These Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls are to die for! The buttery cream cheese icing melts in your mouth! If you've been intimidated by making from-scratch cinnamon rolls, I take you step-by-step.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword bread, cinnamon rolls, yeast
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Raising Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours55 minutesminutes
Servings 16
Calories 332kcal
Ingredients
1pkg.2 ¼ tsp. yeast
1 ¼c.waterlukewarm (105° to 115° F)
6tbsp.buttermelted
6tbsp.granulated sugar
1tsp.salt
1eggbeaten
4 - 4 ½c.all-purpose flour
Filling
6tbsp.buttermelted
¼c.granulated sugar
1tbsp.cinnamon
Frosting
2oz.cream cheesesoftened
7tbsp.buttersoftened
1tsp.vanilla extract
¼tsp.salt
1 ½c.powdered sugar
2tbsp.milkor as needed
Instructions
Add the yeast to lukewarm water and let proof for 5 minutes, or until bubbly.
Mix the butter, sugar, salt, and egg into the yeast mixture.
Stir in the flour one cup at a time. Knead for about 5 minutes in a stand mixer with a dough attachment, or 10 minutes, by hand. The dough should have a or until the dough has a smooth consistency and not stick to the side of the bowl or your hands.
Place a small amount of oil in a large bowl and coat your loaf. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
Once the dough has doubled in size, roll it into a rectangular about 10 X 20-inches.
Filling
Mix the filling ingredients together in a bowl.
Spread the filling evenly over the rolled-out dough.
Cutting Rolls
Starting on the long side of the rectangle, roll the dough up. Pinch the end of the dough to the roll to seal it.
Cut the roll in half in the middle and divide each half into 8 rolls, for a total of 16 cinnamon rolls.
Spray a 9 X 13 inch pan with nonstick spray.
Arrange the rolls on the pan, with the cut sides up.
Cover the pan and let the rolls rise.
If you are baking the rolls at a later time, cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate them fgor up to 2 days.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375°F.
Uncover and bake them for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
Frosting
While the rolls are baking, mix together the cream cheese and butter in a small bowl. Mix until smooth.
Add the vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar. Mix well.
If needed for consistency, add a little bit of milk or just enough to get your frosting spreadable
Once the rolls are finished baking, remove them from the oven and spread the frosting over the warm rolls.