Fruit Cinnamon Rolls

Actual Cinnamon Rolls

2 1/4 tsp yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup scalded milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter or shortening
1 tsp salt
1 egg
3 1/2 to 4 cups all purpose flour (or whole wheat if you want to be healthy)

Heat oven to 350 F.  In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside.  In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg.  Add 2 cups of flour and mix until smooth.  Add the yeast mixture.  Mix in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle.  Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5-10 minutes.  Place in a well greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size.  Usually 1- 1/2 hours.

When doubled in size, punch down dough.  Roll out on a floured surface into a 15-9 inch rectangle.  Spread filling in dough.  Beginning at the 15 inch side, roll up dough and pinch edge together to seal. Cut into 12-15 slices.

Coat the bottom of baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar.  Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the pan and let rise until dough is doubled,  about 45 minutes.  Bake for a bout 30 minutes or until nicely browned.

Spread frosting over slightly cooled rolls.

Filling: (Cinnamon)
1/2 cup melted butter, plus more for pan
3/4 cup sugar, plus more for pan
2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cups raisins, walnuts or pecans (optional)

Spread melted butter all over dough.  Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough.  Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans or raisins if desired.

Filling: (Fruit)
1 pint blueberries (or equivalent of any fruit apples with caramel on top is a favorite too)
3 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
2-3 tsp lemon juice
3/4 cup water

In a small sauce pan combine 1 pint of blueberries, sugar and cornstarch.  Stir in lemon juice and water.  Turn heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until mixture begins to thicken slightly.  Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Buttercream Frosting:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp milk

Combine and beat on high

Breakfast Burritos (for Dinner)

10 Costco raw tortillas
10 eggs
2 large red potatoes (diced)
1 onion (diced)
1 Ib ground sausage ( I like to use fancy linked sausage taken out of the casings, but any will do)
2 cups cheddar cheese
salsa
sour cream

In a small skillet or griddle, brown all of the raw tortillas for 30 seconds on each side under medium high heat.

In a large skillet, combine red potatoes and onion with a drizzle of olive oil. Saute until onion is translucent and potatoes start to soften.  Add sausage and cook until browned.

In a separate bowl beat together 10 eggs.  Add to skillet.  Mix eggs with meat and vegetables and keep stirring until egg is almost cooked.  At this point add 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese and cook until cheese melts.  Take off of heat.

Put egg mixture inside tortillas and roll into burritos.  Put rolled burritos into a 9x13 casserole dish.  Spread spoonfuls of salsa on top of burritos.  Top with 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.  Put in oven at 500 degrees and cook for about 5-8 minutes until cheese is melted and starts to crisp.


Note- feel free to adjust this recipe to whatever kind of veggies you have on hand.  Some good ideas would be zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, fresh tomatoes or avocado (added right after the cheese in the skillet so they don't over cook).  Serve burritos with sour cream and salsa as garnish.