Do you love cinnamon rolls right out of the oven? It’s the best!
Want soft and fluffy gooey cinnamon rolls? This recipe is it!
My Italian grandma was a wonderful teacher in showing the art of using yeast to make delicious baked goods. The trick here is adding the yeast to warm milk and letting it sit for 10 minutes.
This recipe makes 12 cinnamon rolls. Want more? Double the recipe.
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Here is what you need
- 1 Cup warm milk (heat in microwave for 1 minute)
- 3 teaspoons rapid rise active yeast (or 1 packet)
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 3 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 Tablespoon oil (any type of oil is fine)
- 1 stick butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Parchment paper or spread shortening or oil on pan
Glaze:
1 Cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoon milk (or more)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
How to Make:
- Pour warm milk into a small bowl.
- Sprinkle yeast on the top of the milk.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar on top of yeast. Stir slowly and let rest for 10 minutes without stirring.
- In another bowl, add 3 Cups flour. Add salt.
- Pour yeast liquid into middle of the flour.
- Add egg and oil.
- Stir easily to making sure all flour is incorporated.
- Cover bowl with a towel for 30 minutes.
- Keep bowl in a warm place.
- Roll dough into long roll. Spread out to allow to coat dough with butter and cinnamon sugar.
- Spread softened butter over dough. Sprinkle mix of 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon together and pour over butter. Roll up dough. Cut in to pieces.
- Place on sheet pan. Either put close together to keep sides soft or separate to give baked around the sides.
- Bake at 350 degrees at 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Make glaze by mixing powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Spoon over rolls.
Soft and Gooey Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 Cup 1 Cup warm milk (heat in microwave for 30 minute)
- 3 tsp active rapid yeast (or 1 envelope)
- 4 tsp sugar
- 3 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil (olive, vegetable or canola)
- 1/2 Cup butter (1 stick) - softened
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 Cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 2 tbsp milk (for glaze)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (for glaze)
Instructions
- Pour warm milk into a small bowl.Sprinkle yeast on the top of the milk.Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar on top of yeast. Stir slowly and let rest for 10 minutes without stirring.In another bowl Add 3 Cups flour. Add salt.Pour yeast liquid into middle of the flour.Add egg and oil. Stir easily to making sure all flour is incorporated.Cover bowl with a towel for 30 minutes. Keep bowl in a warm place. Roll dough into long roll. Spread out to allow to coat dough with butter and cinnamon sugar.Spread softened butter over dough. Sprinkle mix of 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon together and pour over butter. Roll up dough. Cut in to pieces.Place on sheet pan. Either put close together to keep sides soft or separate to give baked around the sides.Bake at 350 degrees at 15-20 minutes until golden brown.Make glaze. Spoon over.
