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Just hit 50 attempts at my grandma's cinnamon roll recipe and I'm shocked
I've been trying to get her famous cinnamon rolls right for over a year now. The recipe card is stained and faded, and I've messed up the dough, the filling, and the frosting more times than I can count. Last night, my batch number 50 finally came out perfect, with that exact soft, pillowy texture she always got. I honestly thought I'd never get there after so many dense or dry results. Has anyone else had a recipe take way more tries than you ever expected?
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sethm588d ago
It's funny how the simplest things often take the most practice to get right. You see it with recipes, fixing things around the house, even learning a new skill. The gap between knowing the steps and actually doing it well is always wider than it looks.
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My aunt's biscuit recipe took me about thirty tries to get right. Honestly, it feels amazing when it finally clicks after all that work. Congrats on sticking with it.
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