Valentine Cinnamon Rolls {Recipe}

Have I got a treat for you! The hubs has been begging me for what seems like years to make cinnamon rolls.  I FINALLY decided I would stop putting it off & just do it.  I have been on this kick to get the kids off the routine of cereal every morning.  Not all the things I will make for them will be this sweet.  But I want to start making more things for them to have & mix it up a bit.  So I decided to start with these & see where my creative thoughts go from there.  Needless to say- the hubs was sure happy.  He had come home after fighting a massive structure fire for about 5 hours.  He was beat & so he was thrilled to have a little sweet Valentine’s Day treat when he got home.

Valentine Cinnamon Rolls {Recipe}

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Ingredients

  

• For the dough:
• 1 pkg active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup milk- warmed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more as needed
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter- room temp. cut into chunks
• For the filling:
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter- room temp cut into chunks
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 5 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 4 tbsp butter- melted
• 1/8 cup cinnamon/sugar mixture
• For the icing:
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 drop red food coloring

Instructions

• To make dough:
• In the bowl of mixer, dissolve yeast in warm milk & let stand until foamy. (10 min.)
• Add granulated sugar, eggs, flour & salt.
• Use dough hook & knead on low speed, adding a little flour if needed until ingredients come together.
• Toss in the butter & continue to knead until the dough is smooth & springy. (7 min)
• Form dough into a ball & put in an oiled bowl & cover with plastic wrap.
• Let dough rise at room temperature until it doubles. (2 hours)
• Butter 9x13" baking pan.
• Punch down dough & turn onto a lightly floured surface.
• Cut dough in half.
• Roll out into a rectangle- about 10x7"
• Spread with half the soft butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture, then cover with brown sugar & then sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Starting on the long side- roll dough into a log. Pinch ends to close.
• Slice into 8 equal rounds. Arrange slicked side down in pan.
• Repeat with remaining dough & ingredients.
• Cover pan loosely with plastic wrap & let stand in warm, draft-free spot until puffy. (at least an hour but I refrigerated mine overnight & then let stand at room temp for 1 hour before baking)
• Position rack in middle of oven. Preheat to 400 degrees.
• Brush buns with melted butter. Sprinkle with additional brown sugar.
• Bake until golden brown 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool slightly in pan on a wire rack.
• Spread with frosting while still warm.
• Serve immediately.
• For the frosting:
• Combine all ingredients in small bowl.
• Whisk until combined. Keep adding small amounts of confectioners sugar or milk until you reach the desired consistency that you are after. I wanted mine slightly thin so I could drizzle. You may want yours to spread on so use more confectioners sugar for that.

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