Sourdough Rolls (with starter)

1 cup sourdough starter
1 1/2 cups warm water

1 Tbsp yeast

1 Tbsp salt

2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 - 4 cups flour
butter, melted

Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper.

In a large bowl combine starter, water, yeast, salt, sugar and oil.

Stir in flour, adding flour 1/2 cup at a time.

Knead well either in mixing bowl or on a floured surface.

Place dough in a bowl and cover, set in a warm place to double in size (2 hours).

When double, punch down and form into rolls.

Place in prepared pan and let rise until doubled (2 hours).

Bake 20 - 25 minutes at 375 degrees.

If desired, brush with melted butter in the last 5 minutes and return to oven.

Cinnamon Rolls

I've had one of these for 5 years.I have never used it to make bread dough. I know!

So, as we prepare to exit this decade and enter the next, I decided to give it a whirl. Since I didn't plan ahead, I was happy to find a 60 minute, fast-rising dough recipe. Is it bad that the 'warmest place' in my kitchen (other than my oven) is the heater vent on the floor?!

It was covered (and it totally worked)!
15 minutes later, the dough was ready to go.

I'd just watched Giada make an excellent hazelnut cinnamon roll recipe HERE. I used pecans.

The icing has a little mascarpone cheese in it - [not so] secret ingredient!

They. were. inhaled.

Bread = not so hard in a mixer with a dough hook. I think I'll make dough more often.

I'd better get my run on tomorrow....I just ate 3 of these bad boys! Good thing we gave away one of these pans.

Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls recipe HERE.