Easy Scratch Recipes: Cinnabon Recipe

Nothing makes the home smell any better than cinnabons cooking on the oven!

Ingredients:

Dough:

1 cup warm milk (110°f - but no warmer or you kill the yeast)

2 1/2 tsp active yeast (or 1 pkg)

1/2 cup Sugar (granulated)

1/3 cup melted butter or margarine

2 eggs, slightly beaten at room temperature

1 tsp Salt

4 1/2 cups Flour (all purpose)

Filling:

1 cup light brown sugar (packed)

2 1/2 tbs ground cinnamon

1/3 cup softened butter (not melted, but soft enough to spread over raw dough)

Topping:

3 ounces of softened Cream Cheese

1/4 cup softened butter

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp salt

Instructions:

Prepare the dough: In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm milk. After yeast has dissolved, mix in 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp salt. After mixing the wet ingredients, stir in 4 1/2 cups and mix well. Knead dough for 10 minutes. After kneading, ball dough and place in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled - about 1 hour.

After dough has risen, punch it down and allow to rest as you mix the filling.

Mix the filling: mix 1 cup of brown sugar with 2 1/2 tbs cinnamon (I use a whisk to thoroughly mix it. Do NOT mix the butter with the brown sugar/ cinnamon mix.)

Spread dough out into a 16 x 21 inch rectangle. Spread the top of the dough with 1/3 cup of butter and then sprinkle the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture on top of the spread butter.

Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls.

Place rolls in a lightly greased 9 x 13 baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled - about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 400°f

Bake rolls in oven until golden brown, approximately 15 minutes. As rolls are baking, prepare topping.

Prepare topping (frosting). Beat together 3 ozs softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine, 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners), 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/8 tsp salt until creamy.

Spread frosting over warm cinnamon rolls. You've made cinnabons!!

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