Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
Serves 12
Directions
- 1Add 1 cup of warm milk into the bowl.
- 2Add 1 packet or 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast.
- 3Wait for about 5 minutes until it looks nice and foamy.
- 4Add 1/3 of a cup of melted and cooled salted butter.
- 5Add 1/2 a cup of sugar.
- 6Add 2 room temperature eggs.
- 7Break up the eggs.
- 8Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
- 9Add 4 cups of bread flour.
- 10Cover it with a towel first.
- 11Let it sit for another 5 minutes to soak up all the liquid.
- 12Attach your dough hook to your mixer and knead this on low for about 5 minutes.
- 13Spray the bowl with some oil.
- 14Toss your dough into the bowl.
- 15Cover it with a towel and let it rise until it doubles.
- 16Add half a cup of softened butter for the filling.
- 17Add 2 tablespoons of cinnamon for the filling.
- 18Add 1 cup of packed brown sugar for the filling.
- 19Mix that up until it is all combined and cohesive.
- 20Lightly dust your surface with some flour.
- 21Roll the dough out into a pretty large rectangle.
- 22Take your filling and spread that evenly on the whole thing.
- 23Start rolling this up in a really tight log.
- 24Take a sharp knife and cut this into 12 rolls.
- 25Take your softened butter wrapper from earlier and butter your 9x13 dish.
- 26Set these swirl side up into your pan.
- 27Cover it again with a paper towel and let it rise while your oven preheats to 375°F.
- 28Once your oven is preheated, pour over half a cup of heavy cream.
- 29Put the dish into the oven for 25 minutes.
- 30Add 1 stick of softened butter to a bowl for the frosting.
- 31Add 1 brick of softened cream cheese.
- 32Beat these until they are combined.
- 33Add half a teaspoon of maple extract.
- 34Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- 35Add about 2 cups of powdered sugar.
- 36Spread the frosting on top of the rolls.
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 0.33 cup salted butter
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 2 room temperature eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- 0.5 cup softened butter
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 stick softened butter
- 1 brick softened cream cheese
- 0.5 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
Equipment
mixing bowlwhiskstand mixerpaddle attachmentdough hookrolling pinsharp knife9x13 dishhand mixer
Tips
- A key to a good copycat recipe is more salt and sugar than you ever thought possible.
- Make sure to scoop the flour around and fluff it up before you scoop it, do not pack the flour into the cup.
- The maple extract is the secret ingredient.
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