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How to Make the BEST Cinnamon Rolls - VIDEO!

These BEST EVER Cinnamon Rolls are fluffy, ooey-gooey, and oh so tender. You've never had a Cinnamon Roll taste this perfect.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 703kcal
Author: Honest and Tasty

Ingredients

Dough:

  • 1 cup Whole Milk warmed (not hot)
  • 1 ¼ ounce package Active Dry Yeast
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cup 1 stick Butter, softened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 4 cups All-Purpose Flour I usually grab Whole Foods 365 Organic Flour because it has no additives. The only ingredients should be flour.

Cinnamon-Sugar Filling:

  • ½ cup 1 stick Butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed Dark Brown Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 cup 2 sticks Butter, softened
  • ½ cup Cream Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 3 cups Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt

Instructions

  • Add yeast to milk and give a little stir. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add sugar and butter and cream together.
  • Add in two eggs and combine.
  • Add salt and mix.
  • Add flour in stages to incorporate well. Use your clean hands to get it well-combined.
  • Give milk-yeast mixture a whisk and pour into flour mixture.
  • Use hands to knead the dough until it’s smooth and not so sticky. It will take a few minutes.
  • Place the dough in a large, well-oiled bowl and cover until it rises to about double its size. It’ll take about an hour.
  • Once it doubles, roll dough out thinly (approx. ¼-inch thick) on a clean and floured surface.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • To make the cinnamon-sugar filling, smear ½ cup butter all over surface of rolled-out dough, edge to edge.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add brown sugar and cinnamon, and whisk together to combine.
  • Add cinnamon-sugar mixture all over the top of the dough, edge to edge.
  • Starting from a short edge, roll the dough tightly, as if you’re making a jelly roll.
  • Once roll is made, using a sharp knife, slice in half and then slice each half in half again. Then slice each of those into thirds.
  • Place pieces onto a greased baking sheet, with about 1 inch of room for each piece.
  • Bake for about 25 minutes or until just barely starting to get golden brown on edges. Don’t over-bake.
  • While cinnamon rolls are baking, make frosting by mixing together all the frosting ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  • Once you take them out of the oven, add a generous amount of frosting to each cinnamon roll and enjoy it! :)
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Nutrition

Calories: 703kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 569mg | Potassium: 132mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 1151IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg