Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 teaspoons fast rise yeast (from 2 envelopes yeast)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 -2 tablespoon water or 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 for dough:.
• 2 combine milk and butter in glass measuring cup. microwave on high until butter melts.
• 3 pour into bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
• 4 add 1 cup flour, sugar, egg, yeast, and salt.
• 5 beat on low speed, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl.
• 6 add 21/2 cups flour.
• 7 beat on low until flour is absorbed and dough is sticky, scraping down sides of bowl.
• 8 turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if sticky, about 8 minutes. you can also need dough in your kitchenaid mixer.
• 9 let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
• 10 for filling:.
• 11 mix brown sugar and cinnamon in bowl.
• 12 punch down dough. transfer to floured work surface. roll out to 15x11-inch rectangle.
• 13 spread butter over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border.
• 14 sprinkle cinnamon sugar evenly over butter.
• 15 roll dough into log.
• 16 spray a glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
• 17 arrange rolls cut side up (there will be almost no space between rolls).
• 18 bake at 375°f for 20-30 minutes.
• 19 for glaze:.
• 20 combine powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in medium bowl.
• 21 using electric mixer, beat until smooth adding water to thin out.
• 22 spread glaze on rolls.
• 23 serve warm or at room temperature.