# Perfect Cinnamon Buns

This is the only cinnamon bun recipe you will ever need to make perfect, soft, and delicious cinnamon buns.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 155 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.75 cup warm milk
- 0.25 cup white sugar
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 0.25 cup melted butter
- 1 egg
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.75 cup softened butter
- 1.5 cups brown sugar
- cinnamon
- heavy cream
- powdered sugar
- milk
- vanilla

## Instructions

1. Add warm milk, white sugar, and yeast to a mixing bowl.
2. Whisk the mixture well and let it sit on the counter for 5 minutes.
3. Add melted butter, one egg, and salt to the mixture.
4. Add all-purpose flour to the mixture.
5. Knead the dough in an electric mixer for about 5 minutes until it forms a smooth ball.
6. Knead the dough by hand on the counter for a couple of minutes to make it soft.
7. Place the dough back into a greased bowl, cover it, and place it in a warm spot for about 1.5 hours to double in size.
8. Roll out the risen dough into a rectangle shape on a clean surface.
9. Brush softened butter evenly over the rolled-out dough.
10. Spread brown sugar evenly over the buttered dough.
11. Sprinkle cinnamon over the brown sugar.
12. Grease a casserole dish with leftover butter.
13. Cut the dough into strips using a pizza cutter.
14. Roll each strip individually to form cinnamon buns.
15. Arrange the rolled cinnamon buns in the greased casserole dish.
16. Cover the cinnamon buns and let them sit for about 30 minutes while preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
17. Pour heavy cream over the cinnamon buns before baking (optional).
18. Bake the cinnamon buns in the preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius) for about 25 minutes.
19. Prepare the glaze by combining powdered sugar, milk, and a splash of vanilla in a bowl.
20. Pour the glaze over the baked cinnamon buns.
21. Allow the cinnamon buns to cool down slightly before serving.

## Equipment

- whisk
- electric mixer
- mixing bowl
- rolling pin
- baking dish
- pizza cutter

## Tips

- For the glaze, adjust milk quantity to achieve desired creamy consistency.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/brooke.ervin.7/videos/1387123719331379/?rdid=kaZcxJ69ncnyqrf7#
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f84b3bc2-148b-4cee-b8ad-96a0077044fd
- Extracted: 2025-12-29

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