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Ever since the weather turned a couple of weeks ago, all I have wanted to do is cozy up inside and bake some warm, tasty treat. When I was home over Thanksgiving, my mom and I leaned into this feeling, deciding that we had to make cinnamon rolls for the rest of my family one chilly morning. Here’s the recipe we used; you won’t be disappointed!
Ingredients:
- 2% Milk
- Yeast
- Eggs
- Butter
- Sugars
- Flour
- Cinnamon
- Heavy Cream
- Cream Cheese
- Powdered Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
Instructions:
- For the dough combine…
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2.5 teaspoons instant dry yeast
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup of softened butter
- ½ cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 4.5 cups of flour
- For the cinnamon filling combine…
- ½ cup of melted butter
- 1 cup of packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
- For the frosting combine…
- 6 ounces of softened cream cheese
- ⅓ cup of softened salted butter
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
- ½ tablespoon of vanilla extract
- For assembling your rolls…
- let the dough rise in a covered greased bowl for 30 minutes
- once the dough has risen, roll it out into a large 24×15 rectangle
- spread cinnamon filling over rolled out rectangular dough
- once the filling is spread, roll the dough up tightly and cut into 12 slices
- Once you have your 12 pieces cut, place them in a greased 9×13 baking pan.
- Set the pan aside for 20 minutes so the rolls can continue to rise
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Directly before you put the rolls into the oven, pour your warm heavy cream over the top
- Bake for 20-22 minutes
- Allow rolls to cool before spreading frosting over the top of the rolls