Wonderful Cinnamon Rolls

Ahh, the warm welcoming aroma of fresh baked cinnamon rolls.  Is there really anything better?  Can anyone turn down those golden, sticky, mouth watering, warm, gooey rolls of pure love?  Such a welcoming smell, they instantly transform your house to grandma’s kitchen and you right back to a treasured moment in your child hood.
Is this recipe “healthy”?  No.  Is it fat free? Nu-uh.  Is it sugar free?  Nope. Is it gluten free?  Pfffffttt-cha, um, big fat NOT!  But it should definitely be in everyone’s recipe book.  Should you eat one every day?  Well, probably not.  But life is really about enjoyment isn’t it?  And I’ll tell you what, these cinnamon rolls put a big fat smile on everyone’s face.  I haven’t met one person who could pass on these little bombs of delicious-ness.
They are my go-to, sweet treat for overnight guests.  Maybe I owned a Bed & Breakfast in a past life, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE making breakfast for company.  Usually I end up making more than any person, or group of people, could possibly eat in one sitting.  But that just means that everyone gets a little carry out box for the road.
Ya’ll come back now, ya-hear?
If you find this recipe intimidating, I promise, it’s not hard.  The dough requires no kneading.  But it does require a little muscle to get the flour incorporated into the wet ingredients.  If you happen to have a stand mixer, it probably came with a dough hook and this is the perfect time to pull it out and dust that puppy off.
Patience is the name of the game when it comes to any recipe requiring yeast.  Waiting for those little miracle making microbes to do their job is hard.  But by-golly, someone’s got to do it!  And you will be well rewarded for your patience and hard work.  In fact, you might not want to share, when all is said and done. But resist the temptation to hoard these luscious goodies.  Think of your waist line.  Plus, calories shared with friends don’t count, right?  Right.
So enjoy these hunger busting,  morsels of love with friends, family, neighbors, distant cousins and complete strangers.  Everyone will be forever grateful that you did!

So Wonderful Cinnamon Rolls!

Ingredients
Rolls: 
  • 1 T Active Dry Yeast - 1 envelope 
  • 1 C Whole Milk - Warm to ~110 degrees 
  • ½ C Granulated Sugar 
  • 1/3 C Butter - Melted 
  • 1 t Salt 
  • 2 Eggs 
  • 4 C All Purpose Flour 
Filling: 
  • 1 C Brown Sugar - Packed 
  • 3 T Cinnamon 
  • 1/2 C Butter - Melted 
Frosting: 
  • 1 Stick Butter - Room Temp 
  • 3 C Powdered Sugar 
  • 1 Block Cream Cheese 
  • 1 t Vanilla Extract 
  • ¼ t salt 
Instructions
  1. Combine warm milk, sugar, yeast, butter, salt and eggs in large bowl. Whisk until well combined, let stand 5-10 minutes to allow yeast to bubble. Stir in flour until well combined. 
  2. Lightly dust cutting board with flour and move dough from bowl to cutting board. 
  3. Wash and dry mixing bowl. Oil clean bowl and return dough to bowl. 
  4. Allow dough to rise in warm place until double in size; approx 2 hours. 
  5. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface until it is approximately 22x16 inches with the 22 inch side closest to you. 
  6. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside 
  7. Spread ? Cup melted butter on the dough and sprinkle the brown sugar cinnamon evenly over the top 
  8. Beginning at the 22 inch side closest to you roll the dough to the other side 
  9. Grease 9x13 inch baking dish 
  10. Cut the rolled dough into 1.5 to 2 inch rolls and place in the baking dish in a 3x4 pattern, space evenly 
  11. If you have extra, you can cook them in a separate dish 
  12. Allow rolls to rise again until they are touching, approximately 1 hour 
  13. Preheat oven to 400 F 
  14. Bake rolls for approximately 15 minutes until golden brown and delicious! 
  15. While the rolls are baking combine the ingredients for the frosting 
  16. Once the rolls come out of the oven, while they are still hot, frost! 
  17. Allow to cool (I know it's hard, but be patient) and then enjoy!