Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

My son loves Cinnamon Rolls more than anything else! If I ask him what I should make for teatime, the first answer I get is Cinnamon Rolls and the second Doughnuts! He will be very happy if I gave him cinnamon rolls every day and it will fetch me lots and lots of bear hugs and kisses in return :D.... I make these for him at least once a month and I have tried several recipes till date.... I have also posted an eggless version earlier... This particular recipe I have been using for the last one year since Ria posted it.... I took step by step pictures last summer when I made these in Kerala.... but never got a chance to take the final product’s picture..... finally I took these pictures when I made it last week... 

Cinnamon Rolls 

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Preparation time ~ 20 mints

Cooking time ~ 25 mints

Ready in ~ 3 to 3 ½ hours

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons butter

3/4 teaspoon salt

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1/4 cup white sugar

1 egg

Filling:

3 tablespoons softened butter

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/3 cup white sugar

Frosting:

1 cup confectioners'/ powdered sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Method:

• In a saucepan, heat 1/2 cup milk, water, and 2 tablespoons butter until warm. Stir in yeast and keep aside for 5 minutes.
• Break the egg into the yeast mixture and mix well.
• In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar and salt), pour the milk-yeast-egg mixture, and knead to form smooth dough.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl and leave in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour.
• Punch down the dough and on a floured surface, roll it into a large rectangle.
• Smear with the softened butter.
• Combine the cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar. Sprinkle over the rectangle.
• Roll the dough up into a log starting at the long side. Cut into 12 slices. Place the rolls cut side down into a 9x13-inch greased baking pan. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile make the frosting by combining the confectioners' sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and milk into a thick frosting; Spread frosting over baked warm rolls.
• Enjoy your warm homemade Cinnamon Rolls!

Notes:

• I felt the amount of cinnamon and sugar in the filling was not enough and so I always double the amount in the filling (or may be our taste buds are too sweet :D).
• You can use brown sugar for filling if you like.
• If you like to have raisins and nuts in your rolls you can add 1/3 cup each of raisins and walnuts, like in the original recipe.
• Since I am making it for my son I prefer smaller rolls; so instead of cutting the dough into 12 pieces I cut them to 24- 30 pieces.
• It’s best served warm, Microwave it for a few seconds before serving and my little one loves it topped with some chocolate sauce. 

These rolls are Yeastspotted.