Like every family during the holidays, my family has certain traditions that make the holidays feel complete! One of these traditions is baking cinnamon rolls while watching holiday movies. As a result, I have practiced and developed my cinnamon roll making skills over several years. Today, I want to share this recipe with you so you can make it for your loved ones. The recipe that I use was developed by Tasty and can be watched by clicking this link. Otherwise, continue reading!
Ingredients
Dough:
2 cups warm whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
5 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp kosher salt
Filling:
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup softened unsalted butter
2 tbsp cinnamon powder
Frosting:
4 oz cream cheese
2 tbsp melted unsalted butter
4 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
Preparation
- Mix together the warm milk, granulated sugar, melted butter in a large bowl. (Important: make sure that the milk is warm, close to body temperature. Otherwise, you will kill the yeast). Give this a mix before adding in the yeast. Let the yeast activate for 10 minutes.
- Add in 4 cups of the flour and incorporate it using a spatula until a wet, sticky dough has been formed. There might be some lumps in this batter, however, that is not a problem. Cover the bowl with a wet kitchen towel and proof this dough for 1 hour until is has almost doubled in size.
- To make the filling, mix the softened butter, cinnamon and brown sugar into a bowl until well combined.
- Butter 2 9-inch pans or any other pans that will be used to bake the cinnamon rolls.
- Once proofed, remove the covering from the dough and add the remaining cup of flour, baking powder and salt. Dust your hands and a clean surface with some flour and begin kneading the dough. Knead for approximately 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and bounces back when poked.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a large rectangle, about 1 cm thick. Note: make sure the edges and corners are sharp to aid in the rolling process.
- Using a spatula, spread the filling onto the dough in an even layer.
- Starting from the shorter side of the rectangle, roll the dough. Making sure to close the seam by pinching it. Place the roll so the seam faces down.
- Using some dental floss, begin cutting 8 cm thick rolls. After all rolls have been cut, place in the buttered pans and cover. Leave in a warm place for 35-45 minutes until doubled in size.
- Place in a 350˚F (180˚C) oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
- While the cinnamon rolls are baking, make the frosting. Using a whisk, mix together cream cheese, vanilla extract, milk and melted butter until combined. Slowly begin adding in the powdered sugar until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Once the rolls are golden-brown, take them out of the oven and let them cool for 10 minutes.
- While warm, drizzle the frosting over all of the rolls, making sure to coat all surfaces.
- Enjoy!
That’s it! I have been using this recipe for years now and every year, I always get some amazing cinnamon rolls! I hope that you try this recipe out and love it as much as my family and I do!
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