These soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls are the most delicious treat for every occasion! They are packed with with cinnamon and brown sugar filling and topped with a classic vanilla glaze!

Cinnamon rolls are super easy to make, but do you know the hardest part? When they are baking in the oven and that famous cinnamon, butter and sugar smell fills your house and you still have to wait for them to bake!!

How to make homemade cinnamon rolls:

The first step is preparing the dough. Mix all the dry ingredients together, flour, yeast, cinnamon, sugar and salt. Then heat up butter, water and buttermilk until it reaches 110°F (43°F) or it’s warm to touch and butter is melted. Add it to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Now we transfer the dough to a well floured surface and start kneading. Keep some extra flour by your working surface and sprinkle as needed. Keep in mind that we want to add as little flour as possible to keep the dough moist and soft. Knead for 3-5 minutes, until it’s soft (maybe still a little sticky, but that’s ok) and when you poke it gently, it’ll bounce back. Now the dough goes for the first round of proofing.
After the dough doubled in size, we roll it out to a 14×9 inch rectangle and add the filling ingredients: butter, sugar and cinnamon. Roll it up and cut it into 1-inch rolls.
Transfer the rolls into a greased baking pan and let them rest, for about 30-45 minutes, or until they are doubled in size.
Now we bake the rolls until they are slightly browned on the tops.
Top the rolls with the vanilla icing and enjoy!

I mean, look at that pillowy texture!

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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

These soft, fluffy, sweet cinnamon rolls are the most delicious treat for every occasion!

Prep Time 1 40

Cook Time 20

Course Dessert

Servings rolls

Ingredients

For the Rolls:

2¾-3 cups all purpose flour - 330-360 grams
2¼ tsp instant yeast - 1 packet or 7 grams
¾ tsp salt
3 tbsp granulated sugar - 40 grams
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ cup water - 60 grams or 60 ml
½ cup buttermilk or whole milk - 120 ml
1 large egg - at room temperature, lightly whisked
4 tbsp unsalted butter - at room temperature - 56 grams

For the Filling:

4 tbsp unsalted butter - at room temperature - 56 grams
4 tbsp light brown sugar or granulated sugar - 50 grams
1 tbsp ground cinnamon

For the Glaze:

½ cup confectioners sugar - 60 grams
1 tbsp milk
¼ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

In the bowl of your mixer, mix 2¾ cup flour, yeast, salt, sugar and cinnamon.
In a microwave safe bowl, add milk, butter (cut into small pieces) and water. Microwave for 30 seconds, take the bowl out, stir, then microwave for about 30 more seconds or until the butter is almost melted. Take the bowl out, stir until butter is completely melted. The temperature of this mixture should be 110°F (43°C) or warm to the touch. You can use a thermometer to be more accurate.
Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients, along with the egg. Start mixing the ingredients together with the dough attachment (or with a spoon if you're not using a mixer), until it comes together. The dough will be quite sticky at this point.
Transfer the dough to a floured surface, start kneading the dough and add sprinkles of flour as necessary, so that it's not too sticky. But don't add too much flour, we want the final dough to be soft and if it's still a tiny bit sticky that's totally fine (I added about two more tablespoons). Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes or until it's soft and when you gently poke it, it bounces back.
Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover and place it in a warm place (you can place it in the turned off oven with the light bulb on) until it doubles in size, about 1-1½ hours.
After the dough is doubled in size, transfer it to a lightly floured surface and roll out into a 14x9 inch rectangle.
Spread the softened butter evenly on top.
Sprinkle the top with brown or granulated sugar.
And finally, sprinkle the cinnamon all over. Gently press down with your fingers so that the sugar and cinnamon stick to the butter.
Starting from the 9 inch side, tightly roll the dough up.
Using a knife or a string floss, cut the dough into 1-inch pieces.
Transfer the rolls to a lightly greased (You can use softened butter) baking dish. A pie dish or a 9-inch square baking dish would work perfectly.
Cover the rolls and place them in a warm place until they double in size, about 30-45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and bake the rolls for 20-25 minutes or lightly browned.
Now we prepare the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until it's smooth. You can add about half a tablespoon more of milk if you would like a runnier consistency. Drizzle some of the icing over the rolls while they're still warm and use the remaining for individual serving.