One day I was searching for the best cinnamon roll recipe. I could have easily bought the pillsbury stuff but that’s too easy. Homemade dough is always better. I searched through pinterest and found this great recipe that had a secret ingredient. This ingredient was the key to the moist, fluffy, delicious texture and flavor. They were a hit at the brunch I went to. So if you want to wow your friends, I suggest you make these.
Servings |
4
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- ½ cup warm water
- 2 packages yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 ½ oz instant vanilla pudding 1 package
- 2 cups Milk
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar or to taste
- 2 tablespoon almond milk you can use any milk
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Icing
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- Preheat over to 350.
- In a small bowl, combine water and yeast. Stir until dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- After, mix pudding according to the packaged instructions with milk.
- Then add sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, egg, and salt. Mix well.
- Gradually add flour and mix with dough hook. After, knead by hand into a ball.
- Place the dough into a large greased bowl. Then cover and let rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
- Punch down and let rise again for a second time.
- Roll dough on a very large floured surface.
- Dough should roll out to a long rectangle, about 34 x 21"
- Take 1 cup of melted butter and spread over entire dough surface using a pastry brush.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.
- Sprinkle mixture over top of buttered dough. Roll dough up like a jelly roll.
- Measure dough every 2 inches and cut with a knife.
- Place each roll in a buttered baking pan and allow to rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven and bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
- Once out of the oven, slather the cream cheese mixture on top.