Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

This isn't the first time I've posted this recipe as I love my homemade cinnamon rolls. This time around, I made the cinnamon rolls in mini-size and added walnuts and shaved coconut - perfect for snacking and yumming. Enjoy! Easy-to-make Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients Dough: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tbsp white sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp butter (softened) 3/4 cup milk 1 egg Filling: 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1/4 cup shaved coconut 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (Use as much/little of the filling as you'd like) Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with melted butter (or cooking spray). Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Work in 3 tbsp softened butter into the flour mixture using your hands. Beat milk and egg together in another bowl. Pour into flour mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms. ...

Over the past few weeks, Karel and I have been enjoying the occasional longish swim to start our Saturday morning. There's something about a long swim that revs up the appetite (not complaining). I remember back to my high school and college swimming days when that Saturday morning swim was complete it meant two things: 1) I could officially start my weekend. 2) Eat. All. The. Food! During our swim this past Saturday, the image of cinnamon rolls kept popping into my head. If you know me well, you know that I love cinnamon rolls because well, I love cinnamon and bread. Rather than heading to a bakery to buy a cinnamon roll, I decided to take my first attempt at making homemade cinnamon rolls from scratch. I found a recipe that was super easy to follow so after my recovery drink, I started baking (well, first I had to make a quick stop to the grocery when I realized we were out of flour!). Enjoy this tasty recipe! Super simple homemade cinnamon rolls        ...