Cinnamon Rolls

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients:

Cinnamon Roll Dough

• 1 cup milk warm (105 degrees F)
• 1 TBS granulated sugar divided
• 1 TBS Active dry yeast
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 6 TBS butter melted
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 4 to 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Cinnamon Sugar Filling

• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 2 ½ TBS ground cinnamon
• 6 TBS butter softened

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz package cream cheese,softened
• ¼ cup butter softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• ⅛ tsp salt

Instructions:

Cinnamon Roll Dough

• Warm milk in the microwave milk for 45-60 seconds (about 105 degrees F) Place milk into the bowl of your standing mixer,
• Add 1 TBS sugar and 1 TBS yeast to the warm milk
• Stir and let it sit (proof) for five minutes or until it becomes foamy
• Add the ½ cup sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla to the mixture in the bowl of your standing mixer
• Use a dough hook to stir until combined
• Add 4 cups flour, salt and cinnamon and stir the dough hook, starting on low and increasing to high
• Knead dough in the standing mixer until a large ball is formed.
• The dough should be smooth and only slightly tacky to the touch. If the dough seems too sticky and is not forming a ball, add more flour 1 TBS at a time until a smooth ball is formed.
• Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead with your hands until it is smooth and elastic (about 3-5 minutes)
• Form it into a ball.
• Grease a large bowl and place the dough inside
• Cover the bowl with a warm, damp towel and put the bowl in a warm place to rise. Let the dough rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size

For the filling

• In a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until mixture is homogenous (uniform throughout)
• Combine the cinnamon and sugar
• Melt the butter and brush it on the rolled dough
• Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on the butter-brushed dough
• Assemble Cinnamon Rolls Sprinkle a large work surface with flour
• Press the gas out of the dough and form it into a rectangle
• Roll the dough into a 24x12” rectangle, about ¼ inch thick
• Spread the filling all over the dough using greased hands or a greased spatula.
• Roll up dough cut into 12 equal sized rolls
• Line a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with parchment paper and lightly grease
• Place rolls in 4 rows of three, evenly spaced
• Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• Bake Cinnamon Rolls
• Once rolls are doubled in size, bake them until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• Beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Keep it at room temperature
• Remove cinnamon rolls from the oven, spread the cream cheese frosting on them while they are still warm.
• Cool & Serve! Let cool and serve warm.