Ingredients :

- 3 C All purpose flour

- 1/4 C Sugar

- 1/4 C Shortening

- 2 1/4 tsp Dry active yeast

- 1 C Warm milk or heavy cream or water ( no more than 115 F)

- 1/2 tsp Salt

- 1 1/2 stick Butter, melted

- 1 C Brown sugar

Pour on the bottom of your 9x13 pan. Set aside..

- Cinnamon sugar

- 1/4 C Melted butter

- 1 C Nut (pecan, walnut, almond, etc)

In a big bowl mix together 1 C flour, sugar, yeast, shortening. Make a hole in the middle, pour warm milk or water or heavy cream. Stir again or knead use mixer with hook.

Add 1 C flour and salt, keep stirring....add flour until the dough doesn't stick on your hand. Half cup each time....pour onto the smooth surface and knead about 8 minute. Or if you use mixer, keep kneading for 8 minutes.

Shape the dough as a big bowl, smear bowl with shortening..put the dough back to the bowl and rest for 90 minutes. Cover with clean towel or plastic wrap..keep in warm room.

Punch the dough to release the air. Roll rectangle shape about half inch thick, brush melted butter on the surface, pour cinnamon sugar then nuts. Roll the dough, seal the edge and cut the dough use sharp knife or thread, 12 rolls.

Put the rolls into the pan, let rest for 1 hour. Cover with clean towel.

Preheat oven 400F, bake rolls about 25 -35 minutes.

Pull from oven, brush the top of rolls with butter, let it cool before turn the roll onto tray or big plate...upside down.

Enjoy warm Cinnamon Sticky Rolls with coffee or tea.