Herbie'S Homemade Cinnamon Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 compressed yeast cakes
2 cups warm water
1 1/2 cups warm milk
3 tablespoons sugar
3 1/4 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons shortening
10 cups flour
melted butter, to brush on dough
cinnamon-sugar mixture
confectioners icing
6 cups confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup butter, melted
6 tablespoons milk
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preparation

Mix together yeast, water, milk, sugar, salt, shortening and flour. Knead about 10 times; set in warm area and let rise 1 hour.
Divide dough in half. Roll each half out on a floured board into 10 by 12 inch rectangle.
Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar to taste.
Roll up dough along long edge; cut roll into 1 to 2 inch slices. Lay slices flat, with cut side up, on a cookie sheet. Put in a warm place. Let rise 2 hours or more. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown and baked through. Let cool, then top with Confectioner's Icing.
Directions for Confectioner's Icing:
Sift confectioner's sugar. Add other ingredients and mix with mixer until even consistency is reached. Drizzle over cooled Cinnamon Rolls.