Bunny Buns

This is a recipe from Mom that she made a couple of years ago with the grand-kids from the Friend magazine. Julie made it this year for Easter but used her own roll recipe and shaped it like a bunny.  

Bunny Buns

1 package active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1 cup milk, warmed not quite to boiling

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons grated orange peel

5 1/2 cups flour, sifted

Glaze: 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup hot water, 1 teaspoon butter

1. 1. Wash hands with soap and water.
   
2. 2. Sprinkle yeast in the warm water and set aside.
   
3. 3. In another bowl, blend milk, sugar, shortening, and salt. Cool until lukewarm, then add eggs, water with yeast, orange juice, and orange peel.
   
4. 4. Stir in flour a few cups at a time to make a soft dough. Let stand for 10 minutes.
   
5. 5. Knead dough 5–10 minutes on a lightly floured surface until dough is smooth and elastic. Place it in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface. Cover bowl with a clean towel and put it in a warm place. Let dough rise for 2 hours, or until double in size. Punch dough down and let stand for 10 minutes.
   
6. 6. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough into strips 1/2 inch wide and 14 inches long. Roll between hands into rounded snake shapes. Cut one strip into pieces 1/2 inch long, and roll into balls.
   
7. 7. Place one long piece of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Place one end of the strip over the other to make a loop; bring the end that is underneath up and cross it over the other end. Place a ball of dough on top of the bottom loop.
   
8. 8. Cover bunnies and let rise in a warm place for 45–60 minutes, until nearly double in size. Bake at 375ºF (190ºC) for 12–15 minutes.
   
9. 9. For the glaze, stir powdered sugar, water, and butter together. Frost bunnies with the glaze while they are still warm.
   

https://www.lds.org/friend/2011/04/bunny-buns?lang=eng

1-Hour Cinnamon Rolls (it took me 1.5 hours)

1-Hour Cinnamon Rolls

THIS recipe for cinnamon Rolls might not be the absolute best in the universe, but we really enjoyed them.  It took me a total of about 1.5 hours so keep that in mind. there may have been too much of the sugar mixture. I used 1 cup of whole wheat flour and I couldn't even tell there was wheat other than the fact that these hit your stomach like a rock. I used a 9X13 baking dish and divided dough into 12.