Hubby's Birthday Breakfast

I made a special birthday breakfast for my hubby's birthday today.  It included Easy Potato and Bacon Breakfast Casserole from Our Best Bites, a revised version of homemade Clone of a Cinnabon cinnamon rolls from All Recipes, juice and strawberries.  The casserole is something I made before and loved and the cinnamon rolls were a recipe from my sister-in-law that were INCREDIBLE.  Thank you Chelsea!

Here's another picture of the cinnamon rolls.  Yummm....

And even more up close.  They are seriously the best.  I told my husband that this is my cinnamon roll recipe from here on out.  What's the point in trying any other recipe when you've already found the best? Here are the recipes for the casserole and cinnamon rolls.


Easy Potato and Bacon Breakfast Casserole:
4 c. Potato cubes, completely thawed (I used the potatoes with the peppers and onions)
1 12 oz. pkg. bacon (I used pre-cooked bacon from Costco)
1 1/2 c. pepper jack cheese
1 1/2 c. cheddar cheese
1 bunch green onions, chopped
3 eggs
1 c milk
1/2 t. kosher salt
10 rounds of freshly ground pepper

Place the thawed potato cubes in a greased 9x13 pan.  Sprinkle with both cheeses.  Cook bacon in pan.  Set aside.  In same pan cook green onions for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.  Spread bacon and onions over cheese mixture.  Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper and whisk.  Pour over top and refrigerate 7-8 hours or overnight.  When ready to cook preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake 40-45 minutes.


Revised recipe of Clone of a Cinnabon:
Dough:
1 c. 2% warm milk
2 eggs, room temperature
1/3 c. butter, melted
4 1/2 c. bread flour (not regular flour)
1 t. salt
1/2 c. sugar
2 1/2 t. yeast

Filling:
1 c. brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 T. cinnamon
1/3 c. butter softened

Frosting:
1 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened (I used 4 ounces)
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1/2 t. vanilla
1/8 t. salt

Combine warm milk and yeast in mixer.  Let sit for a few minutes. Add sugar, melted butter, salt and eggs.  Mix well.  Add flour and knead for 7 minutes with dough hook. Put in bowl, cover and let rise in warm place for 1 hr or until doubled.  Roll out onto floured surface until it measures 16x21 inches.  Spread butter on.  Mix brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over dough.  Roll up dough starting on the long side and then cut into 12 pieces.  Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.  Now at this point you can either let them rise again for an hour and then bake them or you can cover them and put them in the fridge overnight.  I wanted to make them the night before our breakfast to make it easy the next day so I covered them up, stuck them in the fridge and pulled them out in the morning.  If you want them to be in the fridge over night take them out the next morning, cover them with a dish towel and let them raise for another hour to give them a chance to raise a bit more and then bake at 400 degrees for 11 minutes.  While rolls are baking mix together frosting ingredients and spread over warm rolls.