- Everyone might be feeling a little stressed today.
- Oh, why? - I don't know.
- JK, JK, there's a lot going on.
- Well, I think Ross and I have a solution.
And if you're wondering
what's on my head, it's my shower cap.
Recent studies have shown that baking
can actually help relieve stress.
- Totally.
- That's actually right.
Yes, look at all of these,
Martha Stewart, Los Angeles Times.
And you know what?
I found an article through our news division today,
and it's USA Today, and it says how to stay calm
and distract yourself on election day.
It talks about stress baking,
but there's actually really great links
to movies and TV shows and reading, like very,
you know, we recommended the Huff Post list yesterday,
15 things you can do in voting lines.
I really like this article for things
you can do to distract yourself today.
- 'Cause today we gotta find something
to do to keep our minds busy.
And I'll tell you, cooking has always been one
of those things for me, and baking.
Now, researchers say it can reduce stress.
So are you ready to get in here, Drew, and make something?
Here is our dough.
Really, do this at home if you're feeling a little anxious,
take it out on this- - Take off my rings.
- Right? - Yes,
take it out on this ball of pre-mixed (grunts).
I just- - Okay!
- I just smack that! - Can I do that?
- Get a rolling pin.
(audience laughs)
- Okay, if you liked this, Drew,
we're going to roll out our dough like this, okay, but.
- Oh, there's something I'm supposed to be actually doing?
- But I see that you have a little pent-up anxiety, right?
- I do, da, da, da, da, okay here I go.
- Are you gonna spin it and make a pizza?
- I wanted to, like.
- Do it one more time.
Do it and see if I can catch it.
- Okay, ready?
- Yeah, spin it to me. - Hey.
(both laugh)
- Okay, I want you to do this. - This is fun.
- You're gonna love this.
Look, we have pecans and chocolate here, right?
- Uh-huh.
- And we have a mallet here.
(Drew laughs)
So put those down and then just
knock the heck out of 'em, ready?
- Where are my pecans?
- Yours are right here, here you go.
- All right. - These out of here.
- Outta there.
- Here, I'll start, ready?
One, two, three.
(mallets hit tables)
Yes!
I don't wanna hear about the election anymore!
(audience laughs)
- Just works and kids and life and failure
and success and parents and family and all of that.
- It's hard enough!
- Was it good for you?
(both laugh)
All right.
So then what we're gonna do, Drew is you-
- I missed one.
- Get it.
We're just gonna put a little butter.
I mean, it doesn't really matter, they're cinnamon rolls,
but really it's about hitting 'em.
- [Drew] I like brushing it with butter.
- Yeah, so you put a little butter here.
- I would just, you know, why not?
- Oil up?
Then we'll do a little cinnamon and sugar on, okay.
- Sometimes I literally think of like my boss turning
on the show and being like, what is going on?
(Ross and audience laughs)
- I know, but see everyone wishes they were here,
I'm telling you, right?
It's the best.
(Drew laughs)
- Sorry.
- [Ross] You're kinda freaking me out.
- I know, I can't help it.
- So we just roll it up, all right?
Roll it up. - Oh, we roll it?
- Yeah this really easy. - Hold on.
Now I'm gonna channel
my inner Meryl Streep from "It's complicated".
- [Ross] Please do, I've been waiting for this.
- By the way, that's a great movie to watch today.
- The perfect movie to watch.
- Any Nancy Meyers movie.
- Sign me up, watch "Baby Boom".
- Oh, I love "Baby Boom"!
- "Country baby homemade in Cleveland?
"I don't think so."
That's my favorite line.
Anyway, Drew, roll it up. - Okay.
- And you're just gonna cut them, and you guys-
- Kind of like gnocchi.
- Like what? - Gnocchi?
- Gnocchi? - Gnocchi.
- Gnocchi, yeah. - Sorry.
- The little fluffy noodles. - Gnocchi.
- So it's not G-nocchi?
- No, but it spelled that way.
- Okay, sorry.
- So do you know this is pizza dough?
So this isn't anything fancy.
You can totally just get this and make it at home.
- Every like Italian person probably is watching
just turned the channel, I'm so sorry.
- Oh, stop it.
But you know what?
I'm fine with baking, don't you think when you can-
- Can you live in my head and just say,
oh, stop it to me all the time?
- Yeah, I don't know if I can afford it, but I'll try.
- Otherwise it's like, (groans).
- Oh, see, this is so good for you.
- I know!
- Don't you find it meditative to do this whole process?
- I am really loving this.
Nancy Meyers, baking, like distraction articles,
things to get into. - Oh, I forgot a step.
We're supposed to put our stuff,
the nuts and chocolates in there.
- I gotta tell you something,
as much as I wanna crush nuts,
I don't want them in my cinnamon rolls.
- Oh, I love that you're in charge
'cause we can do that.
- I love when people like,
it's like when people put nuts in stuffing,
I'm like, what are you doing?
- I think it's just nuts to do that.
- It is!
And don't put raisins!
And just give me mirepoix, celery, carrots, onion,
maybe a little crumbled sausage, I could handle.
- Of course. - But like,
don't mess with the classics.
Cinnamon rolls, I feel like,
are all about the cream and the dough.
- Yeah, well I don't mind a little chocolate in here.
But this is the final result, you guys.
And the best part about this is once you go
into the good place, when you're baking, you can stress eat.
- Oh that's good. - Is that good?
Do you mind the nuts now?
- No I don't, they're actually pretty good.
- I have to say, you look like you're handling
this a lot better now. (laughs)
- You know what?
- What?
- It's really good.
- Well, look, this is the beauty shot, ladies and gentlemen.
This is what the end result will look like
if you have somebody else make it, not either one of us.
(audience claps)
(mallet hits table)
- Here's more, you want more?
Throw it at me.
(Drew laughs)
You know I love you.
Go out and vote, everybody.
Drew, can I do it to you?
Oh.
- [Audience Member] No!
- Why? - Oh, just do it.
Do it!
(audience cheers)
- Oh, we can't.
- We can high-five from afar.
- Here!
- Oh, let's hit rolling pins.
- Oh god.
- This is fun too.
- Yeah, I hope you all have a friend
that you can do this with at home, you guys.
Just get through today, we're gonna be okay, everybody.
- Go to our website for this recipe.
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