Kirsten of Dine & Dish is the founder of the Adopt a Blogger program. Bloggers that have been blogging for a year or more are paired with a "newbie" blogger to answer any questions they might have and to help them to enjoy the experience of blogging. I would have loved it if this program were in place when I first started blogging. Not that I didn't find many very helpful and generous bloggers out there willing to answer a question or two about what may seem like the simplest of things for a seasoned blogger. It is a constant learning experience even now.I was paired with the talented and intuitive N33ma at Recipe Swap. We have been co-bloggers now for over 6 months and I think by now she has become a seasoned blogger. We have in fact adopted each other because she has been teaching me about East Indian cooking with all it's exotic spices and melding of intricate flavours. We are both chicken and potato fanatics so what better partner could I ask for? She has so many delicious foods on her blog you must take the time to visit. This time around I wanted to try her biscuit cinnamon rolls. I love the yeast cream cheese topped cinnamon buns but these biscuits impart that extra bit of something in their own right and are perfect for breakfast...or anytime for that matter!!! She melded two recipes together to create this recipe. I added a third component with a cream cheese drizzle.
Mine didn't turn out as photographically beautiful as N33ma's here but they certainly were a special treat for a Sunday morning!!!
**Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls**
Biscuit
2 cups flour
3 T sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
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Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in food processor bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. (Or prepare by hand with a pastry blender.)
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in food processor bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. (Or prepare by hand with a pastry blender.)
Whisk egg and milk together. Add all at once to the dry ingredients and whirl briefly to combine.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll or pat into a 9 or 10 inch square. Brush with melted butter. Spread filling over, and roll up like a jelly roll. Cut into 12 slices.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll or pat into a 9 or 10 inch square. Brush with melted butter. Spread filling over, and roll up like a jelly roll. Cut into 12 slices.
Arrange rolls in a greased 9 inch square baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan.
Filling
1/2 cup melted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins, walnuts, or pecans (optional)
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Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans, or raisins if desired.
Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans, or raisins if desired.
Cream Cheese Drizzle
3-oz package cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
3 T milk
1 T margarine or butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla
3-oz package cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
3 T milk
1 T margarine or butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla
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In small bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat above ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cinnamon buns.
