Quick Cinnamon Rolls

This past week, my son pulled out some Pillsbury rolls out of the fridge before breakfast and he wanted to roll them out with a rolling pin. (The day before we had used some of the package for dinner). I decided it would be fun to make some cinnamon rolls for breakfast, so here they are:

They were really quick and easy to make.  Plus, they turned out pretty good!

We rolled out the rolls...

Added cinnamon and sugar to the top...

Then, baked, according to package directions.  A delicious, fattening, and unhealthy breakfast, all in under 20 minutes!  Enjoy!

Mac & Cheese

Mac & Cheese?  Yep, it's even the stuff from a box.  Western Family brand.  Well, one day I decided to make it for lunch, and halfway through making it, forgot that we had finished our last gallon of milk for breakfast.  Well, I didn't want to run to the store, so I looked in the fridge and tried to think of something liquid I could add that wasn't water.  Then I spotted the sour cream!  It is made from milk!  I decided to give that a try.  It turned out delicious, actually!  It was creamy ( slightly sticky), and the cheese stuck to the noodles so good!  It had the texture almost like alfredo sauce. 

I know I don't share much about food around here, but I would like to more.  Recently I was thinking about how I don't post much about food.  I am usually baking or cooking something up (more than crafting, even)!  I love to cook and to try new recipes (and it's usually not made from a box).  This year I would like to share more food on my blog.

Guest Post: Heather from Banana Pudding

Today, we have the privilege of having a special guest post with a delicious recipe. (And for some reason, there are huge spaces between the bullets...sorry.  I have edited it, but blogger apparently has a mind of its own today.  If you know how to fix it, please help! UPDATE: An awesome reader told me to check the HTML and I did, and had to delete a few things, and it is more normal now...yay!) :)  I will let Heather take it from here:

Hey ya'll! This is Heather from the blog Banana Pudding! I am a crafty college student from Tennessee and I am so thankful that Stephanie decided to feature me today. I have some great recipes and tutorials over at my blog, so please come by for a visit! I thought I would share with you today my mini apple pie recipe. These are so yummy and perfect for this time of year! I promise they are easy as pie and so delicious!

 Here is the recipe, and you can find the original post here!

Ingredients:

6 apples peeled cored and chopped

1/2 cup water

4 tbsp sugar set aside 2 tbsp for topping

2 3/4 tsp cinnamon set aside 3/4 tsp for topping

1 tbsp honey

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 pkg of refrigerated rolled pie crust

1/2 stick of butter melted

Parchment paper

Cookie sheet oven safe

Directions

Mix together 2 tbsp of sugar and 3/4 tbsp of cinnamon and put aside.

Put chopped apples and water in a large pot and boil at medium heat for about 15 minutes.

Stir in honey, cinnamon, sugar, and brown sugar.

Then turn down to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, until apples are tender but still have some of their shape.

Now stir in cornstarch to get filling to desired thickness.

Preheat oven to 425 Degrees F.

Roll out pie crust dough and cut into 4 triangles. There are 2 rolls in the box, so this will make a    total of 8 triangles.

Place them on parchment paper on a oven safe cookie sheet.

Add a spoonful of filling onto the dough triangles.

Bring up the ends and pinch them together, to make sort of an apple pouch.

Brush the tops of the pies with melted butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown. Yield: serves 8

Notes:

-You can use any type of refrigerated dough you like.

-You can mix equal parts powdered sugar and water and drizzle over the top for a nice glaze.

-The measurements are going to be based on the sweetness of your apples and the size of your batch.


Thanks so much again for having me! I hope you all have a wonderful day!

And make sure to stop by my blog and check out more yummy recipes, these crafty posts below, and so much more! :)

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Yum!  Those look delicious!  Make sure to check out Heather's blog!  She has some really cute ideas!

Apples and Cinnamon

One of our favorite afternoon snacks around here are apples with cinnamon sugar.  Yum!  They are healthy and fun to eat.  It is almost like eating apple pie filling!  All you have to do is cut up an apple and sprinkle some sugar and cinnamon on top and snack on!

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