I know. Cinnamon rolls are terrible for you. They are a terrible thing to have around the house. But I had left over cream cheese frosting from the banana blueberry cake. I couldn't let that deliciousness go to waste. I didn't want to be a glutton and just eat it with a spoon. So, Saturday's breakfast became orange cinnamon rolls. I think I decided to do orange because there's a little lemon flavor in the frosting... Anyways, my mother happened to have a Pillsbury hot roll mix in the pantry, which made things extremely easy. For the most part, I followed the directions on the box. Except I used fresh orange juice plus a little water (instead of 1 cup plain water) and added the orange zest to the dough. (Zest and juice 1 large orange.) I also used a little less sugar and more cinnamon. The excessive heat around here did come in somewhat handy, as it didn't take long at all for the rolls to rise and be ready to bake. Nice, huh? I knew the 110+ degree weather and ridiculous humidity have to be good for something. The rolls turned out totally amazing! Mom and I thought so anyways. The brother claimed they weren't his favorite, but they kept disappearing when we weren't around...
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