¼ - ½cupheavy cream, at room temperature(for pouring over rolls after rising, but before baking)
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/4cupunsalted butter, softened
4ouncescream cheese, softened
1 ½cupspowdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1pinchkosher salt
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Instructions
Line a 9”x13” baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large microwave-safe bowl, heat milk for 30-40 seconds, until the milk is lukewarm. Add in yeast and sugar and stir with a whisk until dissolved. Cover with a clean dishtowel and let the yeast proof for 10 minutes.
While your yeast is proofing, combine softened butter, sugars, cinnamon, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
After the yeast has proofed, whisk in melted butter, egg, and vanilla, until fully combined.
Add in salt and flour, 1 cup at a time. Knead it slightly until the dough forms a ball. Cover the bowl with a clean towel or plastic wrap. Rest the dough for 10 minutes.
Lightly flour a surface and a rolling pin. Roll the dough out until it is approximately a 14” × 18” rectangle that is 1/4” thick.
Spread filling over the entire surface of the dough.
Beginning at the short side, roll the dough up.
Use a serrated knife cut the dough into 12 rolls.
Place cinnamon rolls in the pan, cut-side down. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise for about 50 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350℉. Drizzle the tops of the rolls with heavy cream. Bake for 24-26 minutes until the tops are slightly golden brown.
For the frosting, add butter, softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt to a medium-sized bowl. Mix with a hand mixer until combined and smooth. Frost cinnamon rolls and serve warm!
Notes
Storage and Freezing:
Unfrosted cinnamon rolls can be stored in an air-tight container, at room temperature, for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Frosted cinnamon rolls should be stored in an air-tight container, in the refrigerator and be eaten within 3 days for best quality.
After cooling completely, unfrosted cinnamon rolls can be wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in a plastic freezer bag for up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature before reheating and frosting.
Reheating:
Place one cinnamon roll on a microwave-safe plate and heat for up to 30 seconds. The cinnamon roll may be frosted or unfrosted for this method.