Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

• •1 cup warm milk
• •2½ tsp yeast
• •½ cup granulated sugar
• •2 large eggs
• •¼ cup butter
• •½ cup butter
• •⅓ cup butter
• •1 tsp vanilla extract
• •1 tsp salt
• •4 cups flour
• •¾ cup brown sugar
• •2 Tbsp cinnamon
• •6 oz cream cheese
• •1½ cups powdered sugar

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Method

From maplewoodroad.com — read the original

1. 1Making the Dough
2. 2Place warm milk in a mixing bowl, add yeast, and give it a stir.
3. 3Let it sit for a minute or two while you’re gathering your other ingredients.
4. 4Next, add sugar, eggs, butter, salt, and vanilla, and mix well. Lastly, using a dough hook, add flour and mix until it forms a firm yet tacky dough that pulls away from the edges. Resist adding more flour…the dough should be slightly tacky.
5. 5Remove dough from the mixer and knead by hand, on a lightly floured surface, for 5 minutes (yes, even if you used a stand mixer).
6. 6First Rising
7. 7Grease a large bowl with butter or cooking spray.
8. 8Place the dough in this bowl, cover with a warm towel, and let sit in a warm spot for 1 to 1-½ hours or until it doubles in size.
9. 9Cinnamon
10. 10Roll Filling
11. 11In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, and softened butter until it resembles a paste.
12. 12Rolling out the dough, adding filling, and cutting into shape
13. 13For this step, I used silicone baking mats, but you can also roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. With a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough into a rectangle, measuring approximately 22” x 14”.
14. 14Drop some of the cinnamon roll filling here and there over the rolled out dough. Then, using a rubber spatula, gently spread the filling all over the dough, keeping away from the edges by about a quarter inch.
15. 15Starting at a short end (one of the 14” ends), gently but tightly roll the dough into one long roll.
16. 16Using a sharp knife (I found that a serrated knife worked best), cut the roll into 12 evenly sliced pieces.
17. 17Second Rising
18. 18Preheat oven to 350℉.
19. 19Place the cut cinnamon rolls into a parchment-lined baking dish, three rows of four. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and let the rolls rise for another 30 minutes, or until they’ve nearly doubled in size.
20. 20Baking Cinnamon
21. 21Remove the plastic wrap and place baking pan in the oven on the middle rack.
22. 22Bake for 20 – 30 minutes. My cinnamon rolls took 30 minutes to bake, but you should start checking on them after 20 minutes. All ovens are different.
23. 23The cinnamon rolls will be done when the tops have just lightly browned and the dough sounds hollow when you lightly tap on it with a spoon.
24. 24The rolls will rise even more while they’re baking and will most likely touch each other. This is fine and good…they’ll stay soft in the middle.
25. 25Icing for Cinnamon
26. 26While the rolls are baking, make the icing. Using either a stand mixer or handheld mixer, blend together cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
27. 27When the cinnamon rolls are done baking, let them cool about 5 minutes and add icing to the tops, so it will slightly melt and ooze between the swirls. If you prefer the icing thicker on top, wait until they’ve fully cooled.