Cinnamon Rolls

Yummy, soft, sweet yeast rolls filled with cinnamon sugar are one of my favorite comfort foods ever. They do take time but they are so worth it.

Ingredients:

4 teaspoons instant dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 egg
2 cups bread flour
2 to 3 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons melted butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Add warm water to yeast and let proof for 10 minutes.
Add butter, sugar, salt, milk, egg and bread flour. Knead either by hand or kitchen aid mixer with a dough hook until combined. Add 2 cups all purpose flour and combine. Add additional flour until dough is soft yet manageable. I usually end up with about 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour total.
Knead dough for an additional 3 minutes in your kitchen aid or 5 minutes by hand.

Allow dough to rise in a bowl for 90 minutes.

Once dough has risen, move to a workable space and roll into a large rectangle, roughly 18x12 inches.

Brush dough with melted butter.
Combine sugars and cinnamon and spread evenly over dough.

Roll and cut into 18 rolls. You can bake them in two round 9 inch pans, two square 9 inch pans or one 9x13 pan.
Spray pans with non stick spray then arrange rolls.
Allow rolls to rise and fill pan(s). Should take about another hour.

Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Allow to cool for 20 minutes before frosting.

Vanilla Bean Icing

2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
2 to 4 tablespoons milk

Combine all ingredients until smooth.