{"id":681,"date":"2010-12-29T00:52:35","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T00:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=681"},"modified":"2011-01-04T02:21:18","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T02:21:18","slug":"early-morning-cinnamon-buns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning Cinnamon Buns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On my Holiday Baking To Do List<\/a>, I had Monkey Bread to bake. \u00a0I remember my mom baking, what I thought<\/strong> was Monkey Bread, when I was younger. \u00a0I can vividly recall her putting the towel over top of the pan and turning out the lights for the night. \u00a0What I didn’t know, was 1.<\/strong> that it wasn’t what is now called Monkey Bread, and\u00a02<\/strong>. that it was so easy! \u00a0She had some tricks up here sleeve.<\/p>\n

Since I thought is was Monkey Bread she had made, I added it to my to do list. \u00a0After researching a number of delicious sounding recipes, none of them being quite right, I finally decided just to ask her where her recipe was.<\/p>\n

“Monkey bread? I don’t know what you’re talking about.” <\/em><\/p>\n

“You know, that dish with the dough balls, that you left over night?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Oh! \u00a0That’s in Best of Bridge<\/span>.”<\/em><\/p>\n

So, I went back to my trusty Best of Bridge<\/em><\/span> series, looked it up and it is called Land of Nod Cinnamon Buns<\/em>! Success!<\/p>\n

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The best part about this recipe is that you throw<\/strong> everything into a pan the night before, go to bed<\/strong>, wake up and put it in the oven<\/strong>. \u00a0So easy, so quick (minus the eight hour sleep time!) and so tasty. \u00a0To make these a little bit healthier, I used whole wheat frozen dough balls, and a little less sugar and butter than the recipe calls for.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> do not use “those balls that have been in your freezer for the last couple of months” <\/em> in order to use them up. \u00a0I tried this tactic and they didn’t rise. . . they remained little freezer burned dough balls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What was I thinking? \u00a0I was tired and in a Christmas fog. \u00a0At least that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it!<\/p>\n

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Goodnight doughy goodness.<\/p>\n

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Good morning! \u00a0My how you’ve grown!<\/p>\n

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Pop them into the oven for about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Carry them to your mom and dad’s house so you don’t eat all of them yourself!<\/p>\n

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The unveiling! \u00a0Pick out all the un-risen dough balls! \u00a0Rookie move, Jenn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Land of Nod Cinnamon Buns <\/span><\/p>\n

adapted from Best of Bridge Series <\/em><\/p>\n