I was raised around a Grandmother who can BAKE. She is known for her pies, and cinnamon rolls in particular.
So when I give you a cinnamon roll recipe, trust that it is a good one. Hope you like it!
Amazing Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 pkg 1/4oz active dry yeast
- 1 c. warm water 110 degrees
- 3/4 c. warm whole milk 110 degrees
- 1/2 c. buttermilk you can make your own by adding 1 Tbsp. white vinegar or lemon juice to 1/2 c. whole milk
- 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp. melted butter
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- 5 1/2-6 c. all purpose flour
- 1/4 c. butter melted
- 1 c. packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 c. icing sugar
- 2 Tbsp. melted butter
- 1-2 Tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract or bean paste
Instructions
- In a large bowl that can be fitted to a standing mixer, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add warm milk, buttermilk, sugar, melted butter and salt. Add 4 cups of flour. Beat with a dough hook until smooth. Add remains flour at your discretion until you form a soft dough. Your dough will be sticky and glossy.
- Grease a large bowl with butter and transfer dough to this bowl. Grease some plastic wrap, and cover the bowl with it. Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Dough should double.
- Punch down dough, and roll it out on to a floured surface. Roll into a roughly rectangular shape. Aprox 12×18 inches.
- Brush dough with 1/4c. melted butter. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over dough. You can add rasins, if that is your bag baby.
- Roll dough, jelly roll style. Make sure you end with the seam down on the counter. Cut into 12 slices.
- Grease a 9×13 in pan, and place cut rolls into pan. Cover with a greased cling wrap and allow to rise for an additional 30 min.
- Bake at 350 for 18-22 min. or until golden brown.
- In a bowl, wish together icing ingredients. Spread over warm rolls. Serve warm. Store at room temp for 3 days, covered.
Best cinnamon rolls ever. My life is now complete with these. Bomb. Dot. Com.