Description
Soft and simple cinnamon rolls made from scratch, using a forgiving dough and a classic brown sugar-cinnamon filling, perfect for busy mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 360 g (3 cups) all-purpose flour
- 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) instant yeast
- 50 g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 7 g (1 1/4 tsp) salt
- 240 ml (1 cup) whole milk, warmed
- 60 g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 10 g (2 tbsp) ground cinnamon
- 100 g (1/2 cup) brown sugar
- 120 g (1 cup) powdered sugar for glaze
- 20–30 ml (1–2 tbsp) milk for glaze
Instructions
- Warm the milk and melt the butter.
- Mix the dough in a bowl.
- Knead until smooth.
- Place the dough in a bowl and let rise.
- Turn the dough out and roll into a rectangle.
- Spread softened butter and sprinkle the filling.
- Cut the log into pieces and let rise again.
- Bake at 190°C (375°F) until golden brown.
- Whisk the glaze and pour it over the rolls.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
Make-ahead: Assemble rolls and refrigerate overnight before baking. Use a kitchen scale for accurate flour measurements.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 75mg