Recipe: Perfect Homemade cinnamon rolls w/ cream cheese frosting

Homemade cinnamon rolls w/ cream cheese frosting. Soft and fluffy homemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting made from scratch! Prepare these ahead of time and bake them fresh! Homemade cinnamon rolls never go out of style.

Nothing fancy, but I want to eat it by the spoonful. There's plenty of cinnamon and spice, and the sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting is a heavenly complement. There's no reason to buy refrigerated dough-in-a-tube rolls or go Cinnabon for your fix. You can cook Homemade cinnamon rolls w/ cream cheese frosting using 18 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Homemade cinnamon rolls w/ cream cheese frosting

1. It's of Dough.
2. You need 1/4 oz of yeast.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of warm water.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of scalded milk.
5. You need 1/4 cup of sugar.
6. You need 1/3 cup of butter.
7. You need 1 tsp of salt.
8. Prepare 1 of egg.
9. Prepare 3 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
10. Prepare of Filling.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of butter, melted. Plus a little extra for pan..
12. It's 3/4 cup of sugar, plus more for pan..
13. It's 2 tbsp of ground cinnamon.
14. You need of Frosting.
15. Prepare 4 oz of cream cheese, softened.
16. Prepare 4 oz of butter, softened.
17. Prepare 2 cup of powdered sugar.
18. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with the long side; pinch the seam to seal. After your homemade cinnamon rolls are baked, generously spread the cream cheese frosting on top. Delicious and fluffy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls topped with a cream cheese frosting, then filled with a cinnamon, brown sugar, and pecan filling. Combine sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in small bowl; sprinkle over buttered.

Homemade cinnamon rolls w/ cream cheese frosting instructions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside..
2. In a large bowl, mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg. Add 2 cups of flour and mix until smooth..
3. Mix in yeast mixture..
4. Mix in remaining flour until dough in easy to handle..
5. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for 5-10 minutes. Or use a mixer with a dough hook, on low speed for 5 minutes..
6. Place in well grease bowl, cover, and let sit for 90 minutes. The dough should have doubled in size..
7. Once ready, punch dough down. Roll out onto a floured surface into a 15x9 rectangle..
8. Spread the 1/2 cup melted butter all over the dough. Mix cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on melted butter on dough..
9. Beginning at the 15 inch side, role up dough and pinch edge together to seal. Cut into 12-15 slices..
10. Coat the bottom of the baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Place cinnamon rolls close together in pan but they don't have to touch..
11. Cover and let sit for 45 minutes, until dough is doubled..
12. Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes or until nicely browned..
13. While those are baking, mix softened cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla in mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes. It works best to add the powdered sugar a cup at a time. And if you want thinner frosting, you can add a little milk while mixing..
14. Once cinnamon rolls are done baking, spread cream cheese frosting on warm rolls. Let stand for about 30 minutes..
15. Enjoy!.

Cinnamon Roll Glaze turns homemade or store bought cinnamon rolls into the ultimate treat! While Chris and I often enjoy it with Cream Cheese Icing, the girls prefer their Cinnamon Roll Icing without cream cheese. More Recipes with Cream Cheese Frosting. While we're on the subject, try a few of our most favorite frosting covered treats. Homemade Cinnamon With Pecans or Raisins.

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