Ooey-Gooey Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Step 1

Remove butter, eggs and cream cheese from fridge, allow to come to room temp for recipe.

Step 2

Combine milk, butter, sugar and salt in small saucepan and on low, bring to about 120°. Careful it can go from warm to hot fast. If too hot (greater than 130 degrees), let sit until cools slightly. Butter may not be completely melted, that's okay.

Step 3

While milk is warming, place 2 cups of bread flour and yeast into bowl of mixer and gently mix to combine.

Step 4

Slowly pour in milk, butter, sugar mixture into flour and yeast mixture, mixing on low.

Step 5

Add room temperature eggs and balance of flour. *Forget to take your eggs out, place in bowl of warm (not hot) water for 5-7 minutes)

Step 6

After mixing the dough and all flour in well, replace paddle attachment with J hook for kneading, knead for 5-10 minutes on a low setting, until dough is smooth and elastic.

Step 7

Don't have a kneading attachment, turn dough onto floured surface and knead for same amount of time.

Step 8

Prepare your resting bowl, put a teaspoon of vegetable oil into a medium bowl and using a paper towel spread it all over the bowl.

Step 9

Plop your dough into bowl and turn to "grease" top and bottom, seal with plastic wrap and set in warm place for 15 minutes to rest. Meanwhile, mix together packed brown sugar and cinnamon well in a small bowl, set aside.

Step 10

Once dough has rested, turn onto floured surface and roll out into 18x21 inch rectangle, roughly. Spread with ½ cup softened butter. Spread brown sugar and cinnamon mixture evenly, spreading to within ½ inch of the edges.

Step 11

Roll, from long side tightly and pinch edges to seal, using a little water on seams if needed. Cut into 10-12 evenly sized rolls and place in greased or parchment lined 9x13 pan. Cover with clean, damp tea towel (or plastic wrap) and allow to rise in warm place for about 45 minutes, until almost double.

Step 12

Preheat oven to 400°, 375 if using a dark or glass pan. Bake rolls about 12-15 minutes until slightly golden. While baking or during rising time, make frosting.

Step 13

Place butter, cream cheese in mixing bowl, blend until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar beating on low until incorporated, add vanilla and salt, blend until smooth. If needed add a teaspoon of milk or cream if too thick. Amount of powdered sugar depends on taste.

Step 14

Smother warm rolls with frosting and allow to sit for a few minutes before serving.

Step 15

TIP: Forgot to take your butter out, try putting it in microwave for 8-10 seconds to soften.

Step 16

TIP: Need a warm place for the dough to rise? Preheat your oven on lowest temp and turn off before placing rolls in to rise, or if you have a proofing setting on your oven use that. Be sure to remove your rolls prior to preheating your oven.