Peaches and Cream

This recipe was inspired by a couple of different sources.  The first inspiration is my 7th grade English teacher.  It has been a long time since I was in 7th grade English yet every time I see a peach I can hear her say "I like peaches because they are sweet.  Because they are sweet I like peaches."  Recently there was a big discussion about this on my high school's Facebook page and that combined with the plethora of peaches in my house means this statement is going through my head nonstop.
My second source of inspiration has been numerous blogs where this recipe has been popping up.  I don't remember where I first saw the recipe, I think it was on Jolts and Jollies, but I have seen it in numerous other places and when I did a Google search for it I got tons of hits.

This is a very easy recipe.  My 2 year old and I made this while the other two were at camp.   It gave her the satisfaction of creating something special to show them when they came home, but kept my sanity by not being too messy.

If you haven't already seen the recipe here it is:

Ice Cream Bread
1 pint (2 cups) Ice Cream - slightly melted
1 1/2 c. Self-rising Flour
Mix-ins as desired (optional)

Preheat oven to 350f.  Grease and flour 8x4 loaf pan.  In bowl combine ice cream, flour and mix-ins,  stir until combined.  Pour into pan, bake 40-45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

Yes, that's the recipe. So easy and so yummy.  I had vanilla ice cream and of course some peaches, so Edy and I made peaches and cream bread, but any type of ice cream will work.  I have seen butter pecan and pistachio, both sound wonderful, but my mind is racing with all the possibilities

Cinnamon Rolls

I am always attracted to cinnamon roll recipes, I'm always attracted to cinnamon rolls (my mid section can prove that).  Two years ago I did cinnamon rolls as Christmas gifts, they were fun gifts, but a lot of work, making batch after batch.  Shortly after I had spent weeks and weeks making cinnamon rolls I came across The Pioneer Woman's recipe.  It sounded amazing, but then again she makes everything sound amazing.  I filed the recipe away, but never got around to making them, now I'm wondering why I waited so long.  For the past two years when I wanted cinnamon rolls I stuck to my usual small batch recipe.  Oh what a fool I was.  Spending just a few hours making enough dough for about 5 dozen rolls is definitely the smarter option. Now when I want cinnamon rolls I pull frozen dough out of the freezer the night before and awake the having freshly proofed cinnamon rolls waiting to go in the oven, it's the way life should be.
This past Christmas, I need a few more gifts and was tired of making fudge and cookies, so I turned to the cinnamon rolls.  I was a little hesitant because wasn't sure if I would have enough room to work with such a large batch of dough and I was also a  little skeptical that these would be as easy as Ree said, but she was right, they went together quickly and easily.  Once the dough is made the rolls are made working in small batches, which is really nice because you can do a variety of flavors.  On my first run through with this dough I did just cinnamon rolls.  On my second batch, yes I have already made it twice - making up for lost time - I mixed it up.  I did some cinnamon and keeping the maple theme going I also made some maple walnut using more of my maple sugar stash .  I am now a convert and these will probably be in my freezer at all times, so if you ever need a cinnamon roll, come on over, they are delicious!