tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post2186312095160546268..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Dorothy Moore's Cinnamon Rolls!Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-78629835530633636062012-11-01T18:50:53.503-04:002012-11-01T18:50:53.503-04:00Oh, we did that too. And it was a less sensitive k...Oh, we did that too. And it was a less sensitive kitchen model... But less sensitive didn't mean I could sizzle bacon or fry chicken or make eggs in bacon grease. <br /><br />They need one for cooks like us: The Smokey Cook's Smoke Detector You have to almost have the house on fire to set it off, for crazy kitchens only.Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-35937399415543448572012-11-01T18:49:03.197-04:002012-11-01T18:49:03.197-04:00I melt the butter in the microwave if it's a g...I melt the butter in the microwave if it's a glass pan. Makes life less exciting, but still tasty.<br /><br />And fewer glass shards. ;)Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-20220693567193101852012-11-01T18:48:16.487-04:002012-11-01T18:48:16.487-04:00Just soften, Missy. On the bread dough. You melt i...Just soften, Missy. On the bread dough. You melt it for in the bottom of the pan.Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-26719518317735970572012-11-01T18:47:01.563-04:002012-11-01T18:47:01.563-04:00Oh, Reverend Connealy so nice to "meet" ...Oh, Reverend Connealy so nice to "meet" you! I love your mother THIS MUCH. Maybe more. :)Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-60664330144018568232012-11-01T18:45:57.763-04:002012-11-01T18:45:57.763-04:00Ain't that the truth? Raising my six it was d...Ain't that the truth? Raising my six it was double and triple recipes always... Enough for them and their horde of friends. Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-59972829141192706612012-11-01T18:44:54.811-04:002012-11-01T18:44:54.811-04:00Mary, I agree, it's all about ratio. Don't...Mary, I agree, it's all about ratio. Don't be stingy with that brown sugar and butter. Because that would be WRONG! I love that Dorothy doesn't measure, she 'feels' her way through a recipe. That's my kind of girl!!!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-63792094695274747512012-11-01T16:25:59.195-04:002012-11-01T16:25:59.195-04:00Been there. I finally tore my smoke alarm off my c...Been there. I finally tore my smoke alarm off my ceiling just because I was so sick of setting it off.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-6870934219864571172012-11-01T16:19:07.058-04:002012-11-01T16:19:07.058-04:00I've exploded things in the microwave, Mary. A...I've exploded things in the microwave, Mary. And I've also charred a few pots and pans!<br /><br />If any of you remember the burned green bean scene in one of my books (His Forever Love, i think), then you saw what happened to me once when I burned a pot of green beans until it was smoking. Almost melted the pan! Had to run it outside.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-32042312109399460422012-11-01T15:59:46.327-04:002012-11-01T15:59:46.327-04:00mom puts the butter in the pan and sets it on a bu...mom puts the butter in the pan and sets it on a burner and the lowest heat and melts it that way, stirring the sugar and cinnamon in. I'd think microwaving the butter first would work the same, don't you? Plus mom uses a metal sheetcake pan. Glass baking dishes might explode on a burner.<br /><br />Unlike my mother, I've been known to explode a few meals.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-23208535391987637502012-11-01T15:49:35.900-04:002012-11-01T15:49:35.900-04:00Kav, I didn't know y'all said heehaw in Ca...Kav, I didn't know y'all said heehaw in Canada!! :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-88673183477559347902012-11-01T15:47:35.135-04:002012-11-01T15:47:35.135-04:00or do you melt it?or do you melt it?Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-70500438197678369042012-11-01T15:46:58.655-04:002012-11-01T15:46:58.655-04:00These sound amazing!!! Do you just soften the butt...These sound amazing!!! Do you just soften the butter before spreading on the dough?Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-87994290546635965752012-11-01T15:46:09.892-04:002012-11-01T15:46:09.892-04:00LOL, Mary!!! So which parent has your outrageously...LOL, Mary!!! So which parent has your outrageously entertaining sense of humor?? Surely that's not the growly family pet. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-77907134383566406312012-11-01T15:38:14.151-04:002012-11-01T15:38:14.151-04:00Soooooo bookmarking this post... and Pinning it to...Soooooo bookmarking this post... and Pinning it too!Natalie Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197043273258414949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-69039524453585728952012-11-01T15:34:59.755-04:002012-11-01T15:34:59.755-04:00My Grandmother's cinnamon rolls are to die for...My Grandmother's cinnamon rolls are to die for!!! They are dangerous actually - too hard to resist!!The Reverend Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028820794106599048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-5081015878812628302012-11-01T15:23:47.017-04:002012-11-01T15:23:47.017-04:00Another fun fact. I'm from a family of eight k...Another fun fact. I'm from a family of eight kids.<br />I don't remember EVER eating a cold cinnamon roll. They'd pop out of the oven, we'd each grab a couple and POOF they were gone.<br />I never knew cookies changed when they got cool, either.<br />Poor mom! Feeding the ravenous horde.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-900789828567942312012-11-01T15:21:19.118-04:002012-11-01T15:21:19.118-04:00I think the true secret to my mom's cinnamon r...I think the true secret to my mom's cinnamon rolls is the syrup to bread ratio.<br />Slice each cinnamon roll thin. Much more sugar per square inch....and how could that be wrong???????????Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-40003500999465059062012-11-01T14:58:48.258-04:002012-11-01T14:58:48.258-04:00Yum -- I love cinnamon rolls and had this never fa...Yum -- I love cinnamon rolls and had this never fail recipe. Well, it was never fail before I misplaced it...years ago. I'm excited to try this one out and see it it can become my new never fail recipe! I'm picking up some yeast next grocery shop and giving this one a try!!!!! Yeehaw!!!!Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-36344945320569427302012-11-01T14:53:07.007-04:002012-11-01T14:53:07.007-04:00Clearly I take after someone else. Although my dad...Clearly I take after someone else. Although my dad was a sweetie, too.<br />Maybe the growly family pet was an influence!!!???Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-66829378205281447912012-11-01T14:51:50.359-04:002012-11-01T14:51:50.359-04:00If you are VERY LUCKY, Ruthy, she may adopt you!!!...If you are VERY LUCKY, Ruthy, she may adopt you!!!Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-47248821954729716902012-11-01T14:48:37.001-04:002012-11-01T14:48:37.001-04:00One week is a horribly long time as a kid. It seem...One week is a horribly long time as a kid. It seems like forever. And those cinnamon rolls are good enough that one day is too long. Seriously, I need to make some just to relish the deliciousness. <br /><br />And Mary, Dorothy is SO nice. <br /><br />I was a bit surprised, I must admit. ;)Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-57448691700187551352012-11-01T14:46:06.062-04:002012-11-01T14:46:06.062-04:00Mary's mom is so delightful that I'm proba...Mary's mom is so delightful that I'm probably going to adopt her. She's that nice.<br /><br />And these are delicious!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81180665516882374482012-11-01T12:31:25.813-04:002012-11-01T12:31:25.813-04:00I love that story, Mary!I love that story, Mary!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-67055560909172153122012-11-01T11:50:52.614-04:002012-11-01T11:50:52.614-04:00My mom does make the very best cinnamon rolls in t...My mom does make the very best cinnamon rolls in the world.<br />I remember once (I was a total grown-up) saying something kinda complain-y about how rarely mom made cinnamon rolls where we were kids. As in, "They were so delicious and she ALMOST NEVER made them."<br />And my dad said, "Your mom made cinnamon rolls every Saturday morning for years."<br />Apparently the one week wait seemed very long to me as a child!!!<br />:)Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-49423581014014495742012-11-01T00:14:23.073-04:002012-11-01T00:14:23.073-04:00Oh wow. I love homemade cinnamon rolls! Just the s...Oh wow. I love homemade cinnamon rolls! Just the smell of them baking is a treat - and with no calories! But who can stop there?<br /><br />And you got to meet Mary's Mom? How cool :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.com