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cinnamon rolls

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Rachel Anthony
macy, IN

Time consuming, but Ooooh so delicious!

(1 rating)
yield 12 +
prep time 1 Hr 30 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For cinnamon rolls

  • DOUGH:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups milk
  • 6 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 package yeast
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • CINNAMON SPREAD:
  • 1/4 cup butter (room temperature)
  • 4 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/2 stick butter (room temperature)
  • 1 bag powder sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • milk

How To Make cinnamon rolls

  • 1
    For Dough: Melt butter and milk in microwave for 1 1/2 minutes until very warm. Set aside. Combine 2 cups flour, salt, yeast, and sugar. Add milk mixture. Adds eggs. Mix well. Add 4 cups flour. Mix well. Place dough on floured surface, knead until smooth. Add more flour, if sticky. Grease a large bowl. Place dough in bowl. Spray dough with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. about 30 minutes. ( I used a heating pad) Turn risen dough on floured surface and cut in half.
  • 2
    For cinnamon spread: Roll each piece of dough out to a 9x13 rectangle. Spread dough with butter. Mix together in a small bowl cinnamon, sugar, and brown sugar. Then sprinkle buttered rolled dough with suar cinnamon mixture. Roll up from 9" end and cut into 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch sections. Place on greased baking sheet. Repeat with 2nd half of dough. Let rolls rise for 30 minutes in a warm place, again. Bake rolls at 350 for 25 minutes.
  • 3
    For frosting: Whip butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread frosting on warm rolls.
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