Abby's Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup hot mashed potato flakes
• 1 cup warm water or 1 cup potato water or 1 cup scalded milk
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 7 cups flour
• 1 -2 active compressed yeast cake
• 1 cup butter, soft
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 eggs
• soft butter
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• nuts, chopped
• raisins

Recipe

• 1 combine the potatoes, liquids and 1 cup flour. beat till thoroughly blended. let cool until lukewarm, then stir the yeast into the mixture. cover and let rise until light.
• 2 when the mixture is light, stir it down with a wooden spoon. cream the butter and sugar, add the salt and eggs. beat until thoroughly blended. stir into yeast mixture while combining the flour, using enough to make a firm dough.
• 3 knead - until smooth and elastic, then place in a bowl, brush with melted butter and turn again. when dough has risen, punch it down and turn it onto a floured surface. roll the dough out, adding a bit more flour if necessary.
• 4 spread the dough with soft butter and sprinkle thickly with brown sugar and cinnamon, adding chopped nuts and raisins (if desired). roll like you would a jelly roll and cut into 1â€? slices. (we use a piece of string to do this).
• 5 place the slices, just touching in a sprayed pan with sides. let rise again and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. glaze rolls with icing. these keep and freeze well.