One of my main activities throughout my time at home has been baking. I love to bake, and it has been so fun to recreate some of my favorite treats at home. Easter morning, I made my favorite homemade cinnamon roll recipe and thought I would share it with all of you.
Ingredients-
Dough
1 cup warm (not hot) milk
1 tablespoon instant yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter, soft
2 small eggs
3 cups flour
Filling
¼ cup butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar or 1 cup of white sugar and a tbsp of molasses, this makes the filling sticker and gives it more flavor.
2 tablespoons cinnamon
Frosting
4 to 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter
1½ cups powder sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
Recipe
Using a dough hook in a stand mixer, combine the warm milk, yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and egg on low, slowly add in flour, once flour is fully mixed turn mixer on medium
Add more flour if necessary. The dough should be soft and sticky but pull away from the side of bowl.
Transfer dough to a large lightly greased mixing bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
Roll dough out to a 12x18 inch rectangle.
Brush the dough with the ¼ cup melted butter from the filling.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.
Sprinkle mixture over buttered dough.
Roll up tightly lengthwise to make one long roll. At this point you can refrigerate the dough over night or you can bake right away.
Cut in to slices
Place slices into greased pan.
Cover and let rise for about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Bake rolls for 20-25 minutes or till brown. Less time is better, it is very easy to over bake, which takes away the soft texture.
After pulling rolls out of the oven, beat together glaze ingredients. Add additional milk for desired consistency.
Frost the rolls while still warm and serve.
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