Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons yeast
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, softened, for spreading on dough
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl. heat milk and water, then add butter to melt.
• 3 in another bowl, whip eggs until very fluffy, then gradually add the hot milk/water mixture to the eggs as you keep the mixer going. when blended, gradually add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 4 knead for 5 minutes. the dough texture will be very wet. add very tiny amounts of flour if needed, no more than 1/2 cup. kneading helps the texture to become more dry and elastic.
• 5 let rest til double in size.
• 6 roll out to 1/4 inch thick and 21"x16", or smaller and thicker for thicker cinnamon rolls.
• 7 spread softened butter over the dough. sprinkle with filling mixture.
• 8 roll lengthwise to 21" roll. cut in 1 3/4" slices, 6 to a baking sheet. do not put these too close together, as they will spread.
• 9 bake 10 minutes or until light brown.
• 10 as soon as you take them out of the oven, top with a spoonful of the icing mixture. don't worry that the icing is super thick, it will melt and spread out.
• 11 icing- cream butter and cream cheese together until well blended. add vanilla and mix. add salt, and gradually add powdered sugar until well incorporated.