Meet your new favorite cinnamon roll! The best ooey gooey cinnamon rolls for a weekend breakfast or brunch with your family! So flavorful and gooey you'll want to eat the whole pan yourself.
3.5cupsall purpose flouryou may need a little more depending on the dough
For the Filling
½cupunsalted butterroom temp
¾cupbrown sugar
2.5tsp ground cinnamon
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
8ozcream cheeseroom temp
½cupunsalted butterroom temp
2teaspoonvanilla extract
1cuppowdered sugarsifted
Instructions
Making the Dough
Whisk together the warm water and sugar until dissolved. Sprinkle the yeast over the top and let sit in a warm spot for 10-15 minutes until yeast is frothy
Mix milk and vinegar together until thick. Add it to the yeast mixture along with the oil, egg and salt
Mix about ¾ of the flour mixture into the yeast mixture just until it starts to come together. Add remaining flour and mix just until combined
Make the dough into a ball, place it in a lightly sprayed bowl then cover it with a kitchen towel and place in a warm spot for 1 hour
After proofing the dough for one hour turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough 3-4 times
Roll the dough into a rectangle about ¼ inch thick
Filling the Cinnamon Rolls
Spread the butter all over the rolled out dough
Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together then sprinkle it evenly over the top of the dough
Roll the dough tightly starting at the long end
Cut the dough in half then cut each half into halves then cut them again to make 12 pieces
Place the rolls into the sprayed pan you will bake them in and cover with a kitchen towel, place in a warm spot to rise for 1 more hour
Baking the Cinnamon Rolls
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Bake the cinnamon rolls for 20-25 minutes. Do not overbake
Making the Cream Cheese Frosting
While the rolls are baking make the frosting
With a hand held electric mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment beat the cream cheese and butter for 2 minutes on medium speed until light and fluffy
Add the vanilla, salt and powdered sugar and beat on medium - high speed for another 2 minutes
Top the hot cinnamon rolls with the cream cheese frosting and serve. Enjoy!