Cinnamon Rolls
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Bread
Serves: 1 dozen
Ingredients
  • Dough:
  • 1 c. warm milk(105-115 degrees F)
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • ⅓ c. melted butter
  • 4 c. bread flour
  • ½ c. sugar
  • 2¼ t. yeast
  • Filling:
  • ½ c. softened butter
  • 1 c. dark brown sugar
  • 2 T. cinnamon
  • ½ t. nutmeg
  • ½ t. cloves
  • Icing:
  • ½ c. butter, softened
  • 1 pkg. 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 c. powdered sugar
  • ¼ c. heavy whipping cream
  • 1 t. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm milk in glass bowl. Whisk in sugar, melted butter and eggs.
  2. Pour into stand up mixer bowl and attach dough hook.
  3. Gradually add flour and mix until dough releases from side of bowl.
  4. Turn dough into a lightly oiled bowl and turn over so all sides are coated.
  5. Cover with plastic and place in warm area until doubled in size. (*See note below.)
  6. Turn dough out onto floured surface and roll out into a 12" by 18" rectangle using floured rolling pin.
  7. Soften butter to the point that it is easily spreadable on top of dough using a rubber spatula.
  8. Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and spices.
  9. Sprinkle evenly on top of the buttered rectangle of dough.
  10. Roll up from the long side and pinch to close seams.
  11. Make slight indentations on dough at 1½ inch intervals. This should give you 12 rolls. If you desire more rolls, make 1' interval indentations. This will probably alter length of baking time and pan size.
  12. Slide a long string of dental floss, underneath the rolled dough at the point of the first indentation. Loop and tie floss as it cuts through dough.
  13. Place dough in large baking pan lined with parchment paper, spacing them about an inch apart. Allow them to rise a second time until they are just touching.(*See note below.)
  14. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes.(Prepare icing while it's baking.)
  15. Combine softened butter and cream cheese with hand mixer. Slowly mix in powdered sugar. Increase speed to high: add vanilla and whipping cream and beat until light and fluffy.
  16. Spread on rolls when removed from oven; serve while warm.
Notes
*To help the first dough rise, bowl water in a 2 cup measuring cup or container in microwave. This should be close to 4 minutes. Place covered dough into microwave until double in size. The steamy environment provides the needed environment to accelerate rise.
** For the second rise, Preheat oven to 200 degrees, then turn off. Place pan with dough in oven until about double in size. Remove from oven and preheat to recommended temperature.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/cinnamon-and-spice-rolls/