Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
 
 
Serves: 12 pillow-soft rolls
Ingredients
  • Dough
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 3 ounces unsalted butter, melted, approximately 6 tablespoons
  • 6 ounces buttermilk
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2¼ teaspoons dry yeast (1 pkg.)
  • 1¼ teaspoons salt
  • Filling
  • 1 c. packed brown sugar
  • 2 T. cinnamon
  • pinch salt
  • 2 T. butter, room temperature
  • Frosting
  • 1 c. cream cheese, room temperature
  • ½ c. powdered sugar *adjust to taste
  • 3 T. maple syrup
Instructions
  1. Combine wet ingredients in a large bowl (or in a stand mixer) and whisk together. Add two cups of flour, yeast, and salt to the bowl and stir to combine. (If using a stand mixer, switch to the bread hook now.) Add all but ½ c. flour and stir together (knead 10 minutes on low) then knead five minutes, adding flour as necessary to keep dough from sticking. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp tea towel and allow to rise in a warm place for 2 hours.
  2. Stir together filling ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Butter a 9x13” baking dish. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a rectangle measuring approximately 18x12”. Smear butter over the rectangle, leaving a 1” border at the top. Sprinkle filling evenly over the butter. Beginning with middle, tightly roll the dough up and give it a little pinch along the seam. Slice in half and divide each half into 6 rolls. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  3. In the morning, fill a tea kettle and boil. Place a large baking dish in the bottom of the oven and carefully fill with boiling water. Insert cinnamon rolls pan on the middle rack, close oven door and wait 30 minutes for the magic rise to happen. Remove water dish & rolls. Set the oven to 350F and when it gets to temperature, bake rolls 30 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Stir together maple cream cheese frosting ingredients and smother the warm rolls. Serve warm & enjoy the finger licking goodness you just made from scratch!
Recipe by Jellibean Journals at https://jellibeanjournals.com/cinnamon-rolls-with-maple-cream-cheese-frosting/