The BEST Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

Description

Be warned friends, these cinnamon rolls will disappear quickly! Perfectly soft and sticky, and topped with cream cheese frosting, this cinnamon roll recipe is easy to make at home and is as good as any bakery’s. Easy to follow instructions included, plus a few helpful time-saving and make-ahead tips, too.

Ingreadient :
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 3½ cups (or more) unbleached all purpose flour, divided
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 2¼ teaspoons rapid-rise or instant yeast
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • Nonstick vegetable oil spray (I used butter)
    • ¾ cup (packed) golden brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
    • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
    • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • ¼ cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Direction :
    1. Make the dough: Combine milk and butter in glass measuring cup. Microwave on high until butter melts and mixture is just warmed to 120°F to 130°F, 30 to 45 seconds. (I don’t have a microwave, so I warm this in the oven in a Pyrex liquid measuring cup until the butter is melted.) Pour into bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Add 1 cup flour, sugar, egg, yeast, and salt. Beat on low speed 3 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl. Add 2½ cups flour. Beat on low until flour is absorbed and dough is sticky, scraping down sides of bowl. If dough is very sticky, add more flour by tablespoonfuls until dough begins to form ball and pulls away from sides of bowl. (I add an additional ¼ cup flour.) Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if sticky, about 8 minutes. (I just leave it the mixer, switch to the dough hook, and let it mix for 8 minutes.) Form into ball.
    2. Let the dough rise. Lightly oil a large bowl with nonstick spray (or with butter or oil). Transfer dough to bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
    3. Shape the rolls. Meanwhile, mix brown sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Punch down dough. Transfer to floured work surface. Roll out to 15×11-inch rectangle. Spread butter over dough, leaving ½-inch border. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over butter. Starting at 1 long side, roll dough into log, pinching gently to keep it rolled up. With seam side down, cut dough crosswise with thin sharp knife into 18 equal slices (each about ½ to ¾ inch wide).
    4. Spray two 9-inch square (I use 8-inch square pans and butter them) glass baking dishes with nonstick spray. Divide rolls between baking dishes, arranging cut side up (there will be almost no space between rolls). Cover baking dishes with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until almost doubled in volume, 40 to 45 minutes.
    5. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375°F. Bake rolls until tops are golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and invert immediately onto rack. Cool 10 minutes. Turn rolls right side up.
    6. Make the glaze: Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until smooth. (Note: if ingredients are at room temperature, you can whisk by hand.) Spread glaze on rolls. Serve warm or at room temperature.