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Cinnamon Rolls
🥞 American Vegetarian

Cinnamon Rolls

🥞 American

Pillowy yeasted swirls packed with cinnamon-sugar butter and finished with cream-cheese frosting — bakery morning at home.

Prep 120 min Cook 25 min Serves 12 Medium

Ingredients

  • Butter1/3 cup + 1/2 cup softened
  • Salt1 tsp
  • Eggs1
  • Milk1 cup warm
  • All-Purpose Flour3.5 cups
  • Sugar1/3 cup + 3/4 cup brown
  • Vanilla Extract1 tsp
  • Cream Cheese4 oz
  • Brown Sugar3/4 cup
  • Cinnamon2 tbsp
  • Active Dry Yeast2.25 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Activate yeast in warm milk with sugar; knead with flour, egg, butter and salt into a soft dough; rise 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Roll into a rectangle; spread softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.

  3. 3

    Roll up, slice into 12, and rise again 30 minutes.

  4. 4

    Bake at 180°C for 22–25 minutes until golden.

  5. 5

    Frost with cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla while warm.

Chef's tip

Slightly underbake for gooey centers — they keep cooking on the tray.

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Watch how it's made

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