Grammy's Kitchen · Cinnamon Rolls · Perfect Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls
One of 37 cinnamon rolls recipes we measured
333 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 61% | 59% |
| fat | 55% | 43% |
| total sugar | 104% | 88% |
| egg | 12% | 12% |
| yeast | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| dairy | 71% | 64% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 244 g | 1 cup milk (see note) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter (I use salted butter) |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup granulated sugar |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 7 g | 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (see note) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 420 g | 3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour (see note) |
| 92 g | 6 to 7 tablespoons butter |
| 142 g | 2/3 cup packed brown sugar |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons flour (optional (see note)) |
| 44 g | 3 tablespoons cream cheese (softened) |
| 85 g | 6 tablespoons butter, softened (I use salted butter) |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream |
| 2 g | 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 250 g | 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is my go to cinnamon roll recipe and I love it! I am hosting a Galentine’s night and have made these in the past and they were a hit. I was wondering, though, have you ever modified this to make them into mini cinnamon rolls? Just wondering if I could ge” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made these for Christmas morning. I made them Christmas Eve, and then refrigerated them on baking sheets until Christmas morning. They took a couple of hours to rise on Christmas morning, but they were light, fluffy, and delicious! My new favorite cinnamon ” — a cook, 5.0★