Heavenly Cinnamon Roll Recipes

CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Place all dough ingredients (except 1/4 cup flour) into the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low until combined.
• Turn mixer up and knead dough for 5-10 minutes, adding in the remaining 1/4 cup of flour (if you live in a humid climate you may need up to an additional 1/4 cup of flour). Knead until smooth and elastic. See note for more information.
• Turn dough out onto floured surface and form into a ball. Cover loosely with towel and allow to rise 60-90 minutes, until dough has doubled in size. (If you live in a dry climate, spray the dough with nonstick spray and cover loosely with plastic wrap before covering with a towel.)
• Punch dough down. Flour your work surface, then roll dough into a 14x20 inch rectangle.
• Stir together the filling ingredients to create a paste. Gently spread the paste over the dough, using an offset spatula or your fingers. Spread until filling covers the dough except for an inch along the top.
• Starting from the bottom (which should be a long edge), roll the dough up into a log, rolling somewhat tightly. Cut off and discard ends if desired. Mark 12 even slices.
• Using a very sharp knife or a piece of thread, slice log into 12 pieces. Place in lightly greased 9x13 pan.
• Allow dough to rise about 45 minutes until rolls are puffed and touching each other. In the meantime, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake rolls approx 20-22 minutes until tops are golden brown and rolls sound hollow when tapped.
• Beat together frosting ingredients, making sure that butter and cream cheese are softened. Start with 2 tbsp milk and add more as needed to get frosting to desired consistency. I prefer it fluffy and not pourable so when I spread it on top of warm rolls it doesn't completely melt to the bottom of the pan.
• Allow rolls to cool about 10 minutes, then frost and serve. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

HEAVENLY CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast; set aside. In a medium saucepan, heat and stir milk, mashed potato, the 1/3 cup butter, the granulated sugar, and salt just until warm (120 degrees F to 130 degrees F) and butter almost melts; add to flour mixture along with the eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 5 minutes total). Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl; turn once to grease surface of dough. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (45 to 60 minutes).
• Punch dough down. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly grease a foil roasting pan; set aside. For filling, in a bowl, stir together brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• Roll dough into an 18x12-inch rectangle. Spread the 1/4 cup butter over dough and sprinkle with filling, leaving 1 inch unfilled along one of the long sides. Roll up rectangle, starting from the filled long side. Pinch dough to seal seams. Slice rolled rectangle into 12 equal pieces. Arrange in prepared pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size (about 30 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; drizzle with Cream Cheese Icing; cool completely. Cream Cheese Icing
• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to reach spreading consistency.

GINA'S HEAVENLY CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Place dough ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
• After the dough has doubled in size, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
• Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle.
• Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter; sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls.
• Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).
• Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
• Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.