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One of 37 cinnamon rolls recipes we measured

Perfect Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls

from www.melskitchencafe.com

333 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.7★.

hands-on27m
waiting2.6 hr
makes12
each$0.37
kcal400
levelintermediate
Needs:a rolling pina hand mixerAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

this recipe typical
liquid61%59%
fat55%43%
total sugar104%88%
egg12%12%
yeast2%2%
salt1%2%
dairy71%64%
flour strength1.01.0

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

244 g1 cup milk (see note)
57 g1/4 cup butter (I use salted butter)
50 g1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 g1/2 teaspoon salt
7 g2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (see note)
50 g1 large egg
420 g3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour (see note)
92 g6 to 7 tablespoons butter
142 g2/3 cup packed brown sugar
8 g1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
5 g2 teaspoons flour (optional (see note))
44 g3 tablespoons cream cheese (softened)
85 g6 tablespoons butter, softened (I use salted butter)
15 g1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream
2 g1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
250 g1 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★
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