A couple of months ago I posted about how my family celebrated Father’s Day.  We have always had a tradition of having donuts on special holiday’s for breakfast.  This year, I thought I would try making homemade cinnamon rolls. To say they went over well is a gross understantement.  I especially loved that I could make it the night before and pop in the oven in the morning.  I saw the recipe online at Kevin & Amanda, however I made a couple of adaptions.
See my step-by-step tutorial below.

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Gather the ingredients below:

• 2 Cans Crescent Rolls
• 1/2 Cup White Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Cinnamon
• 1/4 cup raisins and/or nuts optional
• 1 Stick Butter Softened
• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

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Lightly flour countertops.

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Unroll crescent rolls.  I happened to find the sheets of crescent roll dough on sale.  If you use regular crescent roll dough, make sure to unroll dough carefully and pinch seams together to form a large rectangle.

Slather 1/2 stick room temperature butter all over dough.  Kinda like you are icing a cake.  (Yep, I got a little excited and started adding the cinnamon before I took a picture.  Busted.)

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Mix together 1/2 cup regular sugar and 1/4 cup cinnamon.

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 Sprinkle generously all over buttered dough.

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My kiddos and I love, love, love raisons.  If you don’t then skip this step.  Totally optional, you can add nuts too.

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Carefully roll the dough.

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As you roll make sure to tuck in the layer underneath to keep the roll tight.

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Pat the ends in, to even out the dough.

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Using a serrated bread knife, carefully cut into 8 pieces.  (If you don’t have a bread knife any knife will do just be careful not to smush the dough when you slice it.)

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Wrap up in wax or parchment paper.  If you don’t have any you could cover with plastic wrap.

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Place in fridge overnight.

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Mix together the other half of the stick of butter melted and 1/4 cup brown sugar.  Then pour in bottom of cast iron skillet or baking pan.  Sooooo not healthy but ooooohhhh so good.  It’s okay to splurge every now and then right?

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Doesn’t every southern girl have a cast iron skillet?  These were my grandmothers, sweet memories of cooking in the kitchen with her flood my mind every time I use them.

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Can hardly wait!  Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes.

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There are not words to tell you, how yummy these are.

Sweet Vanilla Glaze

Combine 2 cups powdered sugar, 4 tablespoons milk, 2 tablespoons of melted butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.

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Top with sweet vanilla glaze while still hot.

These are the BEST cinnamon rolls I’ve ever had.  Although we’ve been on a quest to eat healthier and exercise, on special occasions we’re still gonna eat oooey gooey cinnamon rolls.   I’m okay with that.