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Pillowy Soft Cinnamon Rolls

by Sarah Kieffer
dessert
Yield: 10 rollsPrep: Prep: 30 minutesCook: Cook: 30 minutesTotal: Total: 4 hours 30 minutes
Source: http://www.thevanillabeanblog.com/2019/12/cinnamon-rolls.html

Ingredients

You have 3 of 12
protein
  • ○2 largeeggs
dairy
  • ○2-3 tablespoonsmilk or cream
  • ○1/2 cupunsalted butter(softened)
  • ○1/4 cupunsalted butter(melted)
  • ✓3/4 cupmilk(warm)
grain
  • ○4 cupsall-purpose flour
pantry staple
  • ✓1 teaspoonsalt
  • ✓1 cuppowdered sugar
  • ○3/4 cupbrown sugar
  • ○2 teaspoonsground cinnamon
  • ○2 1/4 teaspoonsinstant yeast
  • ○1/4 cupgranulated sugar
  • ✓1/4 cuphoney

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine warm milk and yeast. Let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, honey, flour, and salt.
  3. Add softened butter, eggs, and yeast mixture to the flour mixture. Stir until a sticky dough forms.
  4. Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes until smooth.
  5. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
  6. Punch down the dough and roll it out into a rectangle.
  7. Spread melted butter over the dough and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
  8. Roll the dough tightly into a log and cut into 10 rolls.
  9. Place rolls in a greased baking dish, cover, and let rise for 30 minutes.
  10. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
  11. Bake the rolls for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  12. In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and milk to make the icing.
  13. Drizzle icing over warm rolls and serve.

My notes

For extra gooey rolls, apply a thin layer of icing while rolls are warm.