Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

I love, love, LOVE cinnamon rolls. They are absolutely one of my favorite things to make at home. Name one thing that smells and tastes better than a warm cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven, slathered with melty gooey cream cheese frosting. I don’t think there’s anything in existance that sounds better than that!

Of course you guys already know of my love of cinnamon rolls. After all, I have blogged about an overnight cinnamon roll recipe, cinnamon roll cupcakes, cinnamon roll monkey bread, and of course the shortcut version – cinnamon roll bread. I even made pumpkin cinnamon rolls last winter too!

But all of those can easily be forgotten by this recipe I’m posting today. I’m declaring this my go-to cinnamon roll recipe. I’m not trying any other recipes out there, because these guys come out so tender and pillow-ey with a super cinnamon-ey filling. Basically, they’re exactly what I’m looking for in a cinnamon roll.

To make things even better, you don’t need to use a mixer. I realize that could be a downfall in some people’s eyes. But sometimes it’s nice to do things with your hands and a wooden spoon.

I’m sure many of you guys have seen this recipe before. It’s from the Pioneer Woman. When she makes it, it yields something crazy like 50 cinnamon rolls. I guess when you live on a ranch, you might have a need for 50 cinnamon rolls. I live in a 750 sq-ft condo with Hubby. We definitely don’t need 50 cinnamon rolls in our house. So I cut the recipe in half. That still gave us about 24 cinnamon rolls. But I baked them on a Sunday and sent the rest of them to work with Hubby. (Although I have to admit, I regretted not sneaking one into my lunchbag a few hours later when I was sitting at my desk craving a cinnamon roll).

One Year Ago: Family Favorites Cookbook Two Years Ago: Breakfast Pizza Three Years Ago: Blueberry Lemon Basil Cupcakes and Stuffed Strawberries

Cinnamon Rolls

Yield: 24 cinnamon rolls

Ingredients:

For the Dough
2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
4 cup flour
1/2 cup flour
1/2 heaping tsp baking powder
1/2 scant tsp baking soda
1/2 tbsp salt

For the Filling
1 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cinnamon

Directions:

Mix whole milk, vegetable oil and sugar in a pan. Scald to 150 degrees. Let cool until lukewarm (~45 minutes). Sprinkle in yeast and let sit. Then add 4 C flour, stir mixture together. Cover and let sit for one hour.

Add 1/2 C flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the dough. Stir mixture together.

Divide the dough in half. Sprinkle surface generously with flour and form into a rectangle, roll the dough thin, maintaining a rectangular shape. Drizzle melted butter over dough. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll the dough toward you. Pinch the seam to seal it. Grease foil cake or pie pans. Cut rolls 3/4 to 1 inch thick and lay in greased pans. Repeat with other half of dough.

Cover the rolls and let sit for 30 minutes.

Bake at 375 for 15 to 18 minutes.

Generously drizzle cream cheese frosting over warm rolls after they come out of the oven.

Recipe from The Pioneer Woman

Breakfast, Go-To Recipes

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35 Responses to “It’s a Pizza Pie!”

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Josie — July 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm

that looks soooo good – I will most definitely be making this soon
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Jade — July 30, 2009 at 2:09 pm

This is such a great idea. I will have to try it one weekend for breakfast.
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oneordinaryday — July 30, 2009 at 4:32 pm

Looks great. Very clever take on pie and I think I’ll be giving it a try myself. Thanks for the idea!
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biz319 — July 30, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Holy yum – I am making this for my breakfast tomorrow!

OMG, you need to make your own dough – google Artisan Bread in 5 minutes for the recipe.

It takes 5 minutes to make, 2 hours to rise and its enough dough for four 14 inch pizzas, four loaves of bread – and the best part is you can keep the dough in the fridge for up to 2 weeks – just pull out what you need and let it come to room temp.

I don’t like runny eggs either – but my husband loves dipping bread into it – gross! 😀
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Jen — July 30, 2009 at 5:18 pm

I might just have to try homemade pizza dough. I think I could handle 5 minutes… Thanks for the info.
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Katie — July 30, 2009 at 5:18 pm

That is a gorgeous pizza! I love all the colors and it looks so rustic! 🙂
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jenn — July 30, 2009 at 5:54 pm

I don’t know why I have never made one of those either!!

I don’t like runny either, it grosses me out.

I can’t wait to try this over the weekend!

Jenn@ http://www.slim-shoppin.com
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Ingrid — July 30, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Yay, for “pie” I participated too and didn’t make a traditional pie! Oh, geesh, pizza dough is super easy. The ONLY thing with yeast I can do! 🙂 My 9 yr old actually makes it but we use the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes recipe. Breakfast pizza is a brillant idea can’t wait to give it a try. Psst, I have store bought dough in the fridge too. 🙂
~ingrid
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Michelle — July 30, 2009 at 8:33 pm

I’ve seen bacon and pizzas pop up a few times, and yours looks so delicious! I really need to give this a try!
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SK — July 30, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Wow that looks delicious!! Good idea with the cookie cutter!
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JennyMac — July 30, 2009 at 11:05 pm

I have made a breakfast pizza before with scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese….but I LOVE the runny egg on it. Good tip with the biscuit cutter making a place for the yolk to nestle. I am gonna try this one. Yummers!
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bec — July 30, 2009 at 11:49 pm

well now i just feel dumb that i didn’t think of this myself! it looks amazing. maybe i will make it and not tell neil that i stole the idea from you…..bwa ha ha ha ha…..
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Stephanie Wagner — July 31, 2009 at 12:21 am

Awesome idea! Love the eggs cooked that way, I don’t do runny either… I made a breakfast pizza for a baby shower brunch, but it wasn’t nearly as healthy, I used gravy for sauce and scrambled the eggs with sausage. Hopefully, we’ll be giving this a try Sunday morning!
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tara — July 31, 2009 at 1:02 am

What a smart idea to use the cookie cutters; definitely something to try. This looks delicious.
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Jennifer — July 31, 2009 at 1:28 am

This is one thing I have wanted to try forever!! thanks for the reminder to do this!!! I love the cookie cutter idea to keep the whites in place!
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nutmegnanny — July 31, 2009 at 2:06 am

Of course pizza is a pie:) It’s a savory pie. When I first moved to NY from OH I called to order a pizza and said “one large pizza” and the pizza guy said “one large pie” and I got all confused and said “ummm no a pizza” and then I’m pretty sure I heard him a sigh and he said “yes a pie is a pizza”…what a nerd I was.
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Amy — July 31, 2009 at 4:42 am

I was JUST talking to someone about veggie pizza the other day. I love this and your version sounds so good. Can’t wait to try it!
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Jen — July 31, 2009 at 12:22 pm

Just to clarify, the whites still ran some, but the yolks definitely stayed in place by using the cookie cutter. Except for the yolk I broke when I was cracking the shell.

Love all the stories about the pizza vs pie thing.

And yes Bec, go ahead and tell Neil you made it up. He’ll love you even more 🙂 I’m wishing I hadn’t told Hubby about it and just surprised him with it this weekend. He’s going to love it (I made it on a day I worked from home).
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Bridget — July 31, 2009 at 3:43 pm

This looks so delicious…and your pictures are gorgeous! 🙂 I’m SO hungry right now!!!

Thanks so much for participating! I left you instructions for the linky in my blog comments.
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ttfn300 — July 31, 2009 at 3:46 pm

holy cow that looks fantastic!!!
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Page — July 31, 2009 at 4:35 pm

That looks awesome!
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La Pixie — July 31, 2009 at 4:54 pm

this looks good, and I know my husband would like it. I might try it tomorrow morning for him. thanks for the idea!!
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Dorci — July 31, 2009 at 5:03 pm

Those look great! Another way to get my son to eat breakfast. Yay!
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chocolatecup — July 31, 2009 at 5:46 pm

this looks omgggg yummmmmmyyyyy
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Michelle — July 31, 2009 at 7:39 pm

Wow that looks so good and what a great idea to serve for a brunch or breakfast for dinner meal! I am going to try this soon.
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Heidi — July 31, 2009 at 9:09 pm

OMG!! That looks so good, I might have to make that one morning.
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Jessica — July 31, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Fabulous! I am a lover of breakfast food and I love this new twist. I even have most of those ingredients at home right now. I think this will be breakfast tomorrow!
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Nicole Feliciano — August 2, 2009 at 12:36 am

What a fun treat before the kids go back to school a n elaborate breakfast. This week I did sangria for recipe sharing. I hope you’ll stop by my site and share this tasty post:

http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/07/fridays-feasts-white-sangria.html
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thecookieshopinenglish — August 2, 2009 at 4:40 am

What a great idea! It looks really good and perfect for a weekend breakfast!
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UnfinishedMom — August 5, 2009 at 12:19 pm

What a great idea! I love this.
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~Amber~ — August 8, 2009 at 1:38 am

Wow, this sounds amazing!
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christenandjames — August 9, 2009 at 6:10 pm

After finding this recipe yesterday on your blog, I made it for breakfast today. Holy Moly it’s fantastic! I added some sautee’d onions and it was so great. I added it to my blog at
http://cookingwithchristen.blogspot.com/2009/08/pizzaits-whats-for-breakfast.html
Thanks for the recipe!
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liza — August 17, 2009 at 11:27 am

woww!! this looks delicious, its such a great idea.
Bellacino’s Pizza and Grinder offers Buy One Get One Pizza Free.
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Sweet and Savory — October 15, 2009 at 5:57 am

I am glad I found your blog. You have wonderful ideas and activities. I am thrilled you are doing the PINK theme.
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From FAT to FIT — August 25, 2012 at 3:20 am

I make little “wells” in the cheese to hold my eggs in place 🙂

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls