Ohhh yes 🍩✨ cinnamon rolls—soft, gooey, and dripping with sweet icing. Let’s make a classic, bakery-style version.
🍥 Classic Cinnamon Rolls
Dough Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
- ¾ cup warm milk (≈110°F / 43°C)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
Filling
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
Glaze/Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk or cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
- Activate yeast
- Mix warm milk + yeast + 1 tsp sugar. Let sit 5–10 min until foamy.
- Make dough
- Combine flour, sugar, salt in a bowl.
- Add yeast mixture, melted butter, and egg.
- Knead 8–10 min until smooth and elastic.
- Cover and let rise 1–2 hours until doubled.
- Prepare filling
- Mix brown sugar + cinnamon.
- Assemble rolls
- Roll dough into a rectangle (~16×12 in).
- Spread softened butter over dough.
- Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar evenly.
- Roll tightly from the long side and cut into 12 rolls.
- Second rise
- Place rolls in a greased baking dish. Cover and let rise 30–45 min.
- Bake
- 180°C / 350°F for 20–25 min until golden.
- Glaze
- Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Drizzle over warm rolls.
🔥 Pro Tips
- Brush dough with melted butter before rolling for extra gooey layers.
- Sprinkle pinch of salt on glaze to balance sweetness.
- For ooey gooey rolls, add cream cheese to icing.
- Optional: chopped nuts or raisins in filling for extra texture.
I can also give a no-yeast “fast” cinnamon roll version that’s ready in 30 min—super soft and still indulgent.
Do you want that quick version too?
