Today Cinnamon Rolls!

There is a truck stop in Johnstown, Colorado called Johnson's Corner. They have a diner and a gas station and they make World Famous cinnamon rolls. The delightful pastries are now sold throughout the state at almost every gas station and truck stop.

Today, the Princesses and I shall try to recreate those decadent and delicious rolls. I found a knock off recipe that looks like it is probably pretty close.

This recipe is large, so if you don't have a way to get rid of 12 or so huge cinnamon buns, I would suggest halving it. Lets get started!

Recipe For the Dough

• 13 cups bread flour
• 5 cups warm water
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast

Directions

• Add the yeast to 5 cups warm water and whisk together
• Add 6 cups of flour, one at a time while stirring

• Cover and let rest for two hours
• The sponge will have grown some, gently stir it then sprinkle with the salt and brown sugar
• Add about 6 more cups of flour one at a time while stirring
• When the mixture is too difficult to stir, turn it out onto a well floured surface and knead 8 to 10 minutes adding flour as needed, until you have a smooth, elastic dough.
• Place dough into a large oiled bowl or two.
• Cover and let rise until double, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Put dough back on work surface and roll it into a 24 inch square.

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The recipe then calls for the filling. It says

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon

Directions

• Rub dough with vegetable oil

• Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon

• Roll the dough into a jelly roll shape

• Cut into 2 inch sections and place on a well greased baking sheet.

• Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes.

• After you get that done, preheat your oven to 400 and place a rack at the top 1/3 of it.

• Bake rolls for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.

I deviated from the recipe I found online by using bread flour instead of all purpose flour. I also measured none of the filling, instead sprinkling the brown sugar and cinnamon liberally. I probably used just a little more than the recipe called for, but it gives you a baseline.

The recipe also came with no topping recipe. Johnson's Corner uses two main toppings. They use a sugary drizzle and they have a delightful cream cheese frosting. I will be making the drizzle here as the frosting puts these rolls into the cardiac danger category.

The drizzle is super simple.

Recipe

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

• Stir sugar and milk together to form a drizzle add more milk as needed

I refrigerate the drizzle until needed because it contains milk and will not keep out of the fridge.
When I am ready for a cinnamon roll, I warm it and then put the drizzle on.

Now it's time to enjoy a great cup of Nicaraguan coffee and a delicious truck stop cinnamon roll while totally tanking my Voting Power. Enjoy!

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This was a very enjoyable recipe to make with my Princesses. It was also very time consuming. Be sure you have a whole day to give before you make these.

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