1st Annual

operation christmas cinnamon rolls was underway today.

if you saw the post earlier, you know i was going to do updates on our progress.

well, i didn't get to.

my niece wearing my vintage apron. the day started out with this package. it of course was a copy of PW's cookbook for my sister. early christmas present. here's a few shots of how the process goes. it's a bit time consuming, but we had fun.

we watched alyssa put on her fake make-up during our breaks.

this is why i couldn't do my updates.

she stole the computer.

hi brendon.

mary anne giving the rising dough a punch.

just the beginning of the mess.

so chef boyardee does not have a rolling pin cause she does not like them.

i would have brought my own if i'd known that!

cups as rolling pins.

sigh.

this photo is titled "rolling out the sass".

so, in pw's book she tells you to roll it all up.

huge mistake.

it totally died on me.

my sister, the cinnamon roll seasoned veteran, cuts them in strips.

brilliant, i tell you!!

hers are like 2 inch strips, though.

she makes super huge rolls.

i wish i could say these were mine.

these are the super mondo ones from my sister.

darn overachiever.

here's what normal size rolls look like.

here is what crap-tastic rolls look like.

this was my first bunch.

the second batch was awesome(photo above).

all iced and ready to eat.

i've tested them to make sure they are completely edible.

they passed.

excuse me while i lick my fingers some more.