Easy Homemade Cinnamon Buns
Easy homemade cinnamon buns that are fluffy, delicious, and satisfy that sweet tooth craving.
Ingredients
Cinnamon Buns
- 1 ¼ cup milk
- 10 tablespoon butter or margarine, divided (1 stick + 2 tablespoon )
- 4 cups flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 package active dry rapid rise yeast or 2 ¼ tsp
- 1 large egg
Filling
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar preferably dark but light is good too
- 2 tablespoon cinnamon
Icing
- 1 cup confectioners sugar or more as needed
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine milk and 5 tablespoons of the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on high for 1 minute, then remove and stir. Continue heating in 20 second intervals, stirring in between, until butter is melted and milk is warm to the touch (not hot).
- Transfer to the bowl of a mixer fitted with the dough hook. If it’s too hot, let cool for a few minutes. In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Set aside.
- Sprinkle yeast over the milk mixture. Stir to combine, and then add in the dry ingredients. Add egg and mix on medium-low speed until combined. Continue to knead the dough for 5 minutes on medium-low speed. The dough should pull away from the sides and cling to the dough hook. If it’s still sticking to the bottom, add more flour, a tablespoon at a time. Make sure the flour is fully incorporated before deciding if you need to add more.
- Transfer dough to a large oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Let the dough rest for 1 hour. While the dough is rising, make the filling.
- Combine the filling ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Once the dough has risen considerably, transfer to a floured work surface and roll it out into a large rectangle (around 9x14”). Melt the remaining 5 tablespoons butter and brush over the dough, leaving about a ½” border around the edges.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugars mixture over the dough and spread it with a spatula.
- Starting from the longer side, tightly roll up the dough. Cut the log into 12 even pieces (about 1” per piece) and place into a greased 9x13” pan. Cover with a damp towel and let rise for an hour, or until about doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 350°F.Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While the cinnamon buns are baking, whisk together the icing. Add more milk or powdered sugar as needed until you reach the right consistency. The icing should pour off the spoon at a medium pace.
- Let the cinnamon buns cool before drizzling the icing.