Home vs. Pillsbury ~ Let's roll

Sunday's baking was homemade sticky cinnamon rolls.  The review from my foodie snob of a former chief . . . "not bad for a first attempt."

Some things I did not get by baking at home are: "Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oils, Corn Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Mono and Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Polysorbate 60, Artificial Flavor, Yellow 5, Red 40."

But boy oh boy, I did get some belly bombs! Next attempt I will probably reduce the sugar and butter in the different components.  The topping did not melt and get all sticky because of a pan left on the bottom shelf.  One suggestion from my foodie hubby is to chop the nuts smaller or consider using a nut paste.  I think using a nut paste would reduce the need for some of those tablespoons of butter in the filling!

At first glance the cost comparison is very close, then I compared cost and calorie per ounce, a truer comparison which shows almost 1/2 the cost but 1/3rd more calories than the story bought.  Perhaps next time I'll only bake 16 oz of dough or make mini rolls . . . oh how ideas beget more ideas!

Ingredient	Cost	Calories
Sweet Egg Bread [but only used 2/3rds of the dough]
1.75 Cups Water	$0.00	0
2 tsp Yeast	$0.28	0
2 tsp Salt	$0.01	0
2 eggs	$0.26	94
1/4 cup Honey	$0.43	161
1/4 cup Butter	$0.32	268
3.5 cups Flour	$0.38	938
Topping
6 TBS Butter	$0.72	600
1/2 tsp salt	$0.00	0
1/2 cup Sugar	$0.16	360
Filling
4 TBS Butter	$0.48	400
1/4 cup Sugar	$0.08	180
1 tsp Cinnamon	?	0
1/4 tsp Nutmeg	?	0
1/2 cup Foraged Hickory Nut	$0.00	380
Totals	$3.11	3381
per Home Roll	$0.35	376
per ounce	$0.14	150
per Pillsbury Roll	$0.39	150
per ounce	$0.26	100