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These Million Dollar Cinnamon Rolls are my new favorite treat!
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Million Dollar Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

  • 3 C. milk
  • 1 C. oil
  • ¾ C. sugar
  • 4 Tbsp. quick rise yeast
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt
  • 5 C. flour I use half bread flour and half all-purpose
  • 4 eggs
  • more flour about 2 cups
  • Filling:
  • 1 C. butter soft or melted
  • 1 1/4 C. sugar
  • 1/2 C. brown sugar
  • 4 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
  • raisins and walnuts optional
  • Magic Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 16. oz. cream cheese
  • 1 C. butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 3-5 C. powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease two casserole pans.
  2. 2. Heat milk and oil to 125 degrees, use a candy thermometer.
  3. 3. In a separate bowl, sift sugar, yeast, salt and flour together.
  4. 4. Combine milk/oil and dry ingredients. (bread hook in stand mixer)
  5. 5. Add eggs.
  6. 6. Continue to add more flour (about 2 cups) until it becomes a soft dough.
  7. 7. Knead for 10 minutes and then cover with a cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
  8. 8. Knead lightly then divide in two.
  9. 9. Roll out each section on a floured surface into a long rectangle. Smear the surface with 1/2 cup butter (2 rectangles total 1 cup butter) and then sprinkle with your sugar-brown sugar-cinnamon mixture.
  10. 10. Roll each rectangle up and then cut into 1-2 inch pieces.
  11. 11. Place in your well greased pan and let rise for 30-45 minutes and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  12. 12. Frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract and brown sugar together for 3 minutes. (Beat well so that the brown sugar starts to melt into the butter.) Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Some people prefer more of a glaze while other like a thick frosting, so add as much powdered sugar as you want!.
  13. 13. Slather your frosting on just before serving and enjoy warm! Let that frosting melt all over the rolls :)