Frosted Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
1 cup milk (70-80 degrees)
1/4 cup water (70-80 degrees)
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 tsp salt
4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding mix
1 tbsp sugar
1tbsp active dry yeast

FILLING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsps ground cinnamon ( more if you like cinnamon)

FROSTING:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1/1/2 tsps milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1. In bread machine pan, place first nin ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tbsp water or flour if needed).
2. When cycle is compete, turn dough onto lightly floured surface. ROll into a 17 in x 10 in rectangle. Spread with butter, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up jelly-style, starting from a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 21 slices. Place 12 slices, cut side down, into greased 13 in x 9 in x2 in baking pain and nine rolls in a 9 in square baking pan. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
3. BAke at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks for 5 minutes.
4. IN a mixing bowl, beat frosting ingredients. Frost warm rolls. Store in refrigerator. Yield 21 rolls.
Note: This recipe is also good with raspberry or strawberry pie filling instead of the cinnamon/brown sugar mixture...

We are contaminated

Alexander woke up this morning with a fever. Ibuprofen worked wonders and he thought he was better. This flu bug can be very deceiving, starting out slowly and working its way into every cell of the body. Alexander is suffering quite a bit right now, bless his heart! Let's hope nobody else gets it!

Happy Belated Valentines Day!

Hope everyone had a great Valentines Day! Maggie only goes to school on Mondays and Wednesdays so she was supposed to have her party on the 12th. The night before she woke up with a high fever which was the beginning of the flu. She was disappointed that she was not able to be with her class for the party. She had helped make the special valentines that I posted earlier. I took her to the MD on Friday because she had been up for 3 nights coughing and had started to vomit. Poor little girl! She has not had a fever today so I hope that she is on the mend.

These are the valentine gifts that the kids gave their teachers. I got the idea from Cambria- Thanks! We made five of them. They were super fun to make!