Ann Hagstrom's Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe

6 cups of flour                                                 2 cups brown sugar
¼ cup sugar                                                     ¼ cup cinnamon
½ cup vegetable oil                                         1 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon salt                                                3 – 4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup water                                                      ½ teaspoon almond extract 
1 – ½ cups sourdough starter                      Milk as needed
 
Mix all of the above ingredients until smooth.  Knead into a ball.  Spray dough and bowl with vegetable oil.  Cover the bowl with foil and let rise 4-8 hours.
When dough has risen, punch it down and divide in half.  Melt ¾ cup of butter/margarine.  Roll half the dough into a rectangle shape on a floured surface. Spread a thin layer of melted butter/margarine on rectangle of dough.  Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.  Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the melted butter/margarine on the dough.  Roll the dough into a log, rolling from the long side of the rectangle.  With a sharp knife, cut the log into 1 to 1-1/2 inch slices and place them in a greased (or buttered pan).  I have used 9x13, round, square, foil, glass, or metal pans. Repeat this with the second section of dough until all dough has been cut into rolls and placed in a pan.

Cover each of the pans with a tea towel and allow to rise 1-2 hours.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Sometimes it takes a little longer but check them after 25 minutes. Remove from oven and while warm, apply glaze of powdered sugar, ¼ cup butter/margarine, vanilla or almond extract, and milk.  Allow to cool and enjoy.

I know many people don’t have sourdough starter.  There are lots of recipe to create a sweet dough.  Find one which uses yeast.  After you get the dough made, follow the rest of the directions above.