Cinnamon Rolls

Dough:

1 tablespoon dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 cups flour 

Dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Knead into a ball. Let rise until double in size. When ready, roll out to about 1/4 inch thick. Spread with filling. 

Filling:

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoon cinnamon

Spread butter on dough evenly. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over dough evenly. Roll dough up. Slice roll into 1 inch slices. Place on a greased pan. Let rise again until doubled. bake 10 min. at 400 degrees.

Icing:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 oz. cream cheese (optional)
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoon whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt 

Beat until fluffy. When rolls are hot, spread lots of icing on them. If the icing is thick you might want to stick the iced rolls in the oven for just a minute or two and the icing will soften. 

 

To make these the night before needed, skip the final rising step. Let rise overnight in the fridge. In the morning, bake!

To make slicing easier I use dental floss. Just slip it under the roll, criss cross and pull. Nice, even slices.