I immediately signed into my account to save this recipe after reading this blog. I make cinnamon rolls at Christmas and have even been known to give them to the neighbors as gifts. I read a few posts and have a couple of comments. I also spread soft butter on them prior to the cinnamon and brown sugar, then a very fine drizzle of corn syrup (so it looks like a glistening spider web). For my icing, I add a dash of salt to cut the sweetness as well as using almond AND vanilla extracts. I use the extract mixture in icing my Christmas cookies. My sweet neighbor's remark was, "these are just like crack!" to which his daughter asked, "How would you know, Dad?" I can't wait to make this recipe. My first experience with a flour roux was with a supposed Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet cake. It did make a wonderful cake!!

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