The BEST Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe!
This is the very best homemade cinnamon rolls recipe and they’re gooey and delicious! I love cinnamon rolls! But why spend a fortune on them at your local store? You can make 3 batches of tasty homemade cinnamon rolls for the price of 1 restaurant cinnamon roll!!! Now that’s a deal!
- Yield: 2 dozen cinnamon rolls
Ingredients
2 pkgs. or 2 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 cup water, warmed (110º – 115º)
1 cup milk
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
7 cups all purpose flour
Filling
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and salt in warm water.
- Add milk, 6 tablespoons butter and ½ cup granulated sugar. Cool.
- Add eggs.
- Add 2 cups flour and beat until smooth.
- Stir in remaining flour.
- Knead to make a smooth dough.
- Place dough into a greased bowl.
- Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size.
- Divide the dough into four sections.
- Roll each to ½ inch thick.
- Spread each section with butter or margarine.
- Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.
- Roll jelly-roll fashion and cut into ½ inch slices.
- Place cut side down into two greased 9×13 inch pans.
- Allow to rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
- Preheat oven to 350° and bake until golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
- Cool and frost with buttercream frosting.
