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Perfect Cinnamon Rolls
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Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
American
Servings
6
rolls
Ingredients
Roll
1 to 1 ¼
cups
all-purpose flour
1
tbsp
sugar
1
tsp
baking powder
½
tsp
salt
2
tbsp
cold butter
1 to 8
tbsp
milk
Filling
2
tbsp
plus 2 teaspoons butter, softened, divided
⅓
cup
packed brown sugar
1
tsp
ground cinnamon
Icing
2
cups
powdered sugar
1 to 3
tbsp
half-and-half cream
or 1 tablespoon cream
1
dash
salt
optional
1
tsp
vanilla extract
or 1 teaspoon lemon extract or 1 teaspoon orange extract
Instructions
Roll
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Cut in butter until crumbly.
Stir in milk, a tablespoon at a time, and toss with a fork until mixture forms a ball.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 7-in. square.
Spread with 2 tablespoons butter.
Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter.
Roll up jellyroll style. Cut into six even slices.
Place cut side up in greased pan.
Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Melt remaining butter; brush over rolls.
Serve warm.
Icing
Mix together sugar and enough cream to achieve a spreading consistency.
Add extract flavor of your choice and salt (if desired- I omit).
Spread over warm still warm cinnamon rolls.
Notes
You can double the recipe for as many as you want to make.