Make the BEST Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with my easy Cinnamon Roll recipe. They're soft, fluffy and perfect for a special holiday brunch!
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT150M
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christmas morning breakfast, cinnamon rolls
- Warm milk to around 100°F. This will take 30-45 seconds in the microwave - do not use milk that is hotter than 105°F, or you will destroy the yeast!
- Place yeast in small bowl with 1 tablespoon warm milk and 1 teaspoon granulated sugar. Stir, then let sit for 5 minutes, until bubbles appear on the surface.
- Place flour, butter, salt, eggs, yeast mixture, remaining milk and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer. Stir a little to roughly combine.
- Knead dough in the mixer with the dough hook attached on medium speed until dough forms a ball. Dough should be completely smooth. If dough doesn't form a ball: Add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time with the mixer running on low speed, until dough pulls together (do not add too much flour, or dough will have a biscuit-like texture). Kneading can take around 10-12 minutes, so be patient.
- Turn dough out into a greased bowl. Shape into a ball, pinching the bottom to form a smooth surface. Place it seam down, then cover with a clean tea towel. Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Dust work surface with flour. Turn out dough on floured surface, punch down and shape into a rectangle.
- Roll dough into rectangle, about 18x12 inches. Dough should be around 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread 1 stick softened butter over dough. Combine both sugars and the cinnamon for the filling in a small bowl. Evenly sprinkle over butter.
- Roll up into a log from the longer side and pinch the seam to seal. Place log seam-side down. Slice into 12 rolls (I use a piece of sewing thread or dental floss for neat rolls).
- Place rolls in greased 9x13 inch pan. Cover with the tea towel and let sit until puffy and almost doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
- As rolls rise, heat oven to 350°F.
- Bake risen rolls in the hot oven until lightly golden brown. This takes around 18 minutes. Be sure to check the rolls often. If center rolls aren't baked after 20 minutes, tent pan with aluminum foil and continue baking for up to 15-20 extra minutes (this can happen if your room was cool and the dough is colder due to it).
- Place ingredients for the frosting in a medium mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Once cinnamon rolls are done, remove pan form oven and place on a wire rack. Let sit for 5 minutes, then frost rolls while warm.
- Let cinnamon rolls cool until they can be touched, then serve warm.