Make Ahead
Yeasted Cinnamon Rolls
- Prep time 15 minutes
- Cook time 30 minutes
- Makes 24 rolls
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- Cinnamon Roll Dough
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1 1/3 cups
warm whole milk
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1/2 ounce
yeast (equivalent to 2 small packaged or 1T + 1 1/2t SAF or Red Star Yeast
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1/3 cup
white sugar
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4
eggs, beaten
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1 cup
unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
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2 teaspoons
salt
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6+ cups
ap flour
- Filling
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1/2 cup
unsalted butter
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1 cup
light brown sugar
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1/4 cup
corn syrup
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/2 cup
raisins and/or 1/2c chopped pecans
Directions
- Make Dough: In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, mix warm milk with sugar and sprinkle with yeast. Allow stand until bubbling, about 5-10 minutes.
- With machine running on low speed, add beaten eggs 1 at a time, then the softened butter and salt.
- Add in flour, 1 cup at a time, letting the flour fully incorporate into the dough before adding the next cup. Switch attachment for dough hook and knead on medium speed for 10 minutes, adding a bit more flour as necessary so that the dough easily leaves the side of the bowl.
- Place kneaded dough in a buttered bowl, cover with saran wrap and place in a warm spot to rise until about doubled in size, about 2 hours. Punch dough down, then cut in half so it is easier to manage.
- Make Filling: Melt butter. Add light brown sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon, and raisins/pecans if using.
- Form, cook, or store: Roll each dough half out into an 18" x 12" rectangle, this doesn't have to be perfect.
- Spread half of the filling across the dough. Using two hands, gently roll up the dough from the longer end, away from you.
- Slice into 2 inch pieces and transfer to a buttered casserole dish (not glass if baking from frozen!). Leave a little bit of room between each roll, as they expand as they bake. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake at 400F for 25-30 minutes, until lightly golden. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Alternatively, you can refrigerate rolls overnight before baking off, or wrap the whole casserole dish well in a layer of saran wrap followed by tin foil and then transfer to freezer. Make sure to remove from fridge and come back to room temperature for about 1 hour before baking. However, if baking from freezer, bake at 400F for 35-40 minutes, uncovered.
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