From Scratch Cinnamon Rolls
Make these From Scratch Cinnamon Rolls for your next Sunday brunch or breakfast and you'll have people lining up for seconds. It's a winner among cinnamon roll recipes and makes a great addition to a Mother's Day brunch.
Cooking Time30 min
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1/4 cup lukewarm skim milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 1/2 cups KAF bread flour
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, sliced into 5 pieces, at cool room temperature
- 1 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- For the filling:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons skim milk, to brush onto dough
- For Frosting (optional):
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons skim milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a 4 cup glass measuring cup, add water and milk. Add the 3 tablespoons sugar and stir to combine. Whisk in the yeast and allow to sit for 5 to 10 min.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour and the salt. With the dough hook in place, combine them. Add the butter with the mixer running, one piece at time. Slowly pour the milk/water mixer in while the mixer is running until sticky dough forms. (You may need to add more water. Do this in tablespoons until the dough forms)
- Continue to knead on medium speed for 5 to 7 minutes. Dough will be soft, but should pull away from the sides and not be sticky. (Adjust the flour/water to achieve desired consistency if needed. Flour will hold more or less water depending on the humidity and temperature of your kitchen.)
- Remove dough to a large greased bowl (cooking spray) covered with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size. About 1 hour. (Again, the amount of time needed to get the dough to double depends on your kitchen. I like to turn my oven on and preheat it to 400, then turn it off. I then place my bowl of dough on TOP of the oven, where the surface is now warm, this helps to achieve a good rise, even when my kitchen is cool.)
- After dough has risen, punch it down, and roll out on a greased surface. (cooking spray works well) Roll out to a 16" x 12" rectangle. Combine the filling ingredients in a small bowl. Brush the surface of the rectangle with the skim milk.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Sprinkle evenly with the sugar, brown sugar, flour mixture. Starting at the long side, roll up, firmly but not too tight. Pinch the seam where the dough meets to keep the dough together.
- Now you should have an approx 16" roll. Cut it in half and then cut each half again and then again with a serrated knife in a back and forth motion. You now have 8 cinnamon rolls.
- Spray a 9" x 13" glass baking dish with cooking spray and arrange the rolls in the pan so they have a bit of room between each. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray and allow to rise - about an hour.
- Bake rolls in oven for about 25 - 30 min or until they are brown around the edges and beginning to turn golden brown across the center. If frosting , combine frosting ingredients and drizzle over the rolls when they are done.
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Rnbowgrl
Jul 23, 2018
Now, this is what cinnamon rolls are supposed to look like...I can't wait to try this recipe! I'm curious though, why the granulated sugar with the brown sugar for the filling, and shouldn't there be butter going down on the dough before adding the sugar? Well, either way, I'm sure they are as amazing as they look in the picture. Since there's a lot of sugar in the recipe, I'm thinking there is no need for frosting...maybe a little bit of whipped cream with a touch cinnamon will do
trishclark529
Mar 27, 2017
These are delicious. I made these for a brunch on a Saturday morning. These were an absolute hit. I will be making these again. My mixer broke, so I had to do these by hand, which wasn't much worse than any other bread. I also just used regular white flour, because that's what I had on hand. It worked like a charm. The ooey-gooey goodness on top was my favorite part!
grandchildren07
Jun 30, 2012
Hello, I am having a problem viewing my receipes I saved to my receipe box, I don't have a printer so how can I view the ones I have saved. Please help. Donna
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