Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

2¼ teaspoon active dry yeast (or instant yeast)

1 cup milk (lukewarm)

½ cup granulated sugar

⅓ cup butter (unsalted, softened, or margarine)

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup brown sugar (packed)

3 tablespoons cinnamon (ground)

⅓ cup butter (unsalted, softened, or margarine)

6 tablespoons butter (unsalted, softened, or margarine)

1½ cups powdered sugar (also known as icing sugar, or confectioner's sugar)

8 ounces cream cheese (1 block) at room temperature)

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

⅛ teaspoon salt

Directions

Activate the yeast.

For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk with a teaspoon of sugar (you can take a teaspoon out of the ½ cup of sugar) in a large bowl. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. If the yeast is good, it will start to froth up.

Make the dough.

To the bowl of your mixer add the sugar, butter or margarine, salt, eggs, and flour. Next, pour in the yeast mixture and mix well until well incorporated and the dough comes clean from the side of the bowl.

First Rise

Place the dough into an oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Prep the baking dish and make sugar mixture.

Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

Roll out the dough

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it is approximately 16 inches long by 12 inches wide. It should be approximately ¼ inch in thickness. Spread the ⅓ cup of butter evenly over the dough, then sprinkle with the sugar evenly over the surface of the dough. Working carefully, from the long edge, roll the dough down to the bottom of the other edge tightly. It should look like a long log when you are done rolling.

Cut the rolls.

Cut the roll into 1½ inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan. You can also use floss to cut into slices, as seen in the video.

Second rise.

Place the cut rolls in the prepared pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rise for another 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.

Preheat the oven.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Bake the rolls.

Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cooking time can vary greatly!

Make the icing.

While the rolls are baking make the icing by mixing all the icing ingredients and beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy and smooth.

Ice the rolls.

When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 roll
• Calories: 546 kcal
• Total Fat: 24 g
• Saturated Fat: 14 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 90 mg
• Sodium: 306 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 77 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 43 g
• Protein: 8 g