Quick Cinnamon Rolls
Quick and easy cinnamon rolls from scratch, with no yeast, proofing, or kneading necessary!
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- Serves: 18 persons
Ingredients
- ¼cup butter, divided
- 2cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- 2tablespoons white sugar
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
- 3tablespoons butter, softened
- ¾cup milk
- 1egg
- ½cup white sugar
- ½cup brown sugar
- 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1cup confectioners' sugar
- 4ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼cup butter, softened
- ½teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with 2 tablespoons melted butter.Step 2
Whisk flour, 2 tablespoons white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Work 3 tablespoons softened butter into flour mixture using your hands. Beat milk and egg together in another bowl; pour into flour-butter mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.Step 3
Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and roll dough into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Brush surface of dough with 2 tablespoons melted butter.Step 4
Whisk 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1/2 of the cinnamon sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over butter-brushed dough. Roll dough around filling to form a log; cut log into 18 rolls and place rolls in the prepared baking dish.Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are set, 20 to 25 minutes.Step 6
Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, 1/4 cup softened butter, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until frosting is smooth. Top hot cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.