Great cinnamon rolls can’t be rushed

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Sure, you can buy cinnamon rolls, sometimes even very good ones, at your local bakery, in the neon fun house of the mall, in the bread aisle of grocery stores.

But the homemade version is an exponential improvement, the spirals of pastry and spice, latticed with icing, unrolling more than just breakfast. With an easy recipe, you can create the comfort zone of a happy morning, a family breakfast table, a special holiday brunch. Read more here -- recipes included.

Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times