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Soft Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

These soft and gooey cinnamon rolls will be the BEST cinnamon rolls you have EVER tried! This recipe yields 15 delicious cinnamon rolls.
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gooey soft cinnamon buns
Prep Time:2 hours
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:2 hours 20 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Kitchen Aid Mixer dough hook and whisk attachment
  • Measuring cups and spoon
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Saran Wrap
  • Kitchen Towel
  • Parchment Paper
  • Spatula
  • Cookie Sheet
  • Whisk
  • Small Bowl
  • Microwave Safe Bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups Yeast
  • 4 cups Flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/4 cups Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Butter
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Shortening
  • 1 cup Milk

Filling

  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
  • 1/3 cups Butter

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 4 oz Cream Cheese

Soaking Cinnamon Rolls

  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

  • Gather all your ingredients, melt the butter, warm the milk for 30-40 seconds in a microwave safe bowl, measure everything then set aside.
  • Add warm milk (not hot),  yeast and sugar to a medium sized bowl, mix then set aside. This will activate the yeast and create a bubbly foam like texture.
  • Crack the eggs and add the eggs to the KitchenAid bowl. Using the whisk attachment, whisk the eggs on high speed for about one minute. Add the yeast mixture and melted butter to the bowl and mix on high for thirty seconds.
  • Attach the dough hook and add flour to the bowl. Use the dough hook and mix on medium speed until the dough is well combined. Knead the dough using your knuckles and form a ball.
  • Add a small amount of oil to a large bowl and place the dough ball into the bowl. Cover with saran wrap and then place a clen kitchen towel over the bowl. Allow the dough to rise for at least one hour.
  • In a separate bowl, add cinnamon and brown sugar. Combine the mixture together until fully incorporated. Grab room temperature butter and set aside.
  • Once the dough has risen, remove the saran wrap and kitchen towel from the bowl, punch down on the dough and remove it from the bowl. Place the dough onto a clean (lightly floured) surface and begin rolling out the dough using a rolling pin. You want the dough to be a long rectangle.
  • After rolling out the dough, spread a generous amount of butter ALL OVER the dough, including the sides. Sprinkle the cinnamon and brown sugar concoction then press down so that the cinnamon mixture sticks to the butter.
  • Take the long end of the dough and begin rolling away from you. Make sure to keep the rolled dough as tight but not too tight. Once you've reached the end of the dough, pinch the edge of the dough firmly to seal everything together.
  • Take dental floss, place the floss under the dough, cross and pull. Cut the dough into 15 even rolls.
  • Place the cut rolls into a cookie sheet with parchment paper and pour 1/4 cups of milk over top of the rolls. Spread the milk around so that all the rolls have been soaked with milk.
  • Cover AGAIN using saran wrap then cover over top with a kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rise again for about 45 minutes to an hour.
  • While you wait for the dough to rise, make the cream cheese frosting by adding cream cheese, vanilla extract, powdered sugar and butter to a bowl and mix. You can get the full recipe details here.
  • At about thirty minutes, preheat the oven to 375F. Remove the kitchen towel and saran wrap from the cinnamon rolls and bake for about twenty minutes. You want the rolls to come out golden brown.
  • Add the cream cheese frosting to the warm cinnamon rolls and serve!
Servings: 15