Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

Yesterday I made cinnamon rolls to take to work today. 

The real homemade kind...not Pillsbury canned ones.

Many people asked for the recipe so I thought I would share it here since I took it from a couple of different Pinterest recipes.

Growing up, we made homemade cinnamon rolls and they were so yummy.  Now, my mom's recipe is missing and no one seems to know where it might have gone. So I had to resort to Pinterest to find a good one.

I wasn't planning on writing a blog post on this, so I didn't take a picture of the 2 pans of rolls.  So I took a picture of what I brought back home.

That is only 5 out of two pans...I think they liked them! :)

Dough:

½ cup very warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 packet of yeast
½ cup melted butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons salt
½ cup sugar
1½ cups warm milk
5½ cups flour (I use 2 cups wheat flour & the rest white)

Filling:About 1/2 stick softened butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
3 Tbs. cinnamon

Combine sugars & cinnamon

(These are approximate, just depends on how much filling you want)

Icing:

For icing, melt butter (about 2 tablespoons).  Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 tablespoons milk.  Sift powdered sugar into mixture and stir well.  Amount of powdered sugar depends on how thick you want your icing.

• Combine water, 1 tablespoon sugar and yeast.  Set aside for 5 minutes to activate.
• Mix ½ cup sugar, melted butter, eggs, and salt.  Add yeast mixture.
• Stir in warm milk. (I heat in microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring in between, for about 1 1/2 minutes total.
• Add 5 cups flour, 1-2 cups at a time.
• Knead dough on a well-floured surface, adding flour as necessary, until dough isn’t sticky.
• Let rise until double in a clean, oiled bowl. (I heat my oven and turn it off, place the bowl in the oven so it has a warm place to rise OR leave the oven on & place the bowl on top. The heat from the oven will help it rise.)
• Punch down risen dough.  Separate into two pieces.
• Roll out dough in a large rectangle.  Spread with softened butter.  Sprinkle liberally with brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon mixture.
• Roll dough until about 1/4 inch thick. 
• Use floss to cut into 1 inch rolls. I place rolls on a cutting board to rise until double in size. 
• Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes.  Spread icing while hot.

I pinned this recipe from here. I've also used this recipe link for icing. Just depends on if you want a cream cheese icing or not. Both are yummy!

Cream Cheese Icing:

3 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon salt

Making cinnamon rolls is easy and so worth it! Just be sure to allow time for the dough to rise.

Make some & enjoy!!