Super easy no yeast Cinnabuns

I've been baking again and my ass isn't overly happy about it (though my tastebuds are rejoicing)... Last weekend when I was back home visiting the family, I was having fun with the bread maker and got it in my head that I wanted to make cinnbuns. It took 2 attempts but I finally got them made. They didn't turn out exactly like I wanted them to but it got me thinking about when I was just a kid and our babysitter used to make these awesome cinnabuns in the mornings. I remember that it wasn't a rising dough, that she would basically just roll 'em out and then put them in the oven. My brother and I reminisced over those buns and it got me wanting to make some...

I scoured the internets and found this recipe. I tried it out tonight (even though I totally spaced on the first attempt and added WAY too much milk) and the results were echoes of my childhood. Instead of raisins and pecans I used dried cranberries and a sprinkling of crushed walnuts (that's all I had in my pantry) but either way they are awesome.



These cinnamon rolls are a little faster to make than most, with no rising time.
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening
* 3 cups self-rising flour (if you don't have this, just add a pinch of salt and 1.25 tsp of baking powder for every cup of flour used.)
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
* 3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
* 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
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* Vanilla Glaze:
* 1 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
* 3 tablespoons milk
* 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:
Cut shortening into flour with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 cup milk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Add a bit more milk if you need to to get it all sticking together. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead lightly.

Roll dough into a 20x14-inch rectangle; spread the softened butter on dough, leaving a border of about 1/2-inch. Combine sugar and cinnamon; mix well, and sprinkle over butter. Top with pecans and raisins, if using. Beginning at long side, roll up jelly roll fashion; press edges and ends together securely. Cut into 1 inch slices; place cut side down in a buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 375? for 20 to 25 minutes.

Combine powdered sugar and 3 tablespoon milk and vanilla; drizzle over warm rolls. Makes 20 cinnamon rolls.