The Best Ever Homemade Cinnamon Rolls... for real.

I love Cinnamon Rolls. Like, LOVE them! I can eat them everyday for breakfast, lunch, and night snack. But making them can be a intimidating task. I have made them before and I did find an awesome recipe but between all my moving, packing and unpacking I have lost that one! So, since then I have tried a few other new recipes and they all turned out to dry or hard. But I finally found one SO good, SO simple, SO gooey, and SO soft. They really are The Best Ever Homemade Cinnamon Rolls! Enjoy!!

THE BEST EVER HOMEMADE CINNAMON BUNS
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook time: 14 minutes
Yield: 12 Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

Dough

1 CUP warm milk
1 TBSP instant dry yeast
2 TBSP white granulated sugar
1 TSP salt
3 TBSP salted butter,softened
1 large egg
3 CUPS all- purpose flour

Filling

1/2 CUP salted  butter, melted
1 CUP brown sugar
2 TBSP ground cinnamon


Glaze

4 OUNCES cream cheese, softened
1/4 CUP salted butter, softened
1 to 2 CUPS of powdered sugar ( I only used 1 cup)
1 TSP vanilla
1 to 2 TBSP milk

Make it!

1: In a bowl of a stand mixer combine warm milk, yeast, sugar, salt, butter, and eggs. Add in flour. Using a dough hook, turn the mixer on to a low speed.

2: Once the flour starts to incorporate into the dough. Increase the speed to a medium range. Add more flour as necessary so that the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. The dough mixture should be tacky, but not stick to your hands. It should be soft. Add more or less flour until the dough reaches the desired consistency. The amount of flour you add in bread making is always an approximate, and I always go by feel.

3:Transfer the dough to a lightly greased mixing bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise until double in size. About 1 hour.

4: Punch down the dough and place on a lightly floured counter. Roll into a rectangle, 12 inch by 18 inch.

5: Brush the dough with 1/2 CUP melted butter. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of the melted butter. Roll up tightly lengthwise so you have one long roll. Then cut the dough into 12 one-inch.

6: Place the slices onto a lightly greased 9x13 pan. Cover and let rise for 30 to 45 minutes.

7: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake the rolls for about 14 minutes, until just kissed with brown on top.

8: While the rolls are baking Make the glaze. Whip together cream cheese, butter, in bowl until light and fluffy, Whip in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Add enough milk to achieve a drizzle-like consistency.

9: Frost the rolls while still warm. Serve immediately or cool and store. Stays good for 4 to 5 days.

TIP: I rise my dough's in my microwave. I zap a cup of water for 1-2 minutes. Once that is done, it leaves the microwave warm and humid. Perfect place to let your dough rise!