Heavenly Cinnamon Rolls
The best homemade cinnamon rolls.
- 1/4 cup butter (melted)
- 1/2 package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 tbs white sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 4 tsp ground cinnamon
Frosting
- 1 package cream cheese (softened)
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp milk
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In the pan of your bread machine, combine water, 1/4 cup melted butter, vanilla pudding, 1 cup warm milk, egg, 1 tablespoon sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast. Set machine to Dough cycle; press Start.
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When Dough cycle has finished, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a rectangle. Spread the butter over the dough. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over dough.
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Grease 2 9×13 inch baking pans
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Roll up dough, beginning with long side. Slice into 16 one-inch slices; place in prepared pans. Let rolls rise in a warm place until doubled.
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Preheat oven to 300
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Bake rolls, 15-20 minutes
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Blend together frosting ingredients
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Remove rolls from oven and let cool until warm; spread frosting over warm rolls.
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Enjoy!
If you would like to make these the night before, you can prepare the rolls and place them in 9×13 pans in the refrigerator over night. It works best to warm an oven to 300 degrees, then turn the oven off and place the rolls in the warm oven to speed up the rising process before you bake them! Also, you can make these ahead of time and store them in your freezer. Just lay the cut rolls on a baking sheet in the freezer until frozen, then transfer to a ziploc freezer bag and store in the freezer.