These cinnamon rolls were a discovery from high school international foods class. I have never ever tasted a better cinnamon roll recipe than this! I learned this recipe from Mrs. Kilgore, and may have adapted it a little bit to make it more my own. :)Next time I make them, I will add more pictures, as some of the steps may seem a little difficult without pictures. (they aren't that bad!)
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| Rolling out the dough- about 10 inches by 12-14 inches |
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| Sprinkle cinnamon all over the dough, then add the brown sugar all over it too- (evenly) |
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| The finished rolls, ready to be iced! |
The Recipe:
Sweet Dough:
1 1/2 cups milk
2 Tbsp. yeast
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup oil
4 1/2 to 5 cups white flour
Filling:
3 Tbsp. melted butter (or margarine)
1 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon ( or more if u like cinnamon a lot)
3/4 cup brown sugar
Icing:
4 Tbsp. butter (or margarine)
4 oz. cream cheese
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
To make the icing- just mix these things in the mixer till they look really yummy... :)
The Process:
1. Heat the milk in the microwave till hot- i do it a minute and a half in a glass container.
2. Add the yeast and sugar- whisk it and set it aside to grow.
3. In a mixer, mix the eggs, salt, vanilla, and oil.
4. When the yeast mixture has grown (just has to show some growth in size) add it to the mixer and mix it.
5. Slowly add the flour.
6. Take the dough and knead it on a floured surface for 3-5 minutes.
7. Put the dough in an oiled bowl- cover it with saran wrap and set it in a warm place (to rise) for 45 minutes or until it has doubled in size.
8. Roll the dough out on a floured surface into a rectangle shape. (see picture above) about 10 inches high and 12-14 inches wide.
9. Sprinkle the filling on top of the dough rectangle- first the melted butter, then the cinnamon, then the brown sugar. (See above picture)
10. After you spread the butter, cinnamon and
brown sugar evenly over it- then you roll it like a big long cylinder- the sides should look like a pinwheel. Just roll it up! (It looks somewhat like a roll of that cookie dough you can buy in the store. Then use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 12 equal pieces and place them onto a foiled cookie sheet (aluminum foil) to rise for 45 minutes.
11. Bake at 340 degrees for 12 minutes. Frost soon after removing from oven, so that the frosting melts over the hot cinnamon rolls.... mmmmm....
Makes 12 very large cinnamon rolls.
