step 1 of making the most of a birthday during quarantine

step 2 is having the best people.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 1 cup warm milk
• ½ cup + 1 tbs granulated sugar (divided)
• 1 tbs active dry yeast
• 2 eggs room temperature
• 6 tbs butter melted
• vanilla extract
• 4 to 4.5 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• cinnamon

Filling:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 spoon fulls of cinnamon
• 6 tbs butter softened

Instructions:

• let yeast activate for approx. 10 minutes in warm milk in bowl … mix in 1tbs sugar following
• once activated, add in eggs, melted butter, and vanilla
• continue to fold in flour … start w 4 cups and add more 1tbs at a time as needed
• next, add in sugar, salt, cinnamon
• sit aside and rise for approx. 1 hour or until doubled in size

• to make filling, mix together softened butter, sugar, and cinnamon until incorporated fully

• once dough has rose, use rolling pin (or vodka bottle bc you don’t have a rolling pin) to create a rectangle w the dough
• evenly spread filling over the dough
• roll tightly length wise
• use knife to mark where you’ll cut BEFORE you actually cut them because apparently i’m incapable of eyeballing

• cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in fridge over night so you can still go to your mans place and not get shit from your housemates !!

• make icing however ??

cook at 350 for 45ish minutes