A traditional Yankee favourite – sweet and sinful! Just the way they serve them at my favourite coffee shop…J Worth the effort! About 12 portions

Ingredients:

20 g (= 2 sachets = 2 x 10g) Instant dry yeast

1 teaspoon (5 ml) sugar

1 cup (250 ml) warm water

1 large tin (410 g) Ideal Evaporated milk

2/3 cup (160 ml)(100 g) margarine – melted

3/4 cup (180 ml) sugar

4 teaspoons (20 ml) salt

7 – 8 cups flour

Topping:

additional 3 tablespoons (45 ml) margarine

• Combine the yeast, sugar and water in a large mixing bowl. Add the evaporated milk, margarine, sugar, and salt. Mix thoroughly and add just enough flour to mix to soft dough. Leave for 10 minutes.
• On a floured working surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, 10 minutes. Then slap dough a few times hard on the counter to remove air.
• Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with greased plastic. Leave in a warm place to rise for an hour (colder days, leave up to 2 hours).
• Preheat oven to 200^o C. Roll out the dough in a rectangular shape on a floured surface. Spread with the margarine.
• In a container, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Cover and shake vigorously to mix. Sprinkle over the margarine-topped dough to cover. Then sprinkle the brown sugar over.
• Roll up the dough and slice into 3 cm thick slices, using string/thread. Carefully transfer to a greased baking dish, packing rolls flat with sides touching.
• Turn oven down to 180^o C. Bake rolls for 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

2 cups (500 ml) Icing sugar

1 small tin (165 g) Ideal Evaporated milk

½ cup (125 ml)(50 g) margarine - melted

1 tub (230 g) cream cheese

• Combine the icing sugar and margarine and mix well with an electric beater. Add ¼ cup (60 ml) of the evaporated milk and beat until mixed.
• Add cream cheese to the icing mixture and beat on high speed for 1 minute.
• Finally, add another ¼ cup (60 ml) evaporated milk (for a thin icing) or 1/8 cup (30 ml) evaporated milk (for a thicker icing) and mix.
• Frost rolls immediately after baking – or, if not served immediately, just before serving.

1. For greased plastic: a freezer/shopping bag cut open and greased with cooking spray works well.
2. The rolls can easily be reheated in the microwave and stored for 3 days.