Easy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

This easy homemade cinnamon roll recipe requires simple ingredients and less time to rise, allowing you to dig into them much faster.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 358 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 4 cups bread flour, divided
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter, softened
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup packed brown sugar
• 2.5 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2.5 teaspoons rapid-rise yeast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk eggs lightly in a small bowl, adding a small amount of milk mixture at a time to temper eggs until thoroughly combined. Pour mixture into the bowl of an electric stand mixer.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately turn out onto a tray or plate to cool; this allows the inside mixture to drip back into the rolls as they cool.

Step 4

Heat milk and 1/3 cup butter in a microwave-safe container in the microwave on high power for 30 seconds. Stir and repeat until mixture reaches 120 to 130 degrees F (49 to 54 degrees C). If too cool, microwave for 15 seconds more; if too hot, let cool to proper temperature.

Step 5

Mix together 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in a large bowl until well combined. Add to milk mixture and beat on low speed using the dough hook, scraping down the sides of the bowl using a rubber spatula as needed.

Step 6

Add remaining 1 cup flour slowly, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. Continue to knead on low speed until dough looks smooth, 7 to 10 minutes; dough will be sticky and the bottom will remain stuck to the bowl.

Step 7

Pour oil over dough and turn to coat. Cover and let rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Step 8

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and use your hands to shape into a small rectangle. Roll dough out into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle.

Step 9

Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl until well combined. Spread 1/3 cup softened butter over dough and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Roll dough into a log and cut into 12 equal pieces.

Step 10

Place rolls, cut-side down and almost touching, into a greased 9x13-inch pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes.