Cinnamon Rolls

Name: Cinnamon Rolls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 3 h 12 min
Yield: Makes 10 rolls
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 4½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon milk; 55 ml (1¾ fl oz) lukewarm water; ½ teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon dried yeast; 30 ml (1 fl oz) hot water; 100 g (3½ oz) plain cream cheese, softened; 100 g (3½ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) lukewarm milk; 30 g (1 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 400 g (14 oz/2⅔ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 60 g (2¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 2 pinches salt; 50 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter, melted

Preparation info

Makes
10
rolls

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

To fully appreciate these cinnamon rolls, you should eat them just out of the oven, still dripping with cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

Dough

400 g (14 oz/2⅔ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 <

Americas
United States
New York
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

The Dough

Combine the ingredients for the dough in a mixing bowl, then knead vigorously for 10–15 minutes. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for about 1½ hours until the dough has doubled in size.

Shaping the Dough

On a floured work surface, rol