This cinnamon roll recipe is quick to make without using yeast. With no proofing needed, it's perfect for a breakfast treat if you're short on time.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
234 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush an 8-inch square baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter.
Step 2
To make the dough: Whisk flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Work 3 tablespoons softened butter into flour mixture using your hands until butter is lentil-sized.
Step 3
Pour milk into flour-butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
Step 4
Turn dough out onto a well-floured work surface and roll dough into a 10- x 10-inch square. Brush surface of dough with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter.
Step 5
To make the filling: Whisk ¼ cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cinnamon-sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over butter-brushed dough.
Step 6
Roll dough around filling to form a log; cut log into 9 rolls about 1-inch wide; place rolls, cut-side up, in the prepared baking dish.
Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are puffed and lightly golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
Step 8
To make the frosting: Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until frosting is smooth.
Step 9
Top hot cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.
