BOOMSHAKALA Cinnamon Rolls

This past summer, I held a series of dinner parties with my classmates. Each dinner was a different theme like Italian and Mexican. Most recently, the theme was breakfast for dinner.

I made these cinnamon buns that were to DIE for. It was my first time making them but they were very easy and were divine when warm.

Ingredients:
Dough:
1 Cup of Warm Whole Milk
1/2 Cup of Salted Butter
1/3 Cup of Granulated Sugar
2 1/2 Teaspoons of Dry Active Yeast
2 Large Eggs
4 Cups of All Purpose Flour
2 Teaspoons of Salt

For The Cinnamon Filling:
1 Cup of Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup of Salted Butter, Softened
2 1/2 Tablespoons of Ground Cinnamon
3/4 Teaspoon of Ground Nutmeg

For the Glaze:
1/2 Cup of Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 Cup of Unsalted Butter, Softened
2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
2 Cups of Powdered Sugar

Cooking Instructions:
1. Start by setting the butter and cream cheese out to soften.

2. Next, heat up the milk. I microwaved it but you also put it on the stove.

3. Using a mixer (the paddle attachment), add the milk to the softened butter. Then mix in the sugar, yeast, and 1/2 cup of flour. You can also mix it in by hand - I was too lazy to get my mixer out and ended up mixing everything by hand.

4. Use the bread hook on the mixer to mix in the remaining flour, eggs, and salt. Let the mixer run for about 10 minutes.

5. Let the dough sit for 60-90 minutes to allow it time to rise (the dough should double in size).

6. While the dough is rising, start on the cinnamon filling.

7. Mix all of the brown sugar, salted butter, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg together.

8. Before working with the dough, I laid seran wrap on counter and sprayed it with pam.

NOTE: You can also lay four down on the surface.****

9. Place the dough on the seran wrap and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough. Unfortunately, I didn't have a rolling pin so I just used my fingers.

10. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

11. After the dough has been flattened out, add the cinnamon filling. I used a knife to spread the filling out all over the dough.

12. Then roll up the dough.

13. After rolling up the dough, cut the dough into 1 1/2 inch pieces.

14. Place the rolls into a greased 9"x13" baking dish.

15. I let the rolls sit in the baking dish for a while longer (like 20 minutes) and the dough rose even more.

16. Cook the rolls for about 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

17. While the rolls are baking, work on the glaze.

18. Using a mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar together.

19. As soon as the rolls come out of the oven, spread the glaze over the rolls.

For best results, enjoy while warm :)

They are seriously DELICIOUS!




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