Description
Quick rising cinnamon rolls that are soft tender and so good!!
Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 3 1/2 cups warm water
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 T active dry yeast
- 3 eggs (room temperature)*see note
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 T salt
- 10–11 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour
Filling
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), divided
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, divided
- 1 TB cinnamon
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 2–3 T milk, cream or half and half
- 4 to 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar, warm water, and yeast. Give it a quick mix, cover, and let yeast dissolve for 10 minutes. You can definitely do this by hand if you don”t have a big mixer. Just be perpared to a get an arm workout!
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Add eggs, oil, and salt. Mix together. Then add the flour cup by cup while mixing in between. You will know you have enough flour when 1- the dough starts to pull away from the side of the bowl 2- the dough is tacky but doesn’t stick to badly to your fingers. (Be careful –it is important to not add too much flour! You will have heavy dry rolls)
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Knead for five minutes, if using a mixer also cover the dough while kneading to keep the heat inside. If you are doing it by hand plan to knead for 15-20 minutes.
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Cover the dough and let it rise 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375° F.
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Dump dough onto a floured surface. Divide in half and roll out each half into a large rectangle ( about the size of a cookie sheet).
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On each half, spread 1/4 cup soft butter (1/2 of the stick), and evenly sprinkle half of the cinnamon/brown sugar mixture.
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Tightly roll dough up into a long log. Using unflavored dental floss, thread, or a very sharp knife, cut the dough into 16 even slices per dough log.
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Gently place all cinnamon roll dough rounds evenly on a lightly greased cookie sheet, 16 per cookie sheet. Cover and let rise 20-40 minutes (depending on the warmth of your kitchen).
- Bake at 375° F for 14-15 minutes.
For frosting: - Using a stand mixer or hand mixer combine butter and cream cheese. Beat together for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Then add milk, half & half or cream, vanilla, salt and powdered sugar.
Notes
*Place eggs in a bowl of warm water to quickly bring to room temperature