Well, we did it, we made some delicious treats. We are LOVING the new KitchenAid! It's awesome, and now we just want to bake all the time. The only problem we have is that we want to eat all of our treats after we make them, which means we’re a lot more “jiggly”, and we have to spend a little more time at the gym. It’s a downward spiral that’s 100% worth every bite. What a disaster! (But we LOVE it!)
Friday we made some cinnamon rolls that turned out amazing. I got the recipe from joythebaker.com. These cinnamon rolls have cream cheese folded into the dough; I've never known such a delicious taste! The toughest part for us was waiting for them to rise. We felt so impatient, but knew they'd turn out 100 times better if we just followed the recipe to the "T", so that's what we did...we waited it out. It felt like forever. Once the dough had risen enough, we took off the plastic wrap, and punched out all the air...it seems like every time I do that, I feel like it was such a waste to let it rise for 2 hours. BUT it was all part of the plan. In the end they turned out to be beautiful cinnamon rolls filled with crazy amounts of butter, cinnamon, and sugar; three great ingredients to have in your diet. :)
As I thought about the process of making cinnamon rolls; the waiting time, the yummy ingredients, the punching phase, a gospel application came to mind. Sometimes we think we have to hurry, get everything done and be perfect in this life. Sure, we SHOULD be "anxiously engaged in a good cause," but we don't always need to hurry. Sometimes all that's needed is just a little bit of waiting. I think our Heavenly Father allows us to pass through hard times where he teaches us to be patient just so he can show us that in the end everything works out the way it's supposed to. We might not recognize it at the time, but really we ARE "rising" to our true potential, and it's all part of the plan. Even if we have to get punched down a few times, it’s okay, and it’s going to work out in the end. We too are sometimes brought low, in order to rise again. That's exactly what our Savior did right? He was brought below the lowest of lows so he could rise again...for us! What a blessing!
As we listen to the Holy Ghost and really try to follow the daily guidance to the "T" we receive, we'll end up with a life that is completely in line with the plan our Father in Heaven has created for us. It's perfect, but sometimes it's hard to see the end from the beginning. Just like the cinnamon roll recipe, the pictures looked good, and we knew we wanted the end result, but we had to work through the plan step by step and be patient through the whole process in order to enjoy the rewarding results.
I know, cinnamon rolls are cinnamon rolls are cinnamon rolls, but I think there's always a lesson to be learned about the gospel, especially when we're trying something new. Isn't the gospel perfect! I love it! And I LOVE cinnamon rolls! Yummy yummy! Life is great. If any of you have a few hours on hand...try the recipe, it's definitely worth it. Love you all!
Click here for the recipe! Enjoy!
Logan and Shanell
Too bad you don't live closer. We would all love to help you eat those goodies so you don't have to spend too much time at the gym working off those calories. Those cinnamon rolls are mouth watering.
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