In case you missed my Facebook update this morning, Christmas Season can officially begin in our household. Today was Cinnamon Roll Day! Mikayla and I spent the morning making my Grandma Clark’s famous cinnamon rolls. Which in my mind symbolize Christmas. I love them so much! Ben asked today why we don’t make them more often and I said they would lose their mystique if we made them more than just at Christmas time. Last year I posted about the tradition, you can read about it here if you want.
Since cinnamon rolls are so big for my family, I have spent the past couple of years making triple or quadruple batches to fulfill our desires for their gooey goodness. However, this year I just made one batch since I didn’t figure they would ship very well (sorry guys). It was strange only making one batch and we were finished before lunch (this has never happened on cinnamon roll day)! We had to make a few slight alterations (like swapping honey for the corn syrup), but they still taste a little like home. To all the Clark family out there – we will be enjoying some cinnamon rolls this week while thinking of you!
We didn’t manage to take but a couple of pictures today (Ben left with the camera), but here are some pictures from several years ago when my sister and I made cinnamon rolls with my Grandma.
Making cinnamon rolls with the best sous chef around!
Slicing
Sister and Grandma preparing the surface. Please note the cinnamon sugar shaker on the left. This was given to me a couple of years ago and I really missed it this year when making. It makes the cinnamon sugar part a lot easier!
Watching the master at work!
Christa and me! (This was pre-Mikayla, Tanner and Taylor)!
Tags: Cinnamon rolls, Family, Traditions
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