Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Riverside Party

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (247)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
12 to 15 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 50 min

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Ingredients

Dough:

1/4-ounce package yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup scalded milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter or shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:

1/2 cup melted butter, plus more for pan
3/4 cup sugar, plus more for pan
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins, walnuts, or pecans, optional

Glaze:

4 tablespoons butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 6 tablespoons hot water

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. In a large bowl mix milk, sugar, melted butter, salt and egg. Add 2 cups of flour and mix until smooth. Add yeast mixture. Mix in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle. Knead dough on lightly floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes. Place in well-greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, usually 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

When doubled in size, punch down dough. Roll out on a floured surface into a 15 by 9-inch rectangle. Spread melted butter all over dough. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough. Sprinkle with walnuts, pecans, or raisins if desired. Beginning at the 15-inch side, role up dough and pinch edge together to seal. Cut into 12 to 15 slices.

Coat the bottom of baking pan with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Place cinnamon roll slices close together in the pan and let rise until dough is doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned.

Meanwhile, mix butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches desired consistency. Spread over slightly cooled rolls.

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Lin Paoli, OK 02-06-2010
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Very Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these for my husband's birthday and they were very good. For the filling, I used a 1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce... mixed with the cinnamon instead of the sugar and butter and it tasted AMAZING. Still sweet but not overpoweringly rich. I also used half whole wheat flour and half white flour. I also like to make the rolls the night before, then cover and refrigerate them overnight before baking to save some time.Read more
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angela charlottennn, NC 02-01-2010
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DO NOT USE WHEAT FLOUR WITH THIS RECIPE !
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

This recipe came out terrible and it took about 3 1/2 hours to make, i think it was because i used wheat flour and it did not... rise right. The rolls where firm and and i through them out even after all my hard work picking out the ingredients and making them , quite frustrating. Im going with the canned stuff for now on. Read more
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lkj billings, MT 01-29-2010
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so so so good!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

best cinnamon rolls I have ever had, and I made them!!
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Mandissa Atlanta, GA 01-28-2010
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Amazing! Way to Impress Your Friends!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Wonderful and surprisingly easy recipe. I followed the recipe exactly although I used fast acting yeast to speed things up... (usually don't need to dilute in water but made sure the milk was warm to get yeast working). I didn't add any raisins or nuts (people eating it hated nuts and I hate raisins). It came out fantastic. My family was really impressed and it made my whole apartment smell delicious. Way to start off the morning! As to that, the recipe does have a lot of down time. I wish there was a way to do it ahead of time. Otherwise, you have to wake up 4 or five hours before breakfast to get these started! Also, I didn't put any cream cheese in the glaze-- prefer just a plain sugar glaze. Read more
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Jessica Stockton, CA 01-21-2010
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Lovedddd theemm!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cinnamon rolls were awesome. I was looking for something sweet and tasty to bake, and I found these cinnamon rolls. I... read all the reviews, which were all practically 5 stars, and I really wanted to bake these. & The fact that they were from Paula Deen made me want to bake these even more. {She is my idol when it comes to baking} I'm 13 years old & I made these by myself. They were pretty easy. My family LOVED them. {I did too..} They did take a while but they were soooo worth it. I feel like going to go grab another one right now before they're gone. haha. I will certainly be making these again.(:Read more
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null null, null 01-19-2010
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Best Cinnamon rolls ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved this recipe. I will be making it many more times. Maybe tweeking the glaze recipe to my taste but the cinnamon roll... was was moist and wonderful.Read more