes.

Roll out dough.

Spread 1 cube melted butter on top.

Cover lightly with brown sugar and cinnamon.

Add raisins (optional) and roll up.

Cut 1 inch wide with floss or string.

Place on greased cookie sheet and let rise for 20 min.

Bake on greased cookie sheet at 380 for 15-17 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.

Daddy-O’s Cinnamon Rolls

Mix and let rise for 15 minutes:

3 1/2 cups warm water

1/2 cup olive oil

3/4 cup sugar

3 TBSP yeast

Add:

3 eggs

1 TBSP salt

8- 10 cups flour (enough to make a sticky dough)

Mix or kneed for 3-5 minutes. Roll out dough. Spread 1 cube melted butter on top. Cover lightly with brown sugar and cinnamon. Add raisins (optional) and roll up. Cut 1 inch wide with floss or string. Place on greased cookie sheet and let rise 20 min. Bake at 380 for 15-17 minutes. Makes about three dozen.