The Best Cinnamon Rolls Ever
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The Best Cinnamon Rolls Ever
Description
This recipe starts with preparing a warm milk and sugar mixture to activate the yeast, which becomes frothy after resting. The dough, made from bread flour, salt, melted butter, eggs, and the yeast mix, is kneaded to develop gluten and create elasticity. It rests and rises in a warm place to expand.
The sweet cinnamon filling, made by mixing brown sugar with cinnamon and spreading softened butter, is rolled onto the flattened dough. The dough is then rolled into a log, sliced into individual rolls, which are baked to develop a soft but structured crumb.
The frosting combines softened cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and milk to create a smooth and sweet topping that complements the spiced rolls with a creamy finish.
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup milk 110 degrees F/45 degrees C, warm
- 2 egg room temperature, large
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 4 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sugar granulated white
- 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Filling
- 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/3 cup butter softened
Frosting
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
Make the dough
- Combine milk and sugar in a bowl, and put in microwave until the temp is reached (it’s supposed to be lukewarm - 114 degrees).
- Sprinkle yeast over the surface, and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy.
- (Tiny bubbles should begin to appear on the surface or around the edge of the container and it should start to smell yeasty).
- Add the yeast mixture to the bowl of your stand mixer with the dough hook attached.
- Add the flour, salt, eggs and butter and knead the dough for 8-10 minutes. It should form a ball and be relatively smooth.
First Rise
- Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with a kitchen towel.
- Let sit in a warm place, until doubled in size (about an hour).
- Punch down, and turn out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes while you make the filling
- Make the filling
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
Assemble
- Roll dough into a 16×21-inch rectangle.
- Spread dough with butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. I use (plain, unflavored) dental floss to do this.
- Place a piece of dental floss under the rolled dough, 1 inch from the end. Bring the floss up around the dough and cross it over the top, cutting through the dough and filling. Repeat at 1-inch intervals.
- Place rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan.
Second Rise
- Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. While the rolls are rising, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Bake
- Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Frost
- While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and milk.
- Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 499 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 499kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 79g | 26% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 402mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
| Vitamin A | 550IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 82mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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