We eat too many sweets . . .

but it's Christmas and we can do better later. I remember last year I made some awesome cinnamon rolls for breakfast while all the company was here. Those things were big as cat heads and they were delicious! Best I remember, there was a whole stick of butter in the dough and then I melted a whole stick and brushed the dough before I added the cinnamon, brown sugar and raisins. None of that this year. Butter is banned from the Clark household now. I need a reasonable facsimile of that old favorite comfort food.

Here it is. I used my white bread recipe and added just a little more sugar (1/4 cup). I made the dough in the bread machine and then turned it out on parchment paper with just a little more flour to work on it. I brushed the dough with some blue agave, sprinkled some brown Splenda and cinnamon and added some raisins. Then I rolled it up and sliced it into about 1 inch slices. I made dough for a 1 pound loaf and got 12 rolls. They are much smaller than cat heads - but they are absolutely fat-free! Now I'm not saying that there is alot of nutritional value there - the raisins are a good source of iron and potassium - but for comfort food during the holidays, they are awesome! When company comes, I'll be ready - with a double batch!