Homemade cinnamon rolls are dough ( a thick, malleable paste) made from a mixture of flour, sugar, baking yeast, milk and egg while cinnamon are spice taken from an inner bark tree species called Cinnamomum mainly used as aromatic condiment. Meanwhile all this ingredients mixed together turnout as a tasty and delicious dough with pack load of health nutritional benefits.
Homemade cinnamon rolls are perfect and easy breakfast idea you can’t afford to miss, above all they are kids favorite rolls, on the other hand it’s also a healthy afternoon snack, in addition, it can be best enjoyed as a dessert.
This is just the best homemade cinnamon rolls you can always think of wow! I just can’t wait to have some mouthfuls of homemade cinnamon rolls.
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
Dough:
4 – 5 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup of warm milk
2 teaspoons of yeast
2 eggs
½ cup melted butter
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Filling:
2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ cup melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
Frosting:
1 cup icing sugar
2 tablespoon cream cheese
¼ cup softened butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Instruction
The Yeast:
First of all, in a large bowl, mix the yeast, melted butter, sugar the warm milk at the same time after that allow to foamy for like 10 – 15 minutes.
The Rolls:
- Whisk the egg and add into the yeast mixture, then add 4 cups of flour, salt, and cinnamon, continue to mix till it become a bit sticky at that point dough is form. The next step is to transfer it to a sprinkle floured surface and knead for a short while as it turns smooth. Set in an evenly greased bowl, after that cover as you allow raising as it double its size for a period of 2 hours or place in a warm oven and heat in other to fasting the rate at which it rise whichever way that suits you.
- At this point roll out dough on a sprinkle floured surface into a 16-inch x 10-inch rectangle. Brush the dough with melted butter. Mix cinnamon and granulated sugar and sprinkle on the dough after that roll up the dough as you apply pressure at the edge of the dough to close it. Similarly cut dough into 10 or 12 slices.
- Finally, place rolls into lightly greased baking pan as you cover firmly to enable it raise for 30 minutes as it double its original size. Bake in oven until brown or for about 35 minutes.
The Frosting:
In conclusion, prepare the frosting by mixing icing sugar with cream cheese, vanilla extract and butter until smooth and creamy and gently spread the icing at the top of your rolls. Although some individuals likes their cinnamon rolls plain.
Serve and enjoy!!!
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls FAQS:
Homemade cinnamon rolls without yeast
Basically, you can prepare these rolls without yeast and still enjoy this delicious roll with this simple method below.
In a large bowl, mix the melted butter, sugar the warm milk at the same time after that allow to foamy for like 10 – 15 minutes.
Follow the above method to complete baking.
