Grandma Vaughan's Cinnamon Rolls

Description
Eva Vaughan Fitzsimons provided this recipe. Iva Vaughan who many of us know as Grandma Vaughan was only happy when she was feeding us. Cinnamon Rolls - These are delicious. Grandma Vaughan made wonderful cinnamon rolls. If this isn't exactly her recipe, it's close to it. Grandma Vaughan was married to Jim Vaughan the son of Joseph Forest Vaughan. She raised nine children to adulthood and lost numerous children as infants. She was a strong, quiet, kind woman with a heart of gold.

Ingredients

 * 2 ½ C. milk
 * 4 eggs
 * 6 Tbsp. sugar
 * 4 packages of yeast
 * 6 Tbsp. Margarine
 * ½ C. warm water
 * 2 tsp. salt
 * 8 C. flour

Directions
Scald milk, set aside. Dissolve the yeast in the water. When the milk has cooled to warm, and the yeast mixture, sugar, salt, and margarine. Mix well. Add the eggs and mix well. Add the flour a cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Turn the dough out onto the counter covered with flour and knead for 10 minutes. Put the dough into a large greased bowl and rise for 20 minutes. After the dough rises, divide it into two small balls. Roll each ball of dough out to a 9 X 12 inch piece. Sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Roll into a roll and cut into individual rolls. Place onto a greased cookie sheet, and let rise 20 minutes. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 20 minutes. After baking time and rolls are out of the oven, spread margarine over the rolls. These can be iced with vanilla icing.

Contributed by
David D. Vaughan

DVAUGHAN@bak.rr.com