Watch me make these fluffy homemade cinnamon roll from start to finish!
“Make fluffy, soft homemade cinnamon rolls at home just like the best bakeries! Easy from-scratch recipe with simple ingredients”
Oh how I have missed you guys!!!
But guess what? IT’S CINNAMON ROLL TIIIIME!!!!!!
But not just ANY cinnamon roll people. These are without a doubt the softest, fluffiest homemade cinnamon rolls that ever lived! And now… they are all yours!!
You get a cinnamon roll! You get a cinnamon roll!! Everybody gets a cinnamon rooooollll!!!!
Can you believe I’ve never posted a homemade cinnamon rolls recipe in all of my 40+ years of blogging!?! What the heck is wrong with me!?!
Well since I’m finally back from my Disney vacation and feeling all refreshed, renewed and inspired I thought now would be the perfect time to post this recipe!
Especially since Christmas is right around the corner and so many people go into a cinnamon roll frenzy this time of year.
I have about 2-3 homemade cinnamon rolls recipes that I can actually make, because remember I’m awful at making anything that requires yeast and gentle care.
But these bad boys are fail-proof in my eyes!! Every time I make these cinnamon rolls I actually say to myself “wow Beyonce Monique… you nailed these”. They are like something straight out of a good bakery. Like… a really good bakery! Yep they’re that incredible.
Just layers of pillowy soft, sticky, brown sugar filling and decadent cream cheese glaze. Sweet mother of all things gluten please bless yourself with these.
Truth be told, I only make cinnamon rolls about once a year, usually when it snows. I’ve been getting so many requests for cinnamon rolls that I broke my normal tradition and made them on a sunny winters day. See how much I love you guys?
The best part is that these cinnamon rolls are ridiculously easy! Seriously it’s pretty much a dump and mix recipe. Of course you’ll have to wait for them to rise which sucks but hey, it’s totally worth it!
Tips For Making Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
1.) Don’t even think about proceeding with the recipe if your yeast doesn’t get all poofy and frothy.
2.)Mix just until ingredients are combined.
3.) Add the flour gradually and only add enough so that the dough doesn’t stick to a clean finger and pulls away from the bowl easily.
4.) Don’t be scared to pile on that cinnamon brown sugar!!
5.) When rolling up the dough, keep the roll nice and tight.
Fluffy, Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
- YEAST MIXTURE
- 1/3 cup very warm water 110-115 degrees like a warm baby bottle
- 1 package active dry yeast 2 1/4 teaspoons
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- DOUGH MIXTURE
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 1/2 cup whole milk room temperature
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups all-purpose flour sifted (may need more or less)
- FILLING MIXTURE
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- CREAM CHEESE GLAZE
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 2-4 tablespoons milk may need more or less
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt optional
Instructions
- In a measuring cup stir together water, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, and yeast.
- Let mixture sit for a few minutes until it is puffy and foamy.
- Pour yeast mixture into a large bowl.
- Add in 1/2 cup sugar, buttermilk, whole milk, melted butter, canola oil, vanilla extract, and eggs.
- Mix until combined.
- Mix in salt and baking powder.
- Gradually mix in the flour a little at a time, using just enough so that the dough pulls from the sides of the bowl. It will be slightly sticky but shouldn't stick to a clean fingertip.
- Once dough has formed place the ball of dough into a large, lightly greased bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place the bowl in a warm location.
- Let sit for about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Gently punch the dough down a few times to release the air.
- Sprinkle a work surface lightly with flour and turn dough onto floured surface.
- Knead the dough gently a couple of times and then pat the dough into a rectangle that is about 1/4 inch thick.
- Brush the dough with half of the melted butter. (I sometimes add in a bit of vanilla extract to the butter)
- In a small bowl mix together brown sugar & cinnamon.
- Sprinkle on half the brown sugar mixture.
- Brush again with butter and finish with remaining brown sugar mixture.
- Starting from the end furthest from you, begin tightly rolling up the dough.
- When done, place the roll seam-side down, and carefully slice the roll into 12 (1 1/2-inch) sections.
- Place the rolls in a greased baking pan,sides touching.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm location to let rise.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until sides of cinnamon rolls are lightly golden.
- While rolls are cooking, prepare the glaze by combining all cream cheese glaze ingredients in a bowl until smooth and silky.
- When cinnamon rolls come out of the oven, let cool for a few minutes and then spread on the glaze.
- Serve piping hot, warm or room temperature!
This is my 2nd attempt with these and they came out perfectly! I know the problem had to be my yeast the first time. They are light & fluffy. I will definitely be making them again. Keep giving us wonderful recipes.
This is about to be my 3rd time trying this recipe and hopefully it’ll come out right this time because I’m following everything to a T so idk why I always end up having to use about 5 cups of flour in order for the dough to form and then it doesn’t rise ♀️ But I still made them and the taste was there but they didn’t grow.But since I love all your other recipes I’m going to keep trying because when I do get it childddddd they’re going to be sooooo good!!!!
Really excellent recipe..one of the best things I’ve ever baked! I’ve done this recipe twice and it turned out great both times. Definitely the fluffiest and softest cinnamon rolls I’ve ever had! Hack for keeping baked rolls from drying out overnight- I use a humidifier in my house and keep the rolls on the counter right next to the humidifier 🙂
Im new at this so don’t know- what does YEAST MIXTURE mean? Thank you so much
‘Yeast mixture’ is the “yeast, warm water & sugar”. You do this to make sure your yeast is alive/living. If it doesn’t ‘puff-up’ within 10 minutes or so your yeast isn’t good (not alive). You’ll need to throw the mixture away and start anew.
I know this was my fault somehow. The dough did not rise, tried it twice. I even bought fresh yeast and baking powder. I baked them anyway but they were dense, the flavor was good. I will give them one more try. Dont know what went wrong. I love all your recipes, especially the cabbage.
so, the two stars rating is for you for not doing things right. The recipe itself is a five stars all the way.
Hi! I’ve made this a few times! The first time came out perfect, but the second and third time came out a little different- I’m not sure what I did differently, but the other times they were still raw in the middle but they were browned on top.. any suggestions on how to fully bake them w/o burning them?