Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls. After testing many recipes for cinnamon rolls I found that just about any home-made roll can be good if you have the right icing. In too many recipes the cream cheese flavor overpowers the icing. Use this recipe for decadent cream cheese icing on your favorite cinnamon roll and you won't be disappointed!

This recipe is great served alongside fresh coffee for a leisurely breakfast in and is perfect for sharing with company. If you can't eat them all in one go, store any frosted extras in the fridge due to the cream cheese.. A Slow Rise for the Best Cinnamon Rolls. You can have Cinnamon Rolls using 18 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cinnamon Rolls

1. It's of Dough.
2. You need .25 oz of Active Dry Yeast.
3. Prepare 1 cup of Warm Milk.
4. Prepare .5 cup of Granulated Sugar.
5. You need 1/3 cup of Softened Butter.
6. It's 1 tsp of Salt.
7. Prepare 2 of Eggs.
8. You need 4 cup of Flour.
9. It's of Filling.
10. Prepare 1 cup of Packed Brown Sugar.
11. Prepare 3 Tb of Cinnamon.
12. Prepare 1/3 cup of Melted Butter.
13. You need of Cream Cheese Icing.
14. It's 6 Tb of Melted Butter.
15. Prepare 1.5 cup of Icing Sugar.
16. It's 1/4 cup of Cream Cheese.
17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
18. You need 1/8 tsp of Salt.

The dough I ultimately created is best made over two days. Not only does this break up the work, but I think the flavor from a slow-risen dough tastes better. ***This is the original Cinnamon Roll recipe! All other sweet roll recipe variations that I do come from this. Let's start by making the dough.

Cinnamon Rolls step by step

1. Dissolve the yeast in warm milk in a 2 cup measuring cup..
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, butter, salt, eggs, and flour. Mix well..
3. Pour the yeast/milk mixture into the bowl and mix until well incorporated..
4. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size..
5. While the dough is rising, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon..
6. Measure and melt the filling butter..
7. Once the dough has risen, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, until it is approximately 18 x 12 inches. It should be about 1/4 inch thick..
8. Spread the butter over the dough and then spread the cinnamon sugar mixture..
9. Starting from the long edge, roll the dough completely..
10. Cut the roll into 1 1/2 inch slices..
11. Place the cut rolls onto an oiled 13x9 inch pan and let them rise for 30 minutes until doubled in size..
12. Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 20 mins or until golden brown..
13. While the rolls are baking, mix the icing ingredients together and beat well with an electric mixer..
14. When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing and serve!.

These cinnamon rolls can easily be made ahead. For best results, choose one of the following two methods. OVERNIGHT INSTRUCTIONS: After you've rolled and cut your cinnamon rolls and placed them into your lightly greased baking pan, cover with plastic wrap and place in your refrigerator. The next day, remove them from the fridge and allow them to come to room. To make overnight cinnamon rolls: After placing rolls into the greased pan (after the first rise), simply cover, place overnight in the fridge and then bake them in the morning as directed.