# World's Best Cinnamon Rolls

These are the world's best cinnamon rolls that are perfectly cooked, no hard outside, no underdone center, just yeasty, pillowy soft, sticky, gooey cinnamon rolls with a silky cream cheese frosting.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup melted salted butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 batch cream cheese frosting

## Instructions

1. In a stand mixer, combine warm milk and instant yeast and let it proof.
2. Make a paste of milk, water, and bread flour on the stove.
3. Add sugar, egg, salt, melted salted butter, and the paste to the milk and yeast mixture.
4. With the mixer on low, add bread flour one cup at a time until the dough fully forms.
5. Swap in the dough hook and knead for 15 minutes.
6. Let the dough rise for an hour.
7. Roll out the dough, spread on softened butter, and cover with brown sugar and cinnamon.
8. Press into the dough, then tightly roll up and cut into 10 to 12 rolls.
9. Place on a lined sheet pan, cover in warm heavy whipping cream, and bake.
10. Mix your cream cheese frosting and slather it on the rolls once they've cooled for 5 to 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- whisk
- saucepan
- rolling pin
- knife
- sheet pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jwKhnd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c61d5be8-33aa-43a4-9396-4e828b33686b
- Extracted: 2025-04-29

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