Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Seriously amazing. Tastes just like Cinnabon. You can use the following dough recipe as listed below or just throw the ingredients into the bread machine on the dough cycle. I've done it both ways and they are equally as good!

Dough:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 pkgs active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1.5 cups warm water
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 3 more cups of flour
In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Stir well, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add warm water to flour mixture. Beat with electric mixer  on medium for 2 minutes. Add eggs and 1 more cups of flour, beat until thick. Stir in remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough comes together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Cover dough with a damp towel and let rest for about 20 minutes.
Roll dough out into a rectangular shape, about the size to fit in a jellyroll pan.

Filling:
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2.5 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
Mix together ingredients and spread evenly over top of bread. Roll up dough and cut into circles. Spread out evenly in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes. Bake rolls for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Icing:
  • 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1.5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp salt
Beat together all ingredients and spread over top of cinnamon rolls.

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