Homemade Cinnamon Rolls 

Prep time: 30 minutes

Baking time: 35 minutes

Yield: 12 cinnamon rolls

Ingredients:

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 egg

40 grams of melted butter

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup warm milk (add more or less according to the type of flour)

1 tablespoon of dried yeast

1 teaspoon sugar to activate yeast

For the filling:

80g soft butter(1/3 cup)

1/2 cup of brown sugar or white sugar

1 and 1/2 tablespoon of ground cinnamon 

For cream cheese frosting:

4 tablespoons of cream cheese

3 tablespoons of powdered sugar

3 tablespoon milk ( add graduelly as needed)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons melted butter (For brush the rolls)

The way:

– Add the yest and a teaspoon of sugar to the warm milk, stir and set aside while yeast activeted.

– In a large bowl add all the ingredients, flour, sugar, salt, melted butter and egg. Knead on a low speed and add the milk and yeast mixture, knead for 10 minutes until smooth elastic dough.

– Grease the bowl with the top of the dough, cover and place it in a warm place for 1 hour or until double in size.

– Dust a surface with flour and roll the dough out into a 15×9”

 rectangle. 

– Spread softened butter over the extended dough, leaving ¼ inch margin at the far side of the dough.

– In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Use a tablespoon to sprinkle mixture over the buttered dough.

– Tightly roll dough up, starting on the long end, roll the dough up tightly jelly roll style. 

–  Cut off about an inch off the ends of the dough as the ends won’t be as full of cinnamon sugar as it to be.

– Cut into 12  equal pieces and place them in a greased 13×9  pyrex pan or baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise again for 30-45 minutes.

– Once rolls are doubled in size, brush the top with melted butter and bake them in a preheated oven 180°C until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

– While the cinnamon rolls cool, prepare the cream cheese frosting. Mix cheese with powdered sugar, vanilla and add milk gradually until you get a runny glaze consistency.

– Pour the glaze over the cinnamon rolls and serve.

Enjoy!