Cinnabuns

There is absolutely nothing else in this world like a warm, gooey Cinnabon. This version is almost identical. The only difference lies between paying $3.50 for the ingredients to make a dozen of them yourself at home or spending $3.50 for one roll at the Cinnabon store. If you have a bread machine at home, this recipe will be very simple. If you do not own a bread machine, there is a little more work involved, but the effort is still well worth it.

Cinnabuns

Dough
1 c warm milk
2 eggs
1/3 c melted butter
4.5 c bread flour
1 teas salt
1/2 c white sugar
3 teas dry yeast

Filling
1 c packed brown sugar
2 T (heaping) ground cinnamon
1/2 c softened butter

Icing
8oz package cream cheese, softened
1/2 c butter, softened
3 c powdered sugar
1 teas vanilla
1/4 teas salt

Place all dough ingredients into bread machine and select "dough" cycle.

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If making by hand: In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm milk until foamy. Mix in the sugar, butter, salt and eggs. Add flour, mixing well. Form the dough into a ball with floured hands and knead a few times. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

After the dough has finished turn it out onto a lightly floured board and roll into a 16X20 rectangle. Spread the rolled-out dough with the 1/2 c softened butter, the brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls into a lightly greased 9X13 pan or use a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 30 minutes). Bake in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, just until they start to turn golden brown.

While rolls are baking, mix together icing ingredients. Spread on warm rolls.

I'm not going to include the calorie and fat content on these. Trust me, you do not want to know.