Texas Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 sift flour before measuring. add sugar, baking powder and salt and sift again into a large mixing bowl. cut shortening into dry ingredients.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix together egg and milk, then add mixture, a small amount at a time, to flour/shortening mix. handle lightly.
• 3 when dough is formed, roll out on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness.
• 4 spread dough with 1 tbsp of the softened butter, sprinkle with 2 tbsp of the brown sugar and the 1/2 tsp cinnamon. roll tightly, beginning at the edge nearest you. cut into 2-inch slices.
• 5 cream together the remaining 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp brown sugar. spread onto the bottom of a heavy baking pan that will hold the slices fairly close together.
• 6 place slices into the pan and bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes.
• 7 because this recipes does not have a topping, you can make you own. i make one by mixing melted butter with powdered sugar. sometimes i add raisins and/or chopped nuts.