Article: KITCHEN DETECTIVE: ; Try easy holiday cinnamon rolls; Delicious, quick recipe delights kids on Christmas Day

FANCY breakfast breads are part of our family s holiday tradition, especially Christmas morning when waiting for eggs and bacon is a hopeless undertaking for any normal 6-year-old.

Yeasted breads, however, take too much advance planning, so I set out to make quick cinnamon rolls using baking powder or soda, the sort of recipe that could be slapped together in just minutes and popped into a hot oven just in time to satisfy an itchy first grader.

The basic recipe is a biscuit and there are two different types: a biscuit made with cold shortening such as butter and one made with cream. The latter is easier and somewhat lighter so I started there. I tested both milk and buttermilk in place of ...

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