Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Frosting

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Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Frosting
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Makes: 6 servings adjust
The thing about cinnamon rolls, in my opinion, is that they are really GREAT for the first 15 minutes after they come out of the oven...then not so much :(. These AMAZING cinnamon rolls stay soft for a couple days and always taste great! btw, if you bake these in a give-away round baking pan (aluminum or thrift store purchase), they make a very sweet Christmas gift for people you REALLY love!

Directions

Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄2 packages Dry Active Yeast, about 3.25 teaspoons
  • 1⁄4 cup Warm Water

Step 1

DOUGH: Add the warm water to the yeast and soak 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Milk

Step 2

Scald milk To scald milk: Rinse heavy-bottomed pan in cold water (makes it easier to clean later). Place milk in pan on low heat. Stir occasionally until milk is just hot with steam and small bubbles appear around the edges; do not boil. Remove from the heat.

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup Butter, softened
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 1 1⁄2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1⁄3 cup Sugar

Step 3

Pour hot milk over butter. Add sugar and salt; cool til tepid. Add the dissolved yeast and beaten egg.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour, extra flour to bring dough to right consistency

Step 4

Add 4 cups flour adding one at a time, beating after each addition. Dough should be soft, yet firm enough to handle. Knead on floured surface until elastic and smooth. Avoid too much flour, but use more as needed. Turn dough into well-oiled bowl.
 

Step 5

Let rise for 1 1/2 hours. Press dough down and divide into two halves. Roll out first half of dough into a rectangle.

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup Butter, (I use good butter)

Step 6

pour out half the butter onto the rectangle. You can use a pastry brush or your fingers to spread the butter over the entire surface.

Ingredients

  • 4 1⁄2 tablespoons Ground Cinnamon, 4 to 5 tablespoons
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar, firmly packed

Step 7

mix together. Spread half of the brown sugar/cinnamon mix over surface of rolled out dough.
 

Step 8

Roll up jellyroll style. Using a piece of thread or thin string, cut off slices 1 - 1 1/2 inches thick. Place slices in an 8- or 9- inch round, greased cake pan. Place one slice in the middle and the other slices around it. Press rolls down to even out and fill pan. Let rise until rolls fill the pan generously...about an hour.
 

Step 9

Do the same with the other half of ingredients.
 

Step 10

Bake in 350 degree farenheit oven about 15 -20 minutes. If rolls get too brown, cover with a piece of aluminum foil until end of baking. Do not over bake rolls. Remove immediately from pan by inverting onto a plate, then tip over onto another plate to right the rolls.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Butter, melted
  • 1 Vanilla Extract
  • Milk, 2 - 4 tablespoons

Step 11

FROSTING: In a medium bowl, place sugar, butter and vanilla. Then stir in enough milk or cream to reach a thick, hardly-able to stir consistency. Spread over warm rolls as soon as they are placed on a plate to let the frosting melt and run into the rolls.
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