Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Better Than Cinnabon Food

THE BEST CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Whisk together the whole milk and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let sit 10 minutes to dissolve; you will see a few bubbles, but the mixture won't be foamy. Whisk together the granulated sugar, eggs and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt in a small bowl.
• Add the bread flour, whole-wheat flour, milk powder and beaten eggs to the yeast and mix with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms. Fit the bowl in place on the stand mixer and fit the mixer with the dough hook. Mix on medium speed until the dough comes together but is still slightly tough, about 3 minutes. Increase the speed to high and add 10 tablespoons of the butter a tablespoon at a time (the dough will look broken after each addition, but it will eventually come together) and beat until the dough is smooth, elastic and very tacky but pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 12 minutes. (This may seem like a long time, but the texture of the bread improves with a long knead time.) Alternatively, knead the dough on a surface lightly dusted with bread flour, adding 1 tablespoon of butter at a time, until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free area until it has a buttery, yeasty smell and has doubled in volume, 30 to 45 minutes. (If your kitchen is warm, check it at 35 minutes. It should smell buttery and yeasty, and if it's doubled, it's done. If not, check again in 10 minutes.)
• Meanwhile, whisk together the dark brown sugar, cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a medium bowl until no lumps of sugar remain. Smash in the remaining 12 tablespoons butter with a rubber spatula and stir until completely combined.
• Place a large sheet of parchment paper on a clean work surface and heavily dust with bread flour. Gently deflate the dough by lifting it up around the edges and letting it fall back into the bowl, turning the bowl and repeating if needed. Place the dough on the paper. Roll the dough into a 12-by-15-inch rectangle, pushing the edges towards the center to make straight sides. Spread the brown sugar mixture over the dough in an even layer, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edges. Starting from a long end and using the parchment to help you, tightly roll the dough into a log, pressing the sides occasionally to keep them flush. Transfer to a baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes to firm up the dough.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Cut the dough crosswise into 12 pieces and arrange them cut-side up in the pan in a uniform 3-by-4 grid. There will be about 1/4 inch between each roll and that's ok, the rolls will fill in the gaps as they proof and bake. Let rise, uncovered, in a warm, draft-free area, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, arrange a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the cinnamon rolls until golden brown on top and baked all the way through, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool for about 30 minutes before glazing.
• Meanwhile, whisk the confectioners' sugar, cream, vanilla and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl until smooth and creamy, adding more cream if necessary to make a thick glaze. Drizzle the glaze over the cinnamon rolls and serve warm.

" BETTER THAN CINNABON" CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine warm water, sugar and yeast. Set aside.
• In microwave, melt butter.
• When butter is melted, add milk and warm to take the chill off.
• Add beaten egg and yeast mixture (it should be foamy by now) mix gently and pour into pan of bread machine.
• Add flour to bread machine pan, one half of the pudding mix and salt.
• Place pan in machine and allow to complete dough cycle. (If dough is sticky add a 1/4 to a half cup of flour during kneading.
• When dough cycle is complete, roll out dough to approximately 17"x10".
• Spread dough evenly with 1/2 cup softened butter and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Roll up dough starting with the long side. Cut into approximately 16 even pieces and place in a 9x13 pan (they will be snug)
• At this point you can cover and refrigerate until the next day or let rise 45 minutes.
• Bake at 350F for 20 minutes until golden brown on top.
• Make frosting, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, remaining pudding mix and milk to a spreading consistency.
• Frost rolls after the have cooled slightly.
• Serve immediately for best results.
• It is my understanding that this recipe does not freeze well.

BETTER THAN CINNABON CINNAMON ROLLS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook; add the water, sugar and yeast. Swirl to combine. Allow yeast to bloom, about 5-7 minutes. This is important. Make sure your water is between 110 and 120 degrees F. In the meantime: Melt 6 TB of butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Combine buttermilk, eggs and butter. Beat with a fork until eggs are mixed. The butter may start to cool and chunk up, this is normal and OK. Once the yeast mixture is bubbly and frothy, add the buttermilk mixture to bowl of stand mixer. Mix on low and add 4 cups of flour, one cup at a time. Add the salt. Once flour is mixed in, add remaining flour slowly until dough becomes a ball and completely pulls away from the walls of the mixer. Your perfect dough ball will clean the bowl. Mine takes 5 ½ cups total. Knead dough on medium-high for 5 minutes. Ol' Blue (my KA mixer) has a tough time staying locked during this step, so I have to hold it down and I typically only knead it for 2-3 minutes in the mixer and do the rest by hand, about 2 minutes by hand. Lightly dust a large cutting board with flour. Turn dough out onto the floured cutting bard and knead a few turns, shape dough into a ball. Coat the inside of a large bowl with the remaining 1 TB of room temperature butter. Place dough into bowl upside down, flip dough over and cover loosely with plastic wrap and drape bowl with a towel dampened with warm water and another towel draped over the damp towel to seal in heat. Set bowl in a warm place in your kitchen. Allow dough to rise for 60-90 minutes until nearly doubled in size. Meanwhile combine brown sugar, cinnamon and organic corn starch in a medium bowl. Stir with as fork until combined. Set aside. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough a few turns, then using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 18" tall x 24" wide rectangle. Spread softened butter around dough leaving the bottom 1" unbuttered. IMPORTANT that you do leave a 1-inch section of the dough unbuttered. Sprinkle buttered dough with brown sugar mixture, leaving the bottom 1" uncoated. Press sugar mixture into dough by gently rolling with your rolling pin. Starting at the top, tightly roll dough toward you, using the last 1" to seal roll. Cut dough roll in half and then cut those halves in half, giving you 4 pieces. Cut each of those pieces into 1/3rd. You will have 12 pieces. I use a bench knife/scraper to "Cut" the dough into sections. Grease (2) 7"x 11″ baking dishes. Place rolls in pans evenly spaced out, 2 rows of 3 rolls in each. Make sure to put the end pieces upside down. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and drape a towel over pans. Set pans in a warm place and allow rolls to rise another 60-90 minutes until rolls have doubled in size and are touching. You can use 9×13″ pans, but the rolls don't rise enough to where they touch, and they don't taste as good unless the rolls get smooshed together. This is why I use smaller 7″x11″ pans. Preheat oven 350°F. Bake for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. In the meantime prepare frosting; add cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar, lemon juice (and zest if using), vanilla and salt. Beat until mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Set aside. Remove rolls from oven. Spread 1/3 of the frosting over each pan of rolls, leaving a third left to slather on each time you decide to eat one of these babies. Allow to cool slightly and enjoy. These will last up to 4 days in the fridge. But I doubt they'll last that long in your house! ;)

BUTTERMILK CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In a small saucepan, heat the buttermilk until warm to the touch.
• Pour the buttermilk and oil into the yeast mixture; mix well. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the liquid 1 cup at a time, until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 20 times. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out into a large rectangle. Spread the brown sugar and butter mixture over the dough, roll up into a log and pinch the seam to seal. Slice into 1 inch pieces and place cut side up in a lightly greased 10x15 baking pan. Cover and let rise 30 minutes or cover and refrigerate overnight. If baking immediately, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.

CINNAMON ROLLS (LIKE CINNABON)

Steps:

• For the Rolls: Dissolve yeast in milk that is between 100-110 degrees F. Add the sugar and let sit (proof) for 5 mins until slightly foamy.
• Melt the butter in the microwave.
• In large bowl, add flour, salt, melted butter, and yeast mixture. (Can also use KitchenAid with dough hook attachment). Mix ingredients on low, adding eggs one at a time, continue mixing until dough ball is formed, knead for about 3-5 minutes, then set aside in bowl covered with moist towel and let rise for 1 hour.
• Now make the filling: Combine brown sugar, flour, corn starch, and cinnamon in small bowl. Mix well.
• After dough has risen, punch down dough and roll out on lightly floured surface until it's abou 20-24 inches long and 16 inches wide. (should be about a 1/4 inch thick).
• Spread softened butter (or Smart Balance Spread) over dough. Top with brown sugar mixture. Working from the long side, roll the dough (like a jelly roll), I go from bottom to top, but do whatever's easiest for you.
• Cut the rolled dough in half, then in quarters. Now you should have 4 equal logs of dough. Cut each log into 3 equal pieces giving you 12 rolls.
• Place 6 rolls on lightly greased 9 x 13 inch pan (so you should have 2 pans of 6 rolls each).
• Cover pans with moist towel (any clean kitchen towel will do) and let rise in a warm place for another hour.
• At this point, you can also refrigerate (covered with plastic wrap) and keep for the next day- just take out of fridge at least 30-45 minutes before baking).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake rolls for 15-20 minutes until they are lightly golden on top.
• While the rolls bake, prepare the icing by creaming the cream cheese along with the other ingredients using an electric mixer (I use hand mixer). Combine until smooth and creamy.
• When rolls are done, remove from oven and cool for about 4 minutes, then spread icing on top of rolls. Enjoy.