Semi Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

I saw on Pinterest that a girl had used pizza dough to make cinnamon rolls. I don't have experience making cinnamon rolls from scratch, but I've read the recipes dozens of times and they take time; lots of time. They have to do two rises in addition to the other prep time, plus the baking. That's why I've never made it before. (It doesn't mean I won't make them eventually, completely homemade...) So, I was very exited when I saw the recipe for quick cinnamon rolls online. The prep time is very short and the results are delicious. Really delicious! My hubby doesn't eat many sweets, but let me tell you he ate almost every cinnamon roll from this recipe. Hope you guys enjoy this, and the endless options and combinations. Until the next one!

Ingredients:

1 (13.8 oz) can of (store bought) pizza dough
3 Tbsp butter (melted)
2/4 cups white sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp walnuts

Icing:

2 oz of cream cheese
7 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp 2% milk
1 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar
1/4 tsp salt

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare pie dish with nonstick spray
Open and unroll the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface.
In a small bowl combine the sugar and the cinnamon.
With a pastry brush or a spoon, brush the butter over the dough. Make sure to cover the entire surface.
Spread the sugar mixture over the dough.
Roll up the dough. The original recipe says to roll it from the 6 inch side, but I rolled it from the 12 inch side to get lots of mini cinnamon rolls.
Cut to the amount of cinnamon rolls you desire.
Place them on a 9" pie dish.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.


Icing:

Beat the cream cheese and the butter together in the stand mixer until creamy.
Add the vanilla and the milk and keep mixing.
Gradually add the confectioners sugar and salt. Mix until the icing looks smooth and fluffy.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put the sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl.

Combine them well.

Lightly flour your counter or work surface.

Open and unroll the pizza dough.

With a pastry brush or a spoon, brush the butter over the dough. Make sure to cover the entire surface.

Spread the sugar mixture over the dough.

I added walnuts to half the rolls. This or any other fillings are optional, but very tasty!

Roll up the dough. The original recipe says to roll it from the 6 inch side, but I rolled it from the 12 inch side to get lots of mini cinnamon rolls.

Prepare pie dish with nonstick spray

Cut to the amount of cinnamon rolls you desire.

Place them on a 9" pie dish. Try to leave as much space between them as possible.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Icing:

Ingredients for the icing.

Put the cream cheese in the stand mixer or a bowl.

Add the butter.

Beat the cream cheese and the butter together in the stand mixer until creamy.

Add the vanilla and the milk and keep mixing.

Gradually add the confectioners sugar and salt.

Mix until the icing looks smooth and fluffy.

Spread the icing over the rolls.

Enjoy this magnificent roll!

No Bake Creamy Nutella Pie

Yesterday was my birthday! Usually this means spending an hour or so in the kitchen making my birthday cake. However this year I wanted to make something different from the traditional birthday cake, and being a Nutella lover I found this recipe on Pinterest that belongs to The Recipe Critic. In the original recipe they made the crust from scratch and they used 16 oz of cream cheese. However I decided not make the crust from scratch because this is a dessert that I wanted to have ready to go quickly. I also wanted to intensify the Nutella flavor so I decided to only use 8 oz of cream cheese. This version makes for a very quick and tasty preparation. Because I used less cream cheese the Nutella flavor was intensified, so it tasted awesome! This is a very simple and easy recipe. Hope you guys enjoy it. Until the next one!

Note: For this post I've included all the steps at the beginning of the recipe as well as under each picture. This is a trial to see if this helps make it easier for you guys to follow the recipe, so please let me know in the comments if you'd like this to become a regular thing.

Ingredients:

(1) 8 oz cream cheese package
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2/3 cup Nutella
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
8 oz Cool Whip


Procedure:

Beat the cream cheese and confectioners sugar in a stand mixer on medium speed.
Add the Nutella and cocoa powder.
Fold in the cool whip.
Pour this filling mixture onto the crust and spread evenly with a plastic spatula.
Place the pie into the refrigerator and allow it to set for 2-3 hours.
Slice and serve with Nutella and whipped cream.

Put the cream cheese in your mixing bowl.

Add the confectioners sugar.

Mix at medium high speed.

Once mixed add the Nutella.

Add the cocoa powder

Mix well until combined and smooth.

Add a little bit of the cool whip. And mix well with the spatula.

Add the rest of the cool whip and mix it slowly.

It's gonna be difficult at first, but keep on it.

After 3 to 5 minutes you will be in an amazing, fluffy Nutella heaven!

Have your crust ready.

Add the Nutella filling. Smooth it with a baker's spatula.

Form a border with the remaining cool whip. I used a star tip with a piping bag.

Add some chocolate syrup to decorate.

Start taking photos... of this amazing and delicious and luscious Nutella pie!

Keep adding syrup as desired! And keep taking photos!

 There needs to be proof that you made this amazing dessert before it disappears!

Then cut a piece and start eating! It's fluffy and yummy!

Enjoy!!

Whiskey Sour

Well, this is definitely not a dessert and my hubby apparently loved it! For my taste it’s a little strong. I guess I’m not a huge fan of whiskey or maybe the whiskey I chose is not the best. I think that may be the reason; let’s face it I don’t have a lot of knowledge about alcohol but I’m trying. If any of you guys knows more about this please let me know how can I get better. Hope you guys have an amazing week! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 measure lemon juice

2 measures blended whiskey

1 teaspoon confectioner’s sugar

Cracked ice cubes

Slice of lemon and cocktail cherry, to decorate ( I didn't used it. )

Procedure:

Add the lemon juice.

Add the whiskey.

 Add the confectioner's sugar.

Shake well over the cracked ice.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

 Enjoy!

Lemon Tea Cakes

I know I said last post I wasn’t gonna make more desserts for at least a week. But can we really consider this a dessert? At least I don’t consider it a dessert, it’s more like a snack and it goes really good with tea or coffee. Even though it has sugar you don’t really taste it. It’s like a cross between a scone and a cupcake.  This recipe yields a lot of them so I really recommend making a half batch. Hope you guys like it. My hubby devoured them!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1-½ cups of butter, softened

1 package of cream cheese, softened (8 oz)

2-¼ cups sugar

6 eggs

3 Tablespoons of lemon juice

2 teaspoons of lemon extract

1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest

3 cups of all-purpose flour

Glaze:

5 ¼ cups of confectioner’s sugar

½ cup plus 3 tablespoons 2% milk

3 ½ teaspoons lemon extract

Procedure:

Preheat oven at 325 degrees.

In the bowl of a stand mixer add butter.

Add the cream cheese.

 

Add the sugar.

Cream until fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time

Beat in the lemon juice, the lemon extract and the lemon zest.

Add the flour and mix until combined.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

 While baking make the glaze. Combine all ingredients well.

When the lemon cakes come out of the oven let them cool for 3 to 5 minutes and then dip the top’s in the glaze. Let them set on a piece of parchment paper.

Enjoy!!