Cinnamon Rolls

I like to find ways to treat the Hubster and the rest of the Leadership team in our Company, as well as his Soldiers. I’ve been a baking machine this past week in preparation for our Company Christmas party. So you would think that I’d be baked out right? WRONG! Even after baking 8 different desserts for last night, I’m at it again baking Cinnamon Rolls for the Hubster to take into work in the morning! They are all getting ready to go on Leave and this is my Christmas present to them. I’ve tried several different recipes over the years and I needed one that would be easy to convert into a LARGE amount of Cinnamon Rolls, I found just what I was looking for on the Pioneer Woman website. Did you know that Ree and I are BFF’s, no? Well that’s ok she doesn’t know either but we are, in my mind at least! J Anyways, She makes Cinnamon Rolls to give away at Christmas to Family and Friends and I thought, hey these people are my Family and Friends so why not try her recipe out especially since her recipe makes a gazillion cinnamon rolls. So I adjusted a few things and I’m doing a different icing cause I LOVE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING! Ok enough about all that…

Forgot to put the milk and oil in the picture!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Cinnamon Rolls

4 cups Milk

1 cup Vegetable Oil

1 cup Sugar

2 packets Yeast

8 cups Flour + 1 cup (set aside)

1tsp Baking Powder

1tsp Baking Soda

Filling

2 sticks Butter, Softened

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Brown Sugar

Lots of Cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 pkgs Cream Cheese, softened

½ cup Butter, Softened

2 cups Powdered Sugar

1tsp Vanilla

 

Here’s how you make it:

For the Dough, combine 1 cup sugar, milk and vegetable oil in a medium sauce pan, cook over medium heat just until it almost boils. Remove from heat and let cool down until it is just warm. Sprinkle yeast on the top and let it sit for 1 minute. Add the Flour and mix until combined, and then cover with a cloth for 1 hour. Remove the towel and add in the baking powder, baking soda and the other cup of flour. Stir until completely combined.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough in half and roll out the first half into a large rectangle. The dough should be very thin. Spread the dough with the softened butter (it should be really soft like almost melted!) Then Sprinkle on the Brown Sugar, Sugar and Cinnamon.

Now the Fun Part, roll the dough towards you slowly, some of the sugar cinnamon butter goodness is going to come out that's ok don’t worry about it, just keep rolling. When you have a nice big log make sure to seal them seam and that it is facing down. Now slice the log into ½ inch slices. Spray your pans with cooking spray and place the rolls into the pans. Repeat this process with the other half of the dough. Each log roll should yield about 24 rolls.

*Now at this point I cover mine with plastic wrap and place them in the fridge. In the morning I take them out remove the plastic wrap and place them in a cold oven, turn it onto 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown*

Cover the pans with your kitchen towel and let rise for about 20 minutes. Remove the towel and bake for 15-18 minutes until golden brown.

While the rolls are baking make your Frosting

Combine the Cream Cheese and Butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add in the Vanilla and Powdered Sugar mix until and smooth.

When you take the Rolls out of the oven let cool for 5-10 minutes and then spread the icing over the rolls.

*You can also make the frosting ahead of time and place spoonfuls of it onto waxed paper on a baking sheet and place in the freezer overnight. Remove the frosting from the freezer in the morning as you put your rolls into the oven. Then when the Rolls come out of the oven place the frosting onto the rolls and it will melt and spread over the rolls, making them even more delish!*

 

ENJOY!