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Cinnamon Rolls {Better Than Cinnabon!}
Cinnamon Rolls {Better Than Cinnabon!}
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon Rolls {Better Than Cinnabon!}
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- ROLL DOUGH
- 1/4 CUP (60ML) WARM WATER, 110 – 120 DEGREES
- 1 TBSP ACTIVE DRY YEAST
- 3/4 CUP (180ML) BUTTERMILK, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE*
- 2 LARGE EGGS, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE**
- 1/2 CUP (100G) + 1/2 TSP GRANULATED SUGAR, DIVIDED
- 1 TSP SALT
- 1/2 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT
- 6 TBSP (85G) UNSALTED BUTTER, DICED INTO 1 TBSP PIECES AND MELTED
- 3 1/2 – 4 CUPS (17.5 OZ – 20 OZ) BREAD FLOUR (I RECOMMEND KING ARTHUR)
- CINNAMON FILLING
- 6 TBSP (85G) UNSALTED BUTTER, WELL SOFTENED
- 1 CUP (210G) PACKED LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
- 2 TBSP (13G) SAIGON CINNAMON
- CREAM CHEESE ICING
- 1/4 CUP (56G) UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED
- 3 OZ. CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED
- 1/2 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT
- 1 1/2 CUPS (190G) POWDERED SUGAR
Instructions
- POUR WATER IN A THE BOWL OF AN ELECTRIC STAND MIXER, POUR IN YEAST AND 1/2 TSP SUGAR AND WHISK WELL. LET REST 5 – 10 MINUTES TO PROOF (IF IT DOESN’T PUFF UP YOUR WATER WAS EITHER TOO HOT OR THE YEAST IS BAD AND THE ROLLS WON’T RISE).
- ADD IN BUTTERMILK, EGGS, 1/2 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR, SALT, VANILLA AND 6 TBSP MELTED BUTTER. FIT MIXER WITH WHISK ATTACHMENT AND BLEND MIXTURE UNTIL COMBINED.
- POUR IN 2 1/2 CUPS OF THE FLOUR AND MIX UNTIL WELL COMBINED. SWITCH TO A HOOK ATTACHMENT THEN ADD ANOTHER 1 CUP FLOUR. KNEAD MIXTURE UNTIL COMBINED.
- CONTINUE TO KNEAD ON MODERATELY LOW SPEED ABOUT 5 – 6 MINUTES WHILE ADDING A LITTLE MORE FLOUR AS NEEDED TO REACH A SOFT AND MOIST DOUGH (DOUGH SHOULDN’T STICK TO THE SIDES OF THE BOWL BUT DOES STICK TO THE BOTTOM. I ENDED WITH 3 3/4 CUPS OR 18.75 OZ, BUT I AM IN A FAIRLY DRY CLIMATE SO IN A HUMID CLIMATE YOU MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE. ALSO NOTE I USE THE SCOOP AND LEVEL METHOD WHEN MEASURING IN CUPS).
- TRANSFER DOUGH TO AN OILED BOWL, COVER WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND LET RISE IN A WARM PLACE UNTIL DOUBLED IN VOLUME, ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS.
- BUTTER A RIMMED 15 BY 10-INCH JELLY ROLL PAN (NOT A STANDARD SIZE COOKIE SHEET!) THEN LINE WITH PARCHMENT PAPER***. BUTTER PARCHMENT PAPER AND SET ASIDE.
- PUNCH DOUGH DOWN. DUST A WORKING SURFACE LIGHTLY WITH FLOUR AND TURN DOUGH OUT ONTO SURFACE. SPRINKLE TOP OF DOUGH WITH A LITTLE FLOUR THEN ROLL DOUGH OUT INTO AN 20 BY 18-INCH RECTANGLE.
- SPREAD 6 TBSP BUTTER EVENLY OVER ENTIRE SURFACE (JUST USE YOUR HANDS). IN A SMALL MIXING BOWL WHISK TOGETHER BROWN SUGAR AND CINNAMON. SPRINKLE AND SPREAD BROWN SUGAR MIXTURE EVENLY OVER BUTTER LAYER (TRY TO LEAVE ABOUT 1/2-INCH BORDER UNCOVERED ALONG ALL EDGES).
- BEGINNING ON AN 18-INCH SIDE TIGHTLY ROLL DOUGH INTO A CYLINDER. PINCH THE SEAM TO SEAL (BRUSHING A LITTLE EGG WHITE UNDERNEATH HELPS IF NEEDED).
- CUT INTO 12 EQUAL PORTIONS USING A LARGE SHARP KNIFE (THEY SHOULD BE 1 1/2-INCH EACH). ARRANGE ROLLS, SPACING EVENLY APART ON PREPARED BAKING SHEET.
- COVER WITH PLASTIC WRAP (LEAVE PLASTIC IT A LITTLE LOOSE BUT BE SURE IT FULLY ENCLOSES TO KEEP AIR OUT. ALSO SEE NOTES FOR OVERNIGHT METHOD AS THIS WOULD BE THE POINT TO CHILL****).
- LET RISE IN A WARM PLACE UNTIL DOUBLED IN VOLUME, ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES NEAR THE LAST 20 MINUTES OF ROLLS RISING.
- BAKE ROLLS IN PREHEATED OVEN UNTIL CENTERS ARE NO LONGER DOUGHY, ABOUT 18 – 22 MINUTES (CENTER SHOULD BE 185 DEGREES ON AN INSTANT READ THERMOMETER). IF NEEDED DURING THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF BAKING YOU CAN TENT WITH FOIL TO PREVENT EXCESS BROWNING, ALL OVENS VARY.
- WHILE ROLLS ARE BAKING IN A MEDIUM MIXING BOWL USING AN ELECTRIC HAND MIXER WHIP TOGETHER BUTTER AND CREAM CHEESE UNTIL SMOOTH AND FLUFFY. ADD IN VANILLA AND POWDERED SUGAR AND WHIP UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
- SPREAD ICING OVER HOT FROM THE OVEN ROLLS. ROLLS ARE BEST SERVED WARM. IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVER ROLLS STORE IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER ONCE COOL AND REWARM INDIVIDUALLY ON A PLATE IN MICROWAVE FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS OR UNTIL SOFT AND WARM.
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