90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls with Instant Yeast
Cinnamon Rolls with Instant Yeast
Servings 12
Cost 5
Ingredients
- ¾ cup milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter or salted butter, cut into chunks (58 grams)
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, divided use (410 grams)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup water
- 1 large egg
Filling:
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed (200 grams)
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, salted (or use unsalted and add pinch of salt) (114 grams)
Icing
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted (14 grams)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese softened (or use heavy cream)
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles; remove from heat. Mix in butter; stir until melted. Let cool to lukewarm. Alternatively, you can heat the milk in a microwave-safe cup for about 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, and add the butter to the hot milk.
- Combine 2 ¼ cup of the flour (280 grams), yeast, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl; mix well. Stir in water, egg and the milk/butter mixture. Add the remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes OR just attach the dough hook and knead it in a stand mixer bowl until smooth and elastic (how I do it!).
- Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, softened butter.
- Roll out (or just press) dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle. Spread dough with butter/sugar mixture. Roll up dough (from the short side) and pinch seam to seal. Cut into 10-12 equal size rolls and place cut side up in greased jumbo muffin cups (or in a well greased 9x13 inch pan). Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until browned. Remove from muffin cups to cool. Serve warm or let cool and frost with icing (or put the icing on while warm and spread it).
- Stir together melted butter and powdered sugar to make a thick pasty like substance. Stir in the cream cheese. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time, stirring until you get a consistency that seems conducive to putting on cinnamon rolls. Stir in the vanilla.