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Cinnamon Rolls

Soft and tender cinnamon rolls, this will become your go to cinnamon roll recipe.
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 24 rolls
Calories 400kcal
Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Equipment

Ingredients

Dough

  • 8 cups flour 7-8 cups
  • 1 cup powdered milk
  • 1 cup instant mashed potato flakes
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 3 1/2 cup warm water divided
  • 2 Tbsp yeast
  • 2 Tbsp butter melted for brushing on dough

Filling

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp cinnamon

Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3-4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4-6 Tbsp half and half enough for the frosting to be spreading consistency.

Instructions

Dough

  • Add yeast into 1/2 cup of warm water, allow to proof for 5-10 minutes.
  • Mix together 3 cups flour, powdered milk, potato flakes, sugar and salt.
  • Add eggs, butter and yeast mixture. Add in remaining water and and 5 cups of flour, more flour as needed. Knead until dough is soft and smooth dough, about 4-5 minutes.
  • Cover dough and let rise 1 hour. Divide into 2 pieces.
  • Roll each piece out to a 18 x 15 inch rectangle and brush with melted butter

Filling

  • Mix the brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon together and then sprinkle over the dough spread with melted butter.
  • Roll up each rectangle starting with the long edge.
  • Slice and put on parchment covered pan and let rise for 30-45 minutes.
  • Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Let cool slightly and frost.

Frosting

  • Mix together until a desired consistency is found.
  • Spread onto warm or cool rolls.

Notes

  1. If you need a warm place for your dough to rise, preheat your oven to 150 degrees F. As soon as it is preheated, turn it off and put the dough in the oven to rise.
  2. I prefer a buttercream frosting on my cinnamon rolls, but maple frosting, cream cheese frosting, and caramel frosting are all delicious options.
  3. If you want a pretty frosted cinnamon roll, allow the cinnamon rolls to cool completely before frosting so the frosting sits on top.  Or you can allow them to cool for about 4- 5 minutes and then frost and the frosting will soak into the roll. Either way is delicious.
  4. Use unflavored dental floss to make a nice clean cut.  Just wrap it around the dough, cross it over and pull.  It will slice right through the dough.
  5. The recipe makes 24 large cinnamon rolls but if you don't need that many, the recipe can easily be cut in half.

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 344IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg