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Yeast Cinnamon Rolls

Always a special treat, this sweet, yeast cinnamon roll is something you can create with ease (and a little bit of time and mess) right at home. It will rival any of your favorite bakeries. Even better, you likely already have all the ingredients on hand.
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Servings: 24 People
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 1 Cup Warm Water
  • 1 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 3/4 Cup Milk
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter Melted
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons Instant Dry Yeast
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 Teaspoons Salt
  • 5 Cups All Purpose Flour
Filling
  • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter Melted
  • 3 Tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
Frosting
  • 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 4 Ounces Cream Cheese
  • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter Softened
  • 3 Tablespoons Milk
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Method
 

Dough
  1. Combine lemon with milk and let sit.
  2. In a stand mixer, combine all the wet ingredients, including the lemon and milk.
  3. Add all of the dry ingredients on top of the wet ingredients in your stand mixer.
  4. Using the dough hook of your stand mixer, and on a low setting, allow the dough to mix. While the dough mixes, prepare your filling.
Filling
  1. Combine all the ingredients for your filling
Creating Rolls
  1. Once the dough is thoroughly combined, turn off the stand mixer and allow it to rest for a few minutes while you clean up and finish filling.
  2. Thoroughly clean counters and sprinkle with flour.
  3. Roll the dough out on the countertop, using sufficient flour so that the dough does not stick to the countertop, until is approximately 1/4" thick.
  4. Cover the entirety of the dough with your filling.
  5. Beginning with the side closest to you, roll the dough into a log.
  6. With a sharp knife (you might need to sharpen the one you have), cut the roll of dough in equal parts, approximately 1 1/2" thick to make approximately 24 sections.
  7. Equally distribute the sections between the two pans.
  8. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until the dough is just beginning to brown.
Frosting
  1. While the cinnamon rolls are cooking, combine all the ingredients of the frosting and thoroughly blend with a hand mixer.
  2. Remove the cinnamon rolls from the oven and let them sit for 5-10 minutes.
Time to Eat
  1. After they have cooled for a short amount of time, spread the frosting evenly over all the rolls.
  2. Serve and enjoy.