Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

My family loves when I'm home and feeling "domesticated". Today, I thought I'd try my hand at making homemade cinnnamon rolls. They turned out really good, much better than my last attempt which tasted good but didn't rise. These were flaky and big, just the way we like them! It was pretty easy overall.

Ingredients for Rolls:
1 1/4 oz active dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup margarine, melted
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour

Ingredients for filling:
1 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/3 cup margarine

Ingredients for Icing:
8 tbsp margarine
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt

Instructions:
Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl, Add the sugar, margarine, salt, eggs and flour. Mix well.
Knead the dough into a large bowl, about 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.

After one hour, roll the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is about 21 inches long by 16 inches wide, about 1/4 inch thick. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

For the filling, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and margarine together. Spread evenly over the dough.

Carefully, roll the dough from the long side. Cut the dough into 1 1/2 inch slices and place evenly spaced on a lightly greased baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes or until browned on top.

While the rolls are baking, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and melted margarine until creamy. Once rolls are done, spread icing on rolls... ENJOY!