Recipe: Appetizing Cinnamon rolls

Cinnamon rolls. After testing many recipes for cinnamon rolls I found that just about any home-made roll can be good if you have the right icing. In too many recipes the cream cheese flavor overpowers the icing. Use this recipe for decadent cream cheese icing on your favorite cinnamon roll and you won't be disappointed!

This recipe is great served alongside fresh coffee for a leisurely breakfast in and is perfect for sharing with company. If you can't eat them all in one go, store any frosted extras in the fridge due to the cream cheese.. A Slow Rise for the Best Cinnamon Rolls. You can have Cinnamon rolls using 25 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cinnamon rolls

1. Prepare of Yeast mixture.
2. You need 1/3 cup of very warm water.
3. You need 2 1/4 tsp of yeast.
4. It's 1/4 tsp of sugar.
5. It's of Dough mixture.
6. It's 5 cups of all purpose flour (might need less).
7. You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
8. It's 1/3 cup of buttermilk.
9. It's 1/2 cup of whole milk.
10. You need 6 tbsp of butter melted.
11. You need 2 tbsp of canola oil.
12. You need 1 tbsp of vanilla extract.
13. It's 2 of eggs.
14. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
15. It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
16. You need of Filling mixture.
17. Prepare 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
18. You need 1 tbsp of cinnamon.
19. You need 1/2 cup of butter melted.
20. You need of Glaze mixture (optional).
21. It's 4 oz of cream cheese softened.
22. It's 1/4 cup of butter melted.
23. It's 2-4 tbsp of milk.
24. It's 1 cup of powdered sugar.
25. You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.

The dough I ultimately created is best made over two days. Not only does this break up the work, but I think the flavor from a slow-risen dough tastes better. ***This is the original Cinnamon Roll recipe! All other sweet roll recipe variations that I do come from this. Let's start by making the dough.

Cinnamon rolls instructions

1. Start with the yeast mixture. Stir in the yeast, warm water and sugar set aside until foamy..
2. In a bigger bowl, pour in the yeast mixture and mix in all ingredients of the dough mixture. Add flour gradually because your mixture might need less..
3. Knead until soft. It should be slightly sticky but shouldn’t stick to a clean fingertip. Cover and let rise for 1 hour..
4. Knead the dough gently and roll it into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick..
5. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Brush half the melted butter on the dough. Sprinkle half the brown sugar mixture. Repeat the process..
6. Starting from the end furthest from you, tightly roll up the dough..
7. When done, carefully slice into sections (they could be slightly more). Use a string of dental floss for better results..
8. Place rolls in a greased dish. Cover and let it rise a second time for 35-45 mins..
9. Pre heat oven to 350°F. Bake for 20-25 min or until slightly golden..
10. As they bake, make the glaze mixture. Whisk everything up..
11. Enjoy..

These cinnamon rolls can easily be made ahead. For best results, choose one of the following two methods. OVERNIGHT INSTRUCTIONS: After you've rolled and cut your cinnamon rolls and placed them into your lightly greased baking pan, cover with plastic wrap and place in your refrigerator. The next day, remove them from the fridge and allow them to come to room. To make overnight cinnamon rolls: After placing rolls into the greased pan (after the first rise), simply cover, place overnight in the fridge and then bake them in the morning as directed.