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Delicious Cinnamon Rolls

Rachel Ballinger
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients
  

Mix and heat in a small saucepan:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil

Mix together in a large bowl:

  • 1 cup lukewarm water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 5-6 cups flour more or less as needed

Basic Buttercream Icing:

  • 1 stick butter (8 tbsp)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Splash of milk
  • 2 lb bag powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Heat the milk mixture until skin forms on milk or just before it boils. Then cool till lukewarm. 
  • Add the lukewarm milk mixture to the bowl with water, sugar, and yeast. Add an egg and about 6 cups of flour. Mix and knead to make a soft, elastic dough. Cover and let rise till double about an hour.
  • Punch down dough and grease bottom and sides of bowl. Cover and let rise again till double, about an hour.
  • Roll dough out on floured surface in a rectangle shape. Spread one stick of soft butter on it. Sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar evenly on it. Roll up lengthwise and cut about one inch thick. I use a thread to cut the slices but you could use a knife. Place in greased pans. Cover and let rise till double or until oven is preheated.
  • Bake in 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool and then ice.

To Make The Icing:

  • In a mixing bowl beat butter with mixer and then add the rest of the ingredients and beat till smooth. Add powdered sugar slowly to avoid making a mess. Use as much milk as needed to get to the right consistency. Ice the cinnamon rolls once they have completely cooled off.
Keyword Breakfast, cinnamon rolls, dessert, Pastry