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Sound evil? I sure hope so... Because now that you are looking at this post, you are probably going to have to make these unbelievably delicious and ridiculously addictive cinnamon buns and dinner rolls.

I absolutely love this recipe, for a couple reasons. One is that I've managed to cut out a lot of time -combining two really big recipes, both involving a fair bit of prep work, into two phenomenal outcomes.,, And two is that you don't have a dozen cinnamon buns sitting in front of you at the end, begging you to eat them. You only have four. You also have 6 dinner rolls.

Without further adieu...

Damn These are Good Cinnamon Buns and Dinner Rolls Recipe

Watcha need for the dough:

• Two packages of quick rise yeast
• 4 -5 cups of white flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 1/2 cups of water

Watcha need for the filling:

• One large apple, peeled, cored and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon

To make the dough, I suggest using a handmixer - you can buy one for like $20 at Superstore or Walmart and you will get unlimited uses for it! I love mine.

In a large (12 inch or bigger) mixing bowl, combine 1.5 cups of flour, yeast, salt, and sugar.

In a separate small bowl or large measuring cup combine milk, water, and butter. Microwave for about 45 seconds. Stir well.

Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture and use hand mixture on medium to combine well, using a large spoon to periodically scrape the sides down into it. Do this for about 1 minute. Once well mixed, an another cup and a half of flour and mix on high for about 2 minutes. Add in another half cup of floor and gently mix in with a large spoon til you get a smooth dough.

Lightly flour a clean countertop, and knead the dough, adding flour until it is no longer sticky and you have a smooth stretchy dough... About 4-5 minutes. Clean and lightly grease the bowl you were previously using. Place your dough inside of it and cover the top with a dish-towel. Let rise for about 20 minutes.

To make the filling, melt the butter in a small pot on medium low, once melted add in all the remaining filling ingredients and stir frequently until it starts to thinken. In about 5-8 minutes it will be very gooey. Turn heat off and let sit.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Your dough should have risen to double size by now. Punch it down. Using a lightly greased non-stick muffin pan, tear off six 3-inch round balls of dough and put them into the muffin pan. Take the remaining dough, and roll it out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 of an inch thick and about 6x8 inches, in sort of a horisontal  rectangle shape. Spread the filling all over, and roll it up so it is 8 inches wide. Cut into 2 inch pieces and place them swirl up in the muffin pan.

They should all look like this: