Kitchen Aid Cinnamon Rolls

The hubs knocked it out of the park with my Christmas present this year...

This is one hot piece of metal

Beautiful, right? The night that I got it I whipped up some orange cupcakes. It worked like magic. I've been anxious to try something else with it.

Homemade cinnamon rolls it is.

I've never made bread before (other than banana bread, which hardly counts). This should be interesting. I found a recipe at The E-Wife Blogs Again that was specially designed for using the Kitchen Aid and gave it a whirl.

This recipe has 3 parts - the dough, the cinnamon filling, and the icing. Here's what you'll need for the dough:

• 3/4 c. milk
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. butter
• 2 packets of active dry yeast
• 1/3 c. warm water
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 5 1/2 - 6 c. flour

Put milk, sugar, salt, and butter into a small saucepan and heat over low until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in the mixer bowl. Add butter mixture, eggs, and 5 c. flour. 

Using the dough hook, mix for 2 minutes on speed 2. The dough should cling to the dough hook and come away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough is sticking to the sides, slowly add more flour until it no longer is. Mix for an additional 2 minutes.

This is what the dough should look like - clinging to the hook, not the bowl.

Place the dough into a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. 

Before

After 1 hour. Boom!

Now, you're going to want to mix up the cinnamon filling. You're going to need the following ingredients:

• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. butter (softened)
• 1/4 c. flour
• 2 tbsp. cinnamon

Mix on low until mixed thoroughly.

Roll the dough out on a floured surface into a long rectangle. Spread the cinnamon filling across the dough.

Roll the dough into a long roll. Pinch the end shut to seal the roll.

Using a piece of string, cut the roll into individual rolls. This should make 12-16 rolls, depending on how thick you cut them. Place rolls in a 9x13 pan, cover with a dish towel, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Once they've risen and are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Put rolls in to bake for 15 minutes. You don't want to overbake these, because they'll dry out. While they're baking, whip up the icing. You'll need:

• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 4 tbsp. butter, softened
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 3/4 c. powdered sugar

Mix together until smooth. Ice rolls when they come out of the oven for maximum ooey gooeyness.

Sweet success!

Dig in and enjoy!

Lesson learned: Good cinnamon rolls can not be rushed - but ZOMG is it worth it!

<3 M