Best 4 Moms Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipes

MOM'S CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Add the yeast to the warm water. Let sit while preparing rolls. Put a little sugar in the mixture to feed the yeast. It should rise.
• Scald milk; add shortening.
• Add sugar and salt and cool to tepid.
• Add beaten egg and yeast.
• Add flour 1 cup at a time beating after each addition. Add 4 cups flour. Dough will be soft but firm enough to handle. Add more flour a little at a time until you can handle the dough.
• Knead on a floured surface until elastic and smooth.
• Place in an oiled bowl and let rise 1-1/2 hours or refrigerate overnight.
• Press dough down and divide into workable sections.
• Roll out into a rectangle.
• Cover with melted or softened butter.
• Mix cinnamon and brown sugar and spread over melted butter generously.
• Roll up jellyroll style and pinch ends to seal.
• Cut into slices 1 inch thick (I use dental floss to slice evenly).
• Place in greased pan leaving space to rise. Let rise until doubled.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly brown.
• For the Frosting:
• Beat powdered sugar, melted butter and vanilla together, adding milk or cream to make a thick consistency.
• Spread over warm rolls to let frosting melt.

MOM'S HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS

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.

MOM'S GOOD CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and 1/3 cup sugar in warm water. Stir in salt and 2 cups flour. Beat mixture for 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and oil. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; set aside.
• Divide the dough into twelve equal pieces. Take each piece of dough, roll into a log and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture. Place the knots in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until golden.

BEST CINNAMON ROLLS

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.