Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon buns are another name for cinnamon rolls. These sweet rolls are created with flour and sugar.

Ingredients

• Milk, warm
• Active dry yeast
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 2½ tbsp sugar
• Butter, softened
• 3 cups flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 16 tbsp (8 oz) butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Steps

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk. Stir in the sugar, and let it sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.
2. Combine the egg, 2½ tbsp sugar, and softened butter until smooth. Mix in the milk mixture.
3. Combine the flour and salt. Gradually stir this dry mixture into the wet mixture until it forms a dough.
4. Knead the dough for at least 5 minutes until it is smooth, stretchy, and no longer sticky. If it is still sticky, add a little more flour. If it is too dry, add a little bit of warm water.
5. Cover the dough in the bowl, and let rest for 5 minutes to make it more controllable because it becomes too soft and flexible to roll into the proper cylindrical shape.
6. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface, and roll it out into a flat rectangle. Lightly dust the dough if needed to prevent sticking.
7. Spread the softened butter in a thin layer over the dough. Combine the sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle it evenly over the butter.
8. Roll up the dough rectangle like a mat so you get a cylindrical log.
9. Cut the log into slices a few inches thick. Arrange the slices cut-side up in a baking pan.
10. Bake in the oven at 350°F until it turns golden brown.
11. Cool slightly and serve warm.

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Adapted from “Cinnamon Rolls” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.