Homemade Cinnamon Rolls - Sutter's Fort Recipe

Cinnamon rolls are a tradition in our home, especially Christmas morning. I have my grandma's recipe that we love but one batch contains six eggs. That's when I make the recipe for the rest of us, but put some Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in the oven for Greg. When I worked in the bakery at Sutter's Fort, we used this bread recipe for cinnamon rolls and Greg really enjoyed it. Its a bit heavier than my grandma's feather-light recipe but overall, they turn out pretty good. And best of all, Greg can eat something yummy and homemade.

Sutter's Fort Cinnamon Rolls

Dissolve in bowl:  2 T yeast (or 2 packages) and 2 1/2 cup warm water.  Let sit for a few minutes to bubble.

Add:  1/3 cup oil and 1/2 cup sugar. Mix and let rest 10 minutes.

Add:  3 tsp salt, 1/2 cup milk, 4 cups wheat flour, 1 cup white flour.

Knead until smooth, adding up to 3 cups white flour.

Rise in warm spot until double.

To form the rolls, flour table top/cloth and roll out manageable size of dough until 1/2 inch thick. Spread dough with softened butter. Sprinkle with combination of sugar/brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up and secure the end of the roll by pinching with other dough. Cut with a thread into 1 inch rolls.

Lay onto cookie sheet with rolls barely touching each other. Let rise again.

Bake at 350 degrees oven for 20 minutes.

When golden color, remove from oven. You can either frost or ice depending on your preference. I always ice, but cinnabun uses frosting.

To ice, I just mix powdered sugar with milk, maybe slight amt of melted butter to make thick icing. Spread on hot rolls and it melts.
 

The Good Crumb Spice Cake recipe found!

I finally found the recipe I was looking for. I would try this one over the one previously posted.

Crumb Spice Cake

Mix together until crumbly:

                           3 cups flour                  2 cups sugar

                           1 tsp cloves                  1/2 tsp each: cinnamon, nutmeg

                           1 cup butter       (that's probably why this recipe taste good)

Fill one cup with crumbs and reserve for topping.

Mix  1 cup milk and 1 tsp soda.  Add to crumb mixture and blend well. 

Pour into 9x13 greased pan and top with crumb mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Chocolate No bakes

I have to say these are also some of Greg's favorites. Make sure he shares!!!!

Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies

In saucepan, bring to a boil,

2 c. sugar

1/2 c milk

1/4 c. cocoa

1 stick of butter

Once at a boil, remove from heat. Add:

2 t. vanilla

3 c. oatmeal (quick)

Drop onto wax-paper lined cookie sheets. Chill.

Memories of this recipe....often made later at night when someone was hungry. They are quick so if you always have these ingredients on hand, you will always have a dessert ready in abt 10-15 minutes. Yum!!

Oatmeal Cookies

Eggless Oatmeal Cookies

Since you have a Kitchen Aid, I would just add all of these ingredients and mix.

3/4 c. butter or margarine

1c. brown sugar

1/2 c sugar

1/4 c. water

1 t. vanilla

1 c. flour

1 t. salt

1/2 t. baking soda

3 c. oatmeal (quick works best for cookies)

1 c. extras (raisins, coconut, chocolate chips)

Put by teaspoons onto greased cookies sheet. Bake at 350 for 7 to 8 minutes.

Never desert dessert!

When I found this chocolate cake recipe, Greg was able to have his first birthday cake. Until then, we celebrated with rice krispie treats. Greg loves this cake and while the real name is Crazy Chocolate Cake, we just call it Greg's cake. (This is the recipe for your wedding cake...at least the one I gave you).

Greg's Chocolate Cake

Sift together in 9x13 cake pan,

3 c. flour

2 c. sugar

6 T. cocoa

1 t. salt

2 t. baking soda

When completely mixed,  make 3 wells in the mixture. To one add 2 t. vanilla, to another, add 2 T. vinegar, and to the last, add 3/4 c. oil.  Pour 2 c. water over the cake and stir until well mixed. 

Cook at 350 for 35 minutes.

Breakfast of Champions

Traditionally, the egg is a staple at breakfast. I love a good omelet with vegies and cheese. When Greg is home, just the vapor from cooking eggs bothers him. If you ever want to scramble you an egg, just wait until he is gone and then run the kitchen fan. When he was a boy scout, we had a fundraiser making chocolate silk pies. Each pies contained four eggs. I helped with the project and knew that Greg shouldn't be cracking the eggs, so we had him work to the side forming the pie boxes. After a while, the vapors caused Greg to break out into hives and he had to leave spending the rest of the day taking Benedryl. It was proof enough to me that the vapors alone cause him to be miserable. Luckily, Greg has his grandpa's fondness for oatmeal. He prefers the old-fashioned oatmeal. When you want to have a special breakfast for Greg, he does like pancakes. As mentioned above, currently the Betty Crocker pancake mix does not have eggs. He also can eat Pillsbury pop-n-fresh cinnamon rolls. Read the labels for the off-brands. Some of those contain eggs. Our conference mornings are coffee cake days. My recipe contains eggs ( I would make Pillsbury cinnamon rolls for Greg on those days) but here is one that doesn't contain eggs. You can try it and see how is turns out.

Eggless Coffee Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 peeled, cored grated apple
• Topping:
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter

Combine dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients, add to dry and mix. Pour into 8x8 prepared pan. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle over top. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

I was trying to stick to breakfast foods, but let me tell you one of Greg's favorite apple desserts. I have used fresh cut up apples or dehydrated cannery apples with this home-made recipes. It became the favorite of Greg's cross-country team so I made it for all the spaghetti feeds we had at our house.

Spice Cake Apple dessert

Butter pan (either 8x8 or 9x13, depending on how much you want)
Fill pan with peeled and sliced apples.
Sprinkle dry cake mix on top. I use spice cake with the apples. If I made a 9x13 pan, I would use the entire box. Use half a box for 8x8. Melt butter and pour on top. For a full size, I would use an entire cube of butter. Try to distribute butter as evenly as possible. If I felt the apples would be dry, I might add a slight amount of water to the apples before the cake mix (maybe 1/4 cup) and a little bit of lemon juice. Cover with foil.
Bake in 350 degree oven until apples are soft, usually 40-50 minutes.

 This is sweet and is best served with ice cream.

A new eggless life....Reading Labels

I always new this day would come. My food allergy-stricken son would marry and what has become just a way of life in our household, would now be a learning experience for his new bride. Greg was born with severe food allergies. He had an allergy to all tested foods except soy and chocolate. Over the years, his ability to tolerate certain foods has changed. He was worst as an infant and as a teenager. In his young adult years, he now has the ability to eat many foods. He is also old enough to know how to control his eating if a certain food will upset his system.

Luckily, food labeling has become so much better. I have read every food label since he became eating. I had to know every form of the products he was allergic to (for example, sodium caseinate, found in marshmallows, was a form of milk and he couldn't have it for a while). Today I don't have to read the tiny print on most packaging. At the bottom of the list, the allergens are listed (Contains: egg, wheat, milk, etc.) The labeling even tells if a product was made on equipment that may have been contaminated by an allergen.

So my first advice to my wonderful young daughter-in-law is to read labels. You will know then what pancake mix you can buy (Betty Crocker, not Krusteaz), what cans of soups Greg can eat (beware of egg noodles. I am surprised how many soups made by Pregresso have eggs), and the list goes on. Certain pre-made foods can have recipe changes, either adding eggs or deleting them. Every couple of years, re-read labels of foods and see if the product ingredients have changed. The first few years of marriage, Greg can probably go shopping with you and he can point out either what he can have or what to definitely never stalk in the pantry for him (no Ranch dressing, no mayonnaise, no marshmallow creme, no chow mien noodles, no egg noodles, as examples).

I sent you on your way with the ingredients for Greg's favorite snack. When I made these for him, he would put them in a container and hide them in his room so  the family wouldn't eat his treats. On this blog, I will post recipes that I have altered or were completely egg-less to begin with. While doughnuts will not be a staple in your home, you will find other foods, most being much healthier alternatives to many egg-based foods. Best of luck in cooking for (with) Greg and welcome to the family!!!