Cinnamon rolls. After testing many recipes for cinnamon rolls I found that just about any home-made roll can be good if you have the right icing. In too many recipes the cream cheese flavor overpowers the icing. Use this recipe for decadent cream cheese icing on your favorite cinnamon roll and you won't be disappointed!
You can cook Cinnamon rolls using 7 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Cinnamon rolls
- Prepare 1 packet of active dry yeast.
- You need 1 cup of milk.
- It’s 1 stick of butter, divided (3T+3T+2T).
- Prepare 3 cups of AP flour.
- You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
- It’s 1 Tbsp of cinnamon.
- It’s 1/4 cup of + 1 Tbsp sugar.
Not only does this break up the work, but I think the flavor from a slow-risen dough tastes better. ***This is the original Cinnamon Roll recipe! All other sweet roll recipe variations that I do come from this. Let's start by making the dough. This cinnamon roll recipe makes the absolute best, gooiest cinnamon rolls for the follwoing reasons: The rolls touch each other while baking.
Cinnamon rolls step by step
Measure 1 cup milk. Add 3Tbsp butter. Microwave in 30 second increments until butter is just melted..
Add 1 Tbsp sugar to milk mixture..
Pour milk mixture into large bowl and sprinkle on yeast. Let activate for 10 minutes..
Add in flour a 1/2 cup at a time. (May not use all flour). The dough will be sticky..
Coat bowl with oil and add dough. Cover with plastic wrap and set in warm place to rise until doubled in size - about an hour..
Roll dough out onto lightly floured surface in a rectangle..
Brush 3Tbsp melted butter on dough. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle over melted butter..
Roll and slice into 1 1/2"- 2" slices..
Place in buttered 8 x 8 pan. Brush rolls with 2 Tbsp melted butter and cover with plastic wrap.
Preheat oven to 350°. (Don't preheat before now. This gives the rolls time to rise again).
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes..
Frost or glaze if desired..
After the cinnamon rolls rise they will be touching each other on all sides (except for the part pointing to the outside of the pan). These cinnamon rolls can easily be made ahead. For best results, choose one of the following two methods. OVERNIGHT INSTRUCTIONS: After you've rolled and cut your cinnamon rolls and placed them into your lightly greased baking pan, cover with plastic wrap and place in your refrigerator. The next day, remove them from the fridge and allow them to come to room.
