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| Cinnamon Rolls, Cinnabon Style! |
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) (I actually measured the temp and it definitely makes a difference because you dissolve the yeast in it)
2 eggs, room temperature
1/3 cup margarine, melted ( use butter )
4 1/2 cups bread flour or regular flour (bread flour makes for a lighter cinnamon roll)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar
1 pkg yeast (1/4 ounce)
FILLING:
2 eggs, room temperature
1/3 cup margarine, melted ( use butter )
4 1/2 cups bread flour or regular flour (bread flour makes for a lighter cinnamon roll)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar
1 pkg yeast (1/4 ounce)
FILLING:
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, softened
ICING:
3 oz cream cheese, softened (Use real cream cheese, I tried it with fat free the first time and it definitely did not taste the same)
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dissolve yeast in warm milk in a large bowl. Add sugar, butter, salt, eggs, and flour. Mix well. Knead dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour. Put in a bowl and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size. *I used my Kitchen-aid mixer with the dough hook attached to knead the dough and the dough still turned out very light :)
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Spray surface with cooking spray or sprinkle flour on it. Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls (or more smaller rolls). Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch glass baking dish (make sure you use a glass dish so the rolls do not overcook at the bottom and remain moist). *I greased the dish with some butter to give them a lighter flavor, and sprinkled the bottom of the pan with a little bit of left over brownsugar and cinnamon mixture. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30-60 minutes. *At this point you can put them in the refrigerator for the next morning if you are doing them the night before.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes. *It actually took my rolls longer to bake, about 25 mins, I would check by inserting a toothpick between the rolls (in the doughiest part), if it comes out clean then they are done.
2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, softened
ICING:
3 oz cream cheese, softened (Use real cream cheese, I tried it with fat free the first time and it definitely did not taste the same)
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dissolve yeast in warm milk in a large bowl. Add sugar, butter, salt, eggs, and flour. Mix well. Knead dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour. Put in a bowl and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size. *I used my Kitchen-aid mixer with the dough hook attached to knead the dough and the dough still turned out very light :)
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Spray surface with cooking spray or sprinkle flour on it. Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls (or more smaller rolls). Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch glass baking dish (make sure you use a glass dish so the rolls do not overcook at the bottom and remain moist). *I greased the dish with some butter to give them a lighter flavor, and sprinkled the bottom of the pan with a little bit of left over brownsugar and cinnamon mixture. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30-60 minutes. *At this point you can put them in the refrigerator for the next morning if you are doing them the night before.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes. *It actually took my rolls longer to bake, about 25 mins, I would check by inserting a toothpick between the rolls (in the doughiest part), if it comes out clean then they are done.
While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Spread frosting on while they are still warm so that the frosting melts into the roll. *You can also use store bought cream cheese frosting if you want to save some time.
PICTURES:
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| Time to make the dough! |
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| That kinda looks like a rectangle right? |
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| That's the dough after it grew for an hour, they were actually really small then they expanded!! Those are the finished rolls, I had to eat one! *note: I slightly over cooked mine, but they still tasted amazing :) I don't like my cinnamon roll too doughy, hehe |
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| My favorite part, FROSTING! |
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| Finally, time to eat!! |
I want to try this SO bad!
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