No Yeast Needed Cinnamon Rolls

Preheat your oven to 400°

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 Tbs sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Tbs butter
3/4 cup milk
1 cup brown sugar
3 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

For the filling, in a small bowl combine softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon to form a crumbly mixture put in fridge until you get to the 6th step.
In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
Cut in softened butter (sometimes your hands are the best tools).
Stir in milk to form a soft dough.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
Spread the remaining filling on the rolled out dough then roll up again. (Small ones should look like that in the next step).
Roll up the rectangle, with a sharp knife slice into 18 small rolls (12 if you want them a little bigger)
Bake for 20-25 min
For glaze, combine powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl and stir until smooth.
Once rolls are finished, drizzle on glaze and serve warm.

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