Description
These cinnamon rolls are a delightful treat with their warm, gooey center and a creamy icing on top. Easy to make, they’re perfect for breakfast or a cozy snack any time of day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cups warm milk just above body temperature
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 egg
- 3 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 – 1 tablespoon cinnamon to taste
- 1/3 cup full fat cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine warm milk, sugar, and yeast; mix with a fork.
- Add melted and cooled butter to the milk mixture, ensuring it's not too hot.
- Incorporate the egg into the milk mixture.
- Sift flour and salt over the milk mixture and mix on low speed with a dough hook until sticky dough forms.
- Increase mixer speed to knead the dough for 2-3 minutes, until tacky but not sticky.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and heat it with warm water in a second bowl to help the dough rise for 20 minutes.
- While the dough rises, grease a baking dish with butter.
- Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl.
- Roll the dough into a rectangle, brush with melted butter, and cover with cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Roll the dough from long side to create one long roll and cut into 12 equal pieces.
- Place rolls in the greased dish and let rise in a cold oven while preheating.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for about 23 minutes, adjusting time as necessary for golden brown.
- Cool slightly before icing with cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture.
Notes
For a lighter flavor, adjust the cinnamon to taste.
Ensure the butter added to the milk is not too hot to activate the yeast properly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg