Kneading with Neighbors

I love to bake. I have baked with our children since they were old enough to sit up on the counter. Blogging is fun and it helps me share with loved ones, every day moments from our home. Recently I posted some pictures of our latest baking adventures – those delicious donuts and I received a request from a friend.

“Hey, we want to bake with you!”

I wasn’t about to say no. So we agreed on a recipe: Cinnamon-Swirl Pumpkin Rolls (visit King Arthur Flour) and we got together Saturday afternoon in my kitchen. I made one batch of the dough with my friends' daughter and then my daughter and I made the next batch. The dough had a wonderful pumpkin color and it was very easy to handle. The girls enjoyed kneading their dough. After rising and punching down (our son asked to punch our dough down) they got to roll it out, sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and roll it up. I cut and they placed the slices in the prepared pans. More time rising and then 25 minutes of bake time. Sweet smells drifted out of the oven ever so faintly. The three little chefs got to eat their roll after glaze was drizzled over the rolls. Thumbs up – this is a "keeper" recipe that I will add to my collection - and so very delicious and easy!

Not sure what we plan to bake next time but this was fun! The kids learned more baking techniques and they had some play time and my visit with a dear friend was ever so nice and long overdue.

I am sorry to say, I was so busy helping the little chefs that I forgot to take pictures during the baking session; however, I do have a picture of our pan of rolls. Can you smell them?





Oh yummy…