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The Most Delicious Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls that are so soft and delicious that's perfect for breakfast or enjoy as a dessert!
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bread, breakfast, cinnamon rolls, dessert, holiday dessert, Sweets
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Dough Rising Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Author Cook Style Eat

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Baking Dish
  • Mixing Bowls

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 3½ cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
  • 2 Eggs (Room Temperature)
  • ½ stick Butter (Soften)
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • 2 tbsp. Fast Rising Yeast

Filling

  • 1½ cups Brown Sugar
  • 3 tbsp. Ground Cinnamon
  • 1½ sticks Butter

Icing

  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese
  • 1½ cups Confection Sugar
  • 3 tbsp. Half n Half (only as needed if Icing is too thick)
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Proofing the Yeast

  • In a large Bowl, add in the Warm Milk, Sugar, Melted Butter and Yeast. Give a quick whisk and allow to sit for about 5 to 10 minutes until the Yeast looks like foam. Then add in your beaten eggs to the milk mixture.

For the Dough

  • Combine the Flour, Salt and Baking Powder together and then add half of the flour mix to the milk mixture. stirring both the wet and dry ingredients together. Add in the remaining flour and mix until the dough is nice and soft but a bit sticky.
  • Lightly sprinkle some flour onto your work surface and turn your dough onto the floured surface. Knead the dough until the dough is soft and springy not sticky.
  • Grease a bowl with vegetable oil and place the dough into the greased bowl, Moving the dough around in the greased bowl to allow the oil to coat the dough. Then cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap. Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour in the microwave or warm area of your home.
    (This is the perfect time to mix up the Filling and make your Icing)
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, press the center of the dough with you hand to release the air from the dough. Sprinkle more flour onto your work surface and turn the dough onto the floured surface.
  • Dust the rolling pin with flour and roll the dough until you have a nice rectangle shape. Then spread the soften butter on top of the dough and then sprinkle on the Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture nice and even.
  • Pulling the dough gently as you're rolling, making sure that the dough roll is nice and tight. Once the dough is rolled, cut and place on sprayed or buttered baking dish. Allow the cinnamon rolls to sit for 30 minutes covered with a towel or plastic wrap for the second rise. Preheat Oven 350° and Bake for 20 minutes.

Icing

  • In a medium size bowl, mix together the Cream Cheese, Butter, Vanilla Extract and Powdered Sugar until well combined. (Add in half n half as needed if the icing is too thick).

Notes

Note: (When adding the Sugar Mixture avoid adding this mixture on the edges of the dough)