Easy Cinnamon Rolls
 
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Serves: 11 rolls
Ingredients
  • 2 and ¾ cups (345 g) all-purpose flour
  • 3 Tb. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 package instant yeast (2 and ¼ tsp.)
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 and ½ Tb. butter
  • 1 egg
  • For Filling:
  • 2-3 Tb. butter, soft
  • 1 Tb. ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • For icing:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2-3 Tb. milk, cream, half and half, or coffee
Instructions
  1. For the dough: In a stand mixer with paddle attachment or in a mixing bowl, whisk together 2 and ¼ cups of flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
  2. Melt the butter in the microwave. Mix it with the milk and heat in the microwave until warm, but not too hot. Add warm water. Whisk in the egg.
  3. Add all the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix together until dough becomes less sticky. It will hold itself on the bottom of the bowl and pull away from the sides. Add the extra flour little by little as needed to get the right consistency.
  4. Now, change to the bread dough hook if using the stand mixer. If not, knead by hand for 3-4 minutes. Knead in the mixer for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Rest the dough for 10 minutes.
  6. On a floured surface or non stick silicone mat, roll the dough out into a 14" by 8" rectangle.
  7. Spread the 2-3 Tb of soft butter onto the dough. You might not need it all. *Leave the top 1" empty and do not butter it*
  8. Mix the 1 Tb. of cinnamon and ¼ cup sugar together. Sprinkle onto the buttered dough. Slightly pat the sugar mixture into the dough with your hands. Slowly, roll of the dough on the long side into a log. Pinch the top where the unbuttered part of the dough meets. It will stick nicely since it has no butter on it.
  9. To cut the rolls: use a piece of dental floss or serrated knife to cut the rolls into 11 pieces - about 1" thick.
  10. Spray a 9" pie pan with baking or cooking spray. Lay the cinnamon rolls cut side down into the pan. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray. Let rise for 60-90 minutes. Any room temperature will work. The rolls will be puffy and double in size when they are ready to bake.
  11. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pop the rolls into the oven on the middle rack for about 18 minutes. The rolls will be golden brown on top and the middle not raw. Place on a wire rack to cool slightly.
  12. While cooling, mix the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk together. Add milk as needed just a little at a time. It is much easier to add a little milk than to keep adding sugar. Drizzle all over the rolls and serve warm.
  13. Cover with plastic wrap and store at room temperature for 1 day or in the fridge for 2-3 days.
  14. For overnight rolls: Put the rolls into the pie pan and cover with plastic wrap. Store in the fridge overnight. Pull them out and let them sit out at room temperature for 45-60 minutes and bake as usual.
  15. For freezing rolls Put the rolls in a disposable pan. Cover with plastic wrap and foil. I try to seal mine in a freezer bag if possibly by putting the whole pan into the bag and sealing it. This will give you 1 month to thaw the rolls and bake at your leisure. It is similar to using the frozen Rhodes rolls in the grocery store.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
Recipe by Whisk Together at https://www.whisktogether.com/2015/12/16/easy-cinnamon-rolls/