Cinnamon Rolls

This Cinnabons cinnamon roll copycat recipe is about the closest you’ll get to the real thing. In fact, they should be called Sin-amon rolls - they are sinfully delicious and very easy to make.

Ingredients:

Dough

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast

1 cup milk lukewarm

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup butter, softened

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling

1 cup brown sugar packed

3 Tablespoons cinnamon

1/3 cup butter, softened

Cream cheese icing

6 Tablespoons butter, softened

1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp salt

Instructions:

For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. If the yeast is good, it will start to froth up.

To the bowl of your mixer add the sugar, butter or margarine, salt, eggs, and flour and mix until well incorporated.

Pour the milk/yeast mixture over the flour mixture and using the dough hook, mix well until well incorporated.

Place the dough into an oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.

Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter. I also line bottom with parchment paper.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it is approximately 16 inches long by 12 inches wide. It should be approximately 1/4 inch in thickness.

Spread the 1/3 cup of butter evenly over the dough, then sprinkle with the sugar / cinnamon mixture evenly over the surface of the dough.

Working carefully, from the long edge, roll the dough down to the bottom edge.

Cut the dough into 1 1/2 inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan.

Place the cut rolls in the prepared pan. Cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rise for another 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

While the rolls are baking make the icing by mixing all the icing ingredients and beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy and smooth.

When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing.