These cinnamon rolls have a secret ingredient. Would you have guessed they have cottage cheese in them? They don't have any yeast in them, so they don't have to rise. I used this recipe from Our Best Bites (who got it from Fine Cooking). The recipe is for orange rolls or for cinnamon rolls. Since I didn't have any oranges, I made cinnamon rolls instead. They are a little different than traditional cinnamon rolls, but they're yummy and fast!
These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b