Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls

‘Big Picture’ life thoughts:

Be kind.  Be kinder than you think yourself possible.  Be passionate.  Live fully, wholly, and unapologetically. Apologize when you’re a bonehead… for real.  Show gratitude.  Express joy.  Feel pain.  Empathize… with eye contact.  Slow down, breathe deeply.  Love hard… always.  Celebrate big and small.  Gather and  share.  Be brave.  Show praise.

‘Small Picture’ thoughts:

Where the heck are my car keys?  Why does this sweater look stupid?  Do I really need a set of matching towels in my bathroom, or are these hand-me-downs cool?  Wait… did I pay that bill?   I know you’re scared, Joy… do it anyway.  Don’t forget to feed the cat.  Don’t forget to write that email.  Don’t forget to write that other email, and send that picture, and write up that recipe.  Don’t forget to try and write it all down on that long list of other things you’re trying to forget. Don’t forget to sleep some.  Set your TV recorder?  Can’t.  Hopeless. Wait… slow down.  Chill out.  Try to think more ‘big picture’ life thoughts.  Don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees.

‘Big picture and Small picture’ thought:

How many more things can I make with biscuit dough… like, now!

I’ve been caught up in the day to day stress-bits lately.  It’s hard to see big when small tasks are so present and demanding.

Butter.  Biscuit dough.  Buttermilk.  These are all worry-tamers in my book.

Shaggy and cold dough will be formed into a loose, lightly floured disk.

It’s the beginning of very good things.

This is how you’d roll biscuits.  Big and thick.

For biscuit cinnamon rolls, we’ll roll the dough much thinner.

Dough is topped with melted butter and cinnamon sugar filling.

Come on… you know this is when things get bonkers.

Rolled and sliced.

Cinnamon rolls.  Extra butter.  No rise time.

I will never not love this sort of image.

Never not.

Let’s talk about these little darlings.

Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls are like no other cinnamon roll I’ve ever had.  There’s hardly any kneading.  There’s no rise time.  There is warm, tender-centered, cinnamon flavored dough bites.  These pastries bake up with biscuit flakiness and rich cinnamon swirl.  They’re a bit more dense than your standard cinnamon roll… because they’re biscuits.

I think these rolls are best served warm, the day they’re made.  I quite like them with extra butter (duh) and a bit of strawberry jam.

Think of the ‘big picture’.  Think of the ‘grand scheme’.  Think of how much better those two would be with these rolls in them.

aaaand…. I love you.

Know what else is bonkers!?

Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread.  aaaaand Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls.