🍥 Cinnamon Roll
A cinnamon roll is a sweet, soft pastry made from rolled yeast dough filled with cinnamon, sugar, and butter, then baked and usually topped with icing or cream cheese frosting.
🧾 Ingredients
Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup warm milk
- ¼ cup butter (softened)
- 1 egg
Filling
- ⅓ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1–2 tsp ground cinnamon
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk or cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Activate the yeast
- Mix warm milk, yeast, and a little sugar.
- Let it sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
2️⃣ Make the dough
- Add flour, sugar, salt, butter, and egg.
- Knead until smooth and elastic.
- Cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
3️⃣ Roll and fill
- Roll dough into a rectangle.
- Spread butter, then sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon.
4️⃣ Roll and cut
- Roll into a log and cut into 8–12 slices.
5️⃣ Second rise
- Place rolls in a baking dish and let rise 30 minutes.
6️⃣ Bake
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20–25 minutes until golden.
7️⃣ Add icing
- Mix icing ingredients and drizzle over warm rolls.
💡 Tips
- Add cream cheese frosting for bakery-style cinnamon rolls.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts or raisins in the filling.
- Best served warm with coffee or tea ☕.
If you want, I can also show you:
- The famous super-soft bakery cinnamon roll recipe
- Quick 30-minute cinnamon rolls (no long rising)
- Air fryer cinnamon rolls 🍥
