As summer comes to an end and the leaves begin their annual dance through the brisk autumn breeze, nothing compares to the cozy feeling that comes with a freshly baked cinnamon roll and a cup of hot chocolate.

Add a little bit of warmth and nostalgia to your day with this recipe for delicious cinnamon rolls!

Ingredients

*non-dairy alternatives can be used to make recipe vegan

Instructions

1. Combine warm milk, melted butter and sugar
2. Sprinkle in yeast and stir through
3. Let yeast mixture sit and activate for 10 minutes in a warm place
4. Once yeast is activated, add 4 1/4 cups of the flour and mix until combined
5. Cover bowl with cling film or a clean dish towel and let prove for one hour. Meanwhile, move on to the filling.
6. Combine butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon
7. Mix until it is a nice cinnamon-sugary paste
8. Once the dough has proofed for an hour, add the last cup of flour, salt, and baking powder and stir together
9. Roll dough onto a clean surface with flour and knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as needed. The dough should no longer stick to you or the surface and should bounce back when poked
10. Roll the dough into a rectangle that is about 1/2 inch thick
11. Spread filling evenly across entire rectangle
12. Slowly roll the dough into a cylinder, adjusting as needed
13. Cut rolls (dental floss is a good way to help the rolls have a clean cut without being squished)
14. Place rolls into a greased pan and cover with a clean dish towel to prove for 35 minutes
15. While rolls are proving, preheat oven to 350° F
16. Places rolls into oven and bake for 25-30 minutes (move on to icing)
17. Combine cream cheese, milk, vanilla, and butter
18. Mix until you get a smooth texture
19. Gradually add and mix sugar until you get the desired texture
20. Wait 10 minutes after rolls come out of oven to ice to prevent the icing from completely melting into the rolls.

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Let us know how your cinnamon rolls turned out and what you thought of the recipe!