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: 400 g (14 oz/2⅔ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 4½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 60 g (2¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; ½ teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 30 ml (1 fl oz) hot water; 1 tablespoon milk; 100 g (3½ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 100 g (3½ oz) plain cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon dried yeast; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) lukewarm milk; 50 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter, melted; 55 ml (1¾ fl oz) lukewarm water; 30 g (1 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 2 pinches salt; 1 egg

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
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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.