Moms Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipes

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm milk. In another bowl, combine sugar, butter, eggs, salt, yeast mixture and 2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Punch down dough; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion into an 11x8-in. rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 8 slices; place in a greased 13x9-in. pan, cut side down. Cover with a kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°., Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over tops. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, sugar, oil, baking powder, salt, egg and 2-3 cups flour and nutmeg. Beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle and not sticky. Knead until smooth.
• Let rise until double. About an hour.
• Grease two 9x13 baking pans.
• Divide dough in half and roll each portion into 12x10 rectangle.
• Heat brown sugar, cinnamon and butter until butter melts.
• Remove from heat and spread over each rolled out dough piece. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Roll each section starting at a long side. Roll tightly. Using a piece of thread, slice each roll so there are 12 pieces.
• Place in greased pans and cover pans tightly with foil or plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate overnight - up to 48 hours.
• In the morning: Remove foil or plastic wrap and bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Note:.
• May also let rise in pan 1 hour then bake - skipping refrigeration step.

Steps:

• Combine 3 cups flour, cake mix, yeast, and salt in a large bowl; beat warm water into flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Mix remaining 1 cup flour into batter to make a soft dough.
• Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth, 6 to 8 minutes. Roll dough into a 9x18-inch rectangle. Spread softened butter over dough and sprinkle evenly with sugar and cinnamon. Roll dough into a log, starting with a long edge, and pinch edges together to seal.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Cut dough into 1-inch thick slices and arrange on prepared baking sheet. Cover rolls and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cinnamon rolls are lightly browned and cooked through inside, 15 to 18 minutes.

Steps:

• 1/2 stick melted butter for center of rolls and a mixtuer of about 1 cup sugar and some cinnamon for sprinkling in center Melt shortening with sugar and salt in microwave about 3 minutes or until shortening is melted.
• While microwave is running, put yeast in the warm water and stir to dissolve.
• Slowly add flour to shortening mixture but not too much.
• When yeast is dissolved stir completely and add to flour mixture.
• Add eggs and flour alternately and mix as much as you can with mixer, then take rest of flour and knead on counter until no longer tacky.
• Grease bowl with oil and place dough in bowl and add more oil to coat top.
• Place a towel over bowl and let rise until double in bulk.
• In small bowl, mix 1 cup or so of sugar and add cinnamon to taste.
• After dough rises, roll out on counter to about 1/4" thick.
• Melt butter and spread over dough.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over entire rolled out dough.
• Roll up dough into jelly roll style and take knife and cut into about 1" to 1 1/2" slices.
• Put in glass pan that has been sprayed with pam spray.
• Cover with towel and let rise until double.
• Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or so.
• You can frost the cooled rolls with powder sugar frosting.