Conference Cinnamon Rolls

Growing up, my Mom would make homemade Cinnamon Rolls each and every Conference. It was tradition. I've tried in the past few years to follow that tradition and make Cinnamon Rolls for me and Ryan.

However, they've never quite worked out. If you know me, you know that I'm not the best at cooking or baking, specifically anything that has to do with making bread. I can never seems to get it right.

Last year I went to NC to visit my sister and her fam. She's always been an amazing cook, and baker. She and bread get along GREAT! She taught me step by step how to make her famous pizza dough. I watched in awe as she got the dough just right...soft like a baby's bottom. More from NC here.

Waking up Sunday morning I was up and ready to take on the challenge of making home-made Cinnamon rolls. Sure it would have been easier to just buy the rhodes rolls or something, but I wanted the challenge. I had to prove to myself that I could do it.

So, I start making the first batch after following a recipe online. I realized after I made the dough that it called for 'instant yeast', I only had regular active yeast. Can't they just be the same? I knew the dough wasn't going to be good for the rolls so I opted to try a second batch rather then use that first one; this time finding a recipe for Active yeast, not instant.

Here's the outcome of it. What do you think?! Let me just tell you...they were DE-LISH! The cream cheese frosting was to die for! I'm proud of myself. I think I'll sing the "proud of you song". :)