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Cinnamon Rolls with Yeast

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  • Author: EsmeSalon
  • Prep Time: 2 hours
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Yield: 40-50 servings depending on size 1x
  • Category: Cake, Cookies and Tarts, Cupcakes
  • Method: Moderate

Description

This cinnamon roll recipe is soft, fluffy, and packed with rich maple flavor. The dough is easy to make and rises beautifully, while the gooey cinnamon-sugar filling makes every bite irresistible. Topped with a smooth maple frosting, these rolls are perfect for breakfast or any time you crave a sweet treat.

Ingredients

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Dough:

  • 1 quart Whole Milk (±950 ml)
  • 1 cup Vegetable Oil (±250 ml)
  • 1 cup Sugar (±250 ml)
  • 2 packets Active Dry Yeast, (±0.25 Ounce Packets)
  • 8 cups (Plus 1 Cup Extra, Reserved) All-purpose Flour (total ±1080 gram for the 9 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon (heaping) Baking Powder (±4-5 g)
  • 1 teaspoon (scant) Baking Soda (± 5 g)
  • 1 Tablespoon (heaping) Salt (±20-25 g)

Filling:

  • Plenty Of Melted Butter
  • 2 cups Sugar (±400 g)
  • Generous Sprinkling of Cinnamon

Maple Frosting:

  • 1 2-pound bag Powdered Sugar (±907 g)
  • 2 teaspoons Maple Flavoring (±10-12 g)
  • 1/2 cup Milk (±118 ml)
  • 1/4 cup Melted Butter (±58 g, 60 ml)
  • 1/4 cup Brewed Coffee (±60 ml)
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt (±0.6 ml)

Note:  In brackets, you will find a guesstimate of the approximate metric value for ingredients.  It may vary depending on your method of measuring or your region.  Use your judgment with the metric values shared; it's only a guide.

Instructions

Dough

  1. Heat the milk, oil, and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until just below a boil. Let it cool until warm.
  2. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm milk and wait 1 minute.
  3. Add 8 cups of flour and stir just enough to combine.
  4. Cover with a kitchen towel and leave in a warm spot for 1 hour.
  5. After an hour, add baking powder, baking soda, salt, and the reserved 1 cup of flour. Mix well.
  6. Use the dough immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.
  7. If it rises in the fridge, punch it down. Chilling makes it easier to work with.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Rolling and Filling

  1. Take half the dough and roll it out on a floured surface into a thin rectangle about 30 x 10 inches.
  2. Pour 3/4 to 1 cup melted butter over the dough and spread evenly with your fingers.
  3. Sprinkle half the cinnamon and 1 cup sugar on top.
  4. Add more butter or sugar if you like it extra gooey.
  5. Roll the dough tightly from the far edge toward you, pinching the seam closed.
  6. Flip, so the seam is underneath. You’ll have one long cinnamon roll log.
  7. Slice the log into 1/2-inch thick rolls (you’ll get 20 to 25 rolls).

Baking

  1. Butter disposable foil pans and place 7 to 9 rolls in each, leaving some space to rise.
  2. Repeat rolling and slicing with the other half of the dough.
  3. Let the rolls rise, covered, for 20 minutes.
  4. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden but not too dark.

Maple Frosting

  1. While the rolls bake, mix powdered sugar, milk, melted butter, coffee, salt, and maple flavoring until smooth.
  2. Adjust sweetness or maple flavor to your liking. The frosting should be thick but pourable.
  3. Take the hot rolls out of the oven and drizzle the maple frosting all over. The rolls soak up the icing and get even better as they cool, if they last that long.

Notes

Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Eugemia Peterson Julius

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