Cornbread

I was so excited about this recipe for cornbread...I LOVE CORNBREAD! Here's my mise en place...(ok...so I never went to culinary school...)

Bacon cooling...

Dry ingredients about to be mixed with honey/butter mixture...

In goes the corn...

In the pan with bacon on top...

Out of the oven...smells great...only one minor issue...It looked better than it tasted...I'm sure this is a traditional cornbread creation...but myself & my 6 guests who came over for a Mexican themed dinner party prefered the backup Marie Callendars I made instead... =(

Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Swirl Bread

Good. Another cinnamony creation ...I like these...Above is my wayward mise en place. Told you...

Dry ingredients mixed with wet to form a sticky mess...

6-8 minutes of dough hook kneeding...(I know, real breadmaking is about hand kneeding...the LOVE you put into the bread...I think the dough hook equally coveys the LOVE I would otherwise kneed into the bread myself...besides...I just had a steroid shot in my right shoulder due to chronic inflamation - So I think that's my note from the doc, Mr. Reinhart...)

Raisins & chopped walnuts...

They are being real wallflowers...not wanting to socialize with the dough...

Here is your handkneeding....

2 hour ferment...

HUGE RISE!

Optional cinnamon swirl prep...

Cinnamon & sugar...one of the best combos ever...

Roll it up & pinch the seam...

60-90 minute proof...

Another HUGE rise!

Out of the oven & prepping tops with butter...

Cinnamon sugar roll upsidedown...

Beautiful looking loaves!

A peek inside the end of the loaf...

But the real beauty lies within!

So pretty! A perfect swirl!

Here's the inside cinnamon sugar goo...Delicious!

Cinnamon Rolls

One of my favorite things in the world...Cinnamon rolls!... Room temp butter mixed with the sugar & salt...

Creamed mixture with the dry ingredients & lemon zest...

Fluffy - good texture...

The kitchen was very warm - 91'F for the dough - not the recommended 77'-81'F... oh well...

2 hour ferment...

Great rise...

14 inches x 12 inches...

Cinnamon & sugar mixture...

Roll it up...

Divide them up...

75-90 minute proof...

Cream cheese frosting prep...

Ready for the oven...

25 minutes later...

WOW!...

Amazing!

A wonderful, gooey creation!...

& my favorite part of all? The middle! Next time I'd use more cinnamon & sugar on the inside...but a very easy recipe...