# Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

This video provides a detailed recipe for making homemade cinnamon rolls from scratch, complete with a cream cheese frosting.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.25 cups milk, warmed
- 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 4.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 0.33 cup honey
- 0.5 tbsp vanilla
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 0.25 tsp tsp salt
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 6 oz cream cheese, cold
- 0.75 cup powdered sugar
- 0.5 tbsp vanilla

## Instructions

1. Warm the milk in the microwave for about 15 seconds.
2. Add yeast and sugar to the warm milk and set aside.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and sugar.
4. Mix dry ingredients.
5. In a separate container, whisk together eggs, vanilla, and softened butter.
6. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
7. Mix to combine.
8. Add yeast mixture to the batter.
9. Whisk ingredients until just combined, then switch to the dough attachment if using a stand mixer.
10. Mix on medium speed for about 10 minutes, watching closely.
11. Place the dough ball into a greased bowl.
12. Tuck and nip the dough.
13. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and let it proof for about an hour and a half, or until it doubles in size.
14. Make the cinnamon mixture for the bottom layer.
15. Mix ingredients and add the mix to a baking pan.
16. Make the cinnamon filling.
17. Mix ingredients until well combined.
18. Punch the dough to knock out the air.
19. Roll it out on a surface dusted with flour.
20. Spread the cinnamon filling over the dough.
21. Roll up the dough into a log.
22. Cut the dough into rolls.
23. Place the rolls in a prepared baking pan with the cinnamon mixture on the bottom.
24. Add a splash of heavy whipping cream on each roll.
25. Cover again and pop it back in the oven for the second proof.
26. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
27. Make the cream cheese frosting.
28. Spread the frosting over the baked cinnamon rolls.

## Equipment

- microwave
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- stand mixer
- dough attachment
- spatula
- saran wrap
- oven
- rolling pin
- knife
- baking pan

## Tips

- Preheat oven to 170 degrees before putting dough in, then turn it off to create a warm environment for proofing.
- Use heavy whipping cream on each roll before the second proof.
- Use the first cut roll to measure the other rolls to ensure even cooking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@ebony.influences/video/7453897324687822123
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/eb49e7b0-32a9-4b6c-ae12-c1afc5f7389e
- Extracted: 2025-06-08

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