Homemade Cinnamon Biscuits Recipe

4 cups all purpose white flour
2 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. Watkins cinnamon
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup milk
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar (depending on sweetness desired)

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Measure the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir till mixed. Add oil and milk together, then stir until the dough follows the spoon. Knead 10 times then turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a rectangle until about 1/2 inch thick.

In a small microwave safe bowl, microwave the butter 30 seconds or until melted. Add the cinnamon and sugar to the melted butter and stir well. Pour about 2/3 of the butter mixture on the dough, and spread around until it goes to the edges on both long sides and one short side, with the butter mixture 1 inch from the edge on one short side. Roll the dough starting from the short end that has the mixture to the edge. After rolling the dough, smooth and shape it until it is about the same diameter from one end to the other.

Use a string to slice the rolls. Slide the string under the end of the dough roll, bring the ends up and over to crisscross them and pull until they slice through the dough. This will make rolls without mashing them like you would with a knife.

Spray your pan with cooking spray, and arrange the rolls in the pan with them barely touching. After placing all the rolls in the pan, drizzle the remaining butter, cinnamon, and sugar mixture evenly over the rolls. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Top with the icing recipe below.

This recipe will make approximately 12 large cinnamon rolls if you cut them about 1 inch thick.

2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. Watkins Original Vanilla Double Strength Extract
2 to 4 tbsp. milk

Add the ingredients to a small mixing bowl, and mix with a wire whisk until smooth. If the icing is too thick add a bit more milk 1 teaspoon at a time. If it is too thin, add a little more sugar.

If you wish, you can add other flavorings, too. Optional flavorings include:

Watkins Lemon Extract
Watkins Orange Extract
Watkins Caramel Extract
Watkins Raspberry Extract

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2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup oil
3/4 cup milk

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mix the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. In a glass liquid measuring cup, measure the oil, then add enough milk to make 1 cup of liquid. Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients. Stir until the dough follows the spoon. Knead the dough 10 to 12 times. Roll out on a floured surface. Use a floured glass or biscuit cutter to cut dough into biscuits, or use a knife to cut into biscuit size square.

Place in an ungreased baking dish. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown on top.

Serve with butter, jelly, jam, or syrup. Makes about a dozen biscuits.

Photo credit: Coffee And Biscuits by Donna Cosmato