Happy Valentine’s Day!
Want to make something homemade and tasty for the love in your life? Try these delicious cinnamon rolls. They’ll fall even harder for you. Promise.
INGREDIENTS:
unsalted butter, melted- 1/2 cup
whole milk, warm- 2 cups
granulated sugar- 1/2 cup
active dry yeast- 2 1/4 teaspoons
flour, divided- 5 cups
baking powder- 1 teaspoon
FILLING:
butter, softened- 3/4 cup
light brown sugar- 3/4 cup
ground cinnamon- 2 tablespoons
FROSTING:
cream cheese, softened- 4 oz.
butter, melted- 2 tablespoons
whole milk- 2 tablespoons
vanilla extract- 1 teaspoon
powdered sugar- 1 cup
DIRECTIONS:
Butter two disposable foil pie/cake pans
In a large bowl, whisk together warm milk, melted butter, and granulated sugar. The mixture should be just warm- between 100-110.
Sprinkle yeast evenly over warm mixture and let set for 1 minute
Add 4 cups flour to milk mixture and mix with wooden spoon until just combined
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set in warm place to rise for 1 hour
After 1 hour, the dough should have doubled in size
Remove the wrap and add additional 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir well, then tun out onto well-floured surface
Kned dough lightly, adding additional flour as necessary, until dough loses its stickiness and does not stick to surface
Roll dough into large rectangle. Fix corners to make sure they are sharp and even
Spread softened butter evenly over dough
Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and cinnamon
Press mixture into butter
Roll up the dough, forming a log, and pinch the seam closed. Place seam-side down.
Cut log in half, then divide each half into 7 evenly sized pieces. About 1 1/2 inches thick each
Place 7 cinnamon rolls in cake pan, one in center, six around the sides. Cover with plastic wrap and place in warm place to rise for 30 minutes
Preheat over to 350
To prepare frosting. In medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together cream cheese, butter, whole milk, vanilla, and powered sugar until smooth
Remove plastic wrap. Bake cinnamon rolls for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown
While still warm, drizzle evenly with frosting
Enjoy!
