Old Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing Food

CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Combine the milk, oil, and sugar in a large pot (I used a Dutch oven) and place over medium heat until just before boiling (or microwave this mixture in a large bowl until just before boiling). Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool until just warm to the touch, about 105-110 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the yeast over the top of the milk mixture and let sit for 1-2 minutes. Add 4 cups (500g) of the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until an evenly combined dough has formed.
• Cover and let sit on the stove (with the oven on if your kitchen is cold) to rise for about 1 hour. Check after 30 minutes to make sure it is rising. By the end of the hour, it should have doubled in size and smell yeasty.
• Add the remaining 1/2 cup (62g) flour along with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and stir until completely combined. The dough should be easy to handle and not sticky. If it is sticky, place the dough in the fridge for an hour, and it should be much more pliable.
• Divide the dough in half and roll one half out on a WELL floured surface to about a 12x8 inch rectangle. It helps to dust flour over the dough and your rolling pin before you roll it out to ensure it doesn't stick. Spread half the melted butter evenly over the dough, then sprinkle half the brown sugar over top, followed by half the cinnamon.
• Starting with the long edge farthest from you, roll the dough towards you, moving your fingers evenly back and forth along the dough, until it is tightly coiled with seam down. Cut into 8 even rolls with a sharp knife or unflavored dental floss, and place in a greased pie plate or 9-inch round cake pan.
• Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the second half of the dough.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Let the rolls rest on the counter for 15-20 minutes while the oven preheats, until they are slightly puffed. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until golden brown. Make the cream cheese icing while the rolls are baking.
• Whisk together cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until completely combined and smooth. Add vanilla and salt and whisk again. Whisk in powdered sugar until fully blended. Add milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture reaches a pourable, but still thick, consistency.
• Pour and spread the icing evenly over the warm cinnamon rolls in the pan, making sure the tops of the rolls are completely covered. Serve warm with coffee and watch people's eyes light up with unadulterated joy!

CLASSIC CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Warm the milk to 105-110ºF. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm milk and let it sit until it begins to get foamy. About 5 minutes.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the butter, sugar, salt, and egg.
• Fit the mixing bowl onto the mixer with the dough hook. With the mixer on the lowest setting, pour in the milk/yeast mixture and the flour. Increase speed to medium and let the dough knead for about 5 minutes until it forms a soft sticky dough. The mixture will seem quite wet at first, but will form a smooth soft dough once kneaded in the mixer for the full time. If the mixture is too wet after kneading, add more flour 1 TBSP at a time until a soft but sticky dough forms.
• Place the dough in a clean bowl with a towel or loose plastic wrap over it and allow to rise to double in size. About 1 1/2 hours.
• Gently degas the dough by pressing the middle and bringing the sides up. Lightly flour a clean work surface and rolling pin and roll the dough out to a large rectangle. If the dough is snapping back and difficult to work with, place a piece of plastic wrap over the dough and let it rest for 5-10 minutes until it is easier to roll out.
• Using clean hands, spread the melted butter out evenly over all of the dough. Sprinkle on as much brown sugar and cinnamon as desired and use your hands to spread it out and mix it with the butter. With clean dry hands, roll the dough tightly into a large tube starting at the wide side. Pinch the dough shut to seal. Cut into individual rolls and place on a baking sheet or in a greased pie plate.
• Allow the rolls to rise for about 40 minutes. If you are making the dough a day ahead, cover the rolls in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Remove from the refrigerator about 30 minutes prior to baking the next day. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Bake the rolls at 350ºF for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting by combining all of the ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer), and mix until incorporated. Allow the rolls to cool slightly before frosting.

THE PERFECT CINNAMON ROLL ICING

Steps:

• Beat together the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Mix in the vanilla and milk, then gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar and salt until smooth and fluffy.

GRAMMA'S OLD-FASHIONED CINNAMON SWEET ROLLS

Steps:

• In a liquid measuring cup, heat milk/water to "wrist-warm" (do NOT boil; just warm).
• Add yeast and 2 tablespoons of the sugar (you'll use the rest in the next step). Stir the yeast and sugar; let this "work" for about 5 or 10 minutes. You should have some bubbly, frothy stuff in the cup when you return. (If not--your yeast is no good, dump it out and get better yeast.).
• Pour yeast-milk into mixing bowl, and add remaining sugar, butter, eggs, salt and 1 cup of the flour. Using beater, mix this mess for about a minute.
• Switch to the paddle (flat beater) or a dough hook, and add remaining flour one cup-at-a-time. The dough will form a ball, and feel slightly sticky. You may not need the entire 5 1/2 cups (depends on humidity, too).
• Fill medium glass bowl with hottest tap water. If your oven can be adjusted to 100 degrees, set it to 100 degrees. Also, if your oven has a light, turn it on; place the hot water on the bottom of the oven. Close the door.
• Grease a large, glass bowl. Remove dough from mixing bowl to a floured table/counter-top; knead for 1 minute; form into a ball and place in greased bowl, turning to get grease on all sides. Cover bowl loosely with a sheet of plastic wrap.
• Turn off 100 degree oven, place bowl of dough into oven; close the door. Set the timer for 1 hour.
• Clean up the mess BUT leave floured counter-top AS IS.
• At the end of one hour the dough should've risen to about double the size. If not, let it go for another 15 minutes (set the timer--it's easy to forget---out of sight, out of mind!).
• Gather filling ingredients: 1/4 cup of melted butter; cinnamon; brown sugar; raisins and/or chopped nuts (optional).
• Punch down the down; remove from bowl; with a large butcher knife, cut dough into two equal parts. Set one aside (cover with plastic wrap).
• Grease two 13x9-inch pans with BUTTER (no substitutes are allowed -- this is GRAMMA's recipe). :-) humor me, okay?.
• On floured counter-top, lay dough and with a rolling pin, shape & roll into large rectangle, oh about 8 x 16 inches or a bit larger, keep thickness consistent throughout.
• Pour HALF of the melted butter over this, and spread with a pastry brush, right out to the edges. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon (like 1-2 tablespoons), then a handful of brown sugar, spreading it evenly with fingers; right to the edges!
• Sprinkle some raisins and chopped nuts -- if using. Keep these closer to the long side closest to you.
• HERE's THE HARD PART: Starting at the side closest to you, LOOSELY roll away from you. Loosely is the KEY word. Tuck in any runaway raisins or nuts.
• Use that big knife to divide the roll in half in the middle. Then cut each half into SIX equal portions, for a total of 12 rolls.
• Starting in the middle of the roll (nicest shaped rolls) and working to the sloppy outside roll piecs, set them along the outside edges of the buttered pan, spacing evenly in the pan. Put the two end rolls in the very center of the pan. Set the cut side DOWN (so the top looks flat-ish). Set this pan on the stove for now.
• Repeat with remaining dough; vary the ingredients -- if you skipped raisins or nuts, maybe add some to this pan of rolls.
• Check if the water in the oven is still warm, if not dump out and start with fresh hot water. Put plastic wrap on both pans (re-use the other piece), and pop in the warm oven. Set the timer for 45 minutes. Go do something productive---clean the counter-top before all that stuff gets hard! :-D.
• When the rolls have risen to the top of the pan (or a smidgen over), remove them from the oven, preheat oven to 350. When it's warm bake them for 20 minutes; tops will be golden brown.
• Cool on a rack; then frost with a cream cheese/butter cream frosting (slather it on thick like Gramma does for the grandkids!).
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OLD FASHIONED CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1/3 cup sugar, salt, milk, oil and eggs. Gradually add flour to make medium - stiff dough. Knead well on lightly-floured surface and turn into greased bowl. Let rise in warm place until double in size. Roll out dough to make 8 x 20 rectangle. Brush with 1/2 melted butter. Mix brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon (add optional items here) and sprinkle over dough. On long side, start rolling into a tight log. Make sure the curl is tight and well packed. Slice into rolls - approx 32. In 12 x 15 pan and 11 x 13 casserole, melt 1/4 c butter. Brush butter along all the sides and corners. Sprinkle another 1/2 cup of brown sugar in each. Place the roll slices in the pan/casserole. Place in warm place to rise. When the rolls are approximately double the size, heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes until tops are lightly browned. While baking, make cream cheese icing by beating together the 8 ounces cream cheese and softened 1/4 cup margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1 - 2 tablespoon milk (if it seems too thick, add milk to thin).
• When the rolls come out of the oven, turn the pan/ casserole onto serving platter or large plate. Drizzle with cream cheese icing.

SCREAMIN' CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In small bowl combine water, yeast& sugar.
• Stir until dissolved, set aside.
• In large bowl, mix pudding with milk.
• Add 1/2 C melted butter,egg& salt.
• Mix well, then add yeast mixture& blend well.
• Gradually add flour and knead until smooth, adding a little more flour if needed (this is a soft dough).
• Place in a very large greased bowl.
• Cover& let rise until double in size.
• Punch down& cover and let rise again.
• Roll dough out on a large floured surface to a rectangle, about 34x21" in size.
• Brush the 1 C melted butter over dough.
• Combine brown sugar& cinnamon and sprinkle over butter.
• Roll dough up& cut into about 20 rolls (use dental floss to cut rolls easily).
• Pat each roll as you place it into a large greased pan (this helps keep rolls in shape).
• Let rolls rise in a warm place about 20 minutes.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 20-30 minutes, or until done.
• Beat cream cheese& butter until smooth, beat in vanilla and milk.
• Add powdered sugar& beat until smooth.
• Frost rolls while still very warm.

JIFFY CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups flour, cake mix, yeast, salt, and warm water; mix until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth (6-8 minutes).
• Roll dough into a 9 X 18-inch rectangle.
• Spread with butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Roll dough jelly-roll style, starting with the long end.
• Slice the roll into 1-inch circles with a piece of dental floss or heavy thread placed under roll.
• Bring ends of floss up and crisscross at top of roll and pull strings in opposite directions.
• Place rolls on a greased cookie sheet.
• Cover and let rise on a warm place until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.
• While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.