Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

Yesterday I really wanted some cinnamon rolls, but I didn't want to go to the store. I started thinking about it and figured I had everything to make the cinnamon rolls. On top of that I found a recipe that only took an hour! You can find this recipe at The Brave Little Taylors. I ran across this recipe when I was looking on Pintrest. :)

These are very easy to make. I was actually quite amazed!

These cinnamon rolls are huge...but delicious. 

This icing is delicious and easy to make as well.

Yes these are very messy but I am very proud of myself. The first time making cinnamon rolls ever and Curt and I think we aced it. I cut the recipe in half and then realized how big these cinnamon rolls are so I only used half of the roll and froze the other half. An easier way to say that is I cut the recipe in 4ths and made 6 giant cinnamon rolls. I will warn you that I used my Kitchenaid Mixer with the dough attachment which is what made this recipe so simple. Mixing the dough by hand for 10 minutes wouldn't be fun.

Recipe

Ingredients

Dough

3 1/2 cups warm water

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
6 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp salt
3 eggs
10 1/2 cups flour

Cinnamon Sugar
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Frosting
1/2 cup butter
2 dashes of salt
2 tsp vanilla
6 cups powdered sugar
milk

Directions 

Mix together the warm water, sugar, vegetable oil, and yeast. Then add the salt, eggs, and flour. Mix together for 10 minutes, then let it sit for 10 minutes.
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Combine the sugar and cinnamon
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Flour your counter and dump out the dough. Divide in half. Roll one half out into a rectangle. Spread with 1/4 cup melted butter and pour it onto the dough. Spread it out across the dough and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
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Roll up tight, but try not to strangle it. Roll it gently. Slice the dough into 12 rolls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Repeat with the other half of dough. Let rise until the dough is as big as you like. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 400 degrees F.
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While the cinnamon rolls are cooking, mix together the butter, salt, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Add enough milk to reach whatever consistency you'd like. As soon as the rolls come out of the oven, spread the frosting with a rubber spatula over the warm rolls until they are warm and gooey.