Mom's Cinnamon Rolls

Oven 375

Makes 3 dozen large rolls

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups warm water

1 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup sugar

6 Tbs yeast

1 Tbs salt

3 eggs

10 cups flour

Instructions:

Mix together the water, oil, sugar, and yeast. Let rest 15 minutes.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Mix until it becomes a very soft dough.

Roll out dough (1/2 inch thick).  Spread with melted butter.  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and raisins.  Roll and cut.  (Tip:  Use dental floss to cut.  Slide a string of dental floss under the roll, then cut by crossing the floss across the top of the roll and pulling tight.)

Let rise 10-15 minutes (until double)

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Drizzle finished rolls with powdered sugar or cream cheese glaze or frost with cake frosting.

**Elisse's modifications:

Sometimes I make orange rolls instead of cinnamon rolls.

Roll out dough (1/2 inch thick).  Spread with frozen orange juice concentrate.  Sprinkle with orange zest and sugar.  Roll and cut.

Let rise 10-15 minutes (until double)

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Drizzle finished rolls with orange glaze below.

Orange Glaze:

Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes:  1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 Tbs Orange Juice Concentrate.