Quick and easy cinnamon rolls from scratch, with no yeast, or kneading!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12servings
Calories: 471kcal
Ingredients
1/4cupbutter separated
Dough
2cupsall-purpose flour
2tbspwhite sugar
2tspbaking powder
3/4cupmilk
1egg
Filling
1/2cupwhite sugar
1/2cupbrown sugar
1tbspground cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
1cuppowdered sugar
4ozcream cheese softened
1/4cupbutter softened
1/2tspvanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
brush an 9 inch square pan with 2 tbsp of melted butter
In a large bowl whisk together flour, 2 tbsp of sugar, baking powder and salt.
Work 3 tbsp of softened butter into flour mixture with your hands.
in a separate bowl beat together the milk and egg. Pour into flour mixture and sture with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Roll dough into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle. Brush the surface of the dough with tbsp of melted butter.
In a small bowl whisk together 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1/2 of this mixture onto the bottom of the prepared 9 inch pan. Sprinkle the remain cinnamon sugar mixer of the buttered dough.
Roll the dough to form a log and then cut into 18 rolls. Place each into the baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes
Frosting
In a bowl beat together the powdered sugar, cream cheese, 1/4 cup of softened butter and vanilla. Beat util frosting is smooth.
Top each HOT roll with cream cheese frosting and serve warm.
Notes
You can cut the recipe in 1/2 then reduce the cooking time by 5 minutes.