Most Amazing Cinnamon Rolls
These cinnamon rolls made from scratch truly are the most amazing. Soft, fluffy, and make for a delicious and filling breakfast.
Servings 12
Ingredients:
Dough
- ¾ cup Prairie Farms Whole Vitamin D Milk
- 2 ¼ tsp active yeast
- ¼ cup raw sugar (or granulated sugar)
- 2 tsp vanilla (Mexican vanilla works best)
- 1 whole egg plus 1 egg yolk
- ¼ cup Prairie Farms Butter
- 3 cups sifted flour
- ¾ tsp salt
Filling
- ½ cup Prairie Farms Butter softened
- 2-3 tbsp cinnamon for dusting
- 1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
Frosting
- 8oz. Prairie Farms Cream Cheese, softened
- ¼ cup Prairie Farms Butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup powdered sugar (more or less to taste)
- 2 tbsp Prairie Farms Heavy Cream
Directions:
- Heat milk in microwave or stovetop until boiling then let cool for about 10 minutes.
- Add butter, sugar, vanilla, and whisk until butter melts.
- Once temperature is about 120°F, add egg and yolk and whisk well, this will bring temperature down to about 110°F.
- In large mixing bowl, mix yeast and milk mixture, and let yeast bloom for about 5 minutes.
- Once yeast is frothy-looking, add flour and salt and stir until combined (stand mixer works best).
- Mix/knead for about 5-8 minutes until dough is no longer sticky, but holds together.
- Transfer to butter greased bowl and cover with towel or plastic wrap and sit in slightly warm area for about 1 hour until double in size (i like to turn oven on low and set dough bowl covered on counter beside oven).
- Once dough has risen, lightly dust counter with flour and put dough onto surface, roll out to about ½ inch thickness.
- Spread softened butter over dough then sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar.
- I like to use pizza cutter to cut strips so cinnamon rolls will be uniform and easy to roll.
- Place rolled cinnamon rolls in baking dish of choice lined with parchment paper and let rise for about 15-20 minutes. **do not place them too closely to each other or they won't rise properly.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes until browned and risen in middle.
- While baking, mix cream cheese and butter together until creamy.
- Add vanilla, heavy cream and powder sugar and mix until creamy.
- Once cinnamon rolls have cooled, add cream cheese icing.
