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The Best Cinnamon Buns

The Best Cinnamon Buns

These are the best cinnamon buns you will ever make! Fluffy yet dense. Rolled with the perfect amount of butter, cinnamon and brown sugar that melts into this ooey gooey goodness!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course breads, Breakfast
Servings 12 buns

Ingredients
  

For Dough

  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 1½ tsps instant dry yeast
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup salted butter, soft
  • 4½ cups all purpose flour, divided
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

For Filling

  • 1/2 cup salted butter, soft so its spreadable
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

For Dough

  • Pour warm milk in bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle yeast on top. If you dont have a stand mixer, use a large bowl.
  • Add butter, eggs, salt and sugar.
  • Add in 4 cups of flour and mix using the paddle attachement, or wooden spoon until ingredients are combined. Allow mixture to rest for 5 minutes so flour soaks up liquids.
  • Scrape dough off of paddle and remove. Attach dough hook attachment.
  • Beat dough on medium speed adding the rest of the flour (1/2 cup).
  • Knead for 5-7 minutes. Or by hand if you dont have a dough hook attachment. You want the dough to be nice and smooth. Not too sticky.
  • Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Use spatula to remove dough from mixing bowl to large greased bowl.
  • Cover bowl with a towel, and set bowl in warm place. I put mine in the microwave. Let rise for 30 minutes.

For Filling

  • In medium bowl, mix together butter, cinnamon and brown sugar until butter is smooth and spreadable.
  • When dough is done rising, sprinkle counter top generously with flour.
  • Place dough on floured surface and sprinkle top of dough with flour.
  • Flour a rolling pin and roll out into a rectangular shape. About 24x25 inches. It doesn't have to be a perfect triangle.
  • Used a rubber spatula or knife to spread and smooth out cinnamon filling over entire dough.
  • Roll dough up tightly into a roll, starting on the long end.
  • Cut into 12 slices and place in greased 9x13 baking dish.
  • Cover pan and allow buns to rise 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until they start to turn a golden brown.
  • You can add your favorite icing on top if you'd like! I didnt want mine to be too sweet. They were just as delicious without the frosting!
  • Enjoy!
Keyword baked goods, bread, breakfast, cinnamon buns, cinnamon rolls