The Most Delicious Cinnamon Rolls of All Time

The formula

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

	this recipe	typical
liquid	45%	59%
fat	42%	43%
total sugar	114%	88%
egg	19%	12%
yeast	1%	2%
salt	3%	2%
dairy	66%	64%
flour strength	2.0	1.0

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

100 g	2 large eggs, at room temperature
244 g	1 cup warm whole milk (100 to 110oF)
7 g	1 (1/4-ounce) packet instant or active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
540 g	4 1/2 cups bread flour, plus more as needed
85 g	6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
100 g	1/2 cup granulated sugar
10 g	1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
	Cooking spray
114 g	8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature and very soft
213 g	1 cup packed dark brown sugar
16 g	2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
3 g	1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
113 g	4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
28 g	2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 g	1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 g	1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
300 g	1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Method: 16 steps, published by www.thekitchn.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“There is something wrong with this recipe. I am an experienced baker. I checked that my yeast was active first, and the first rise was fine. I read in the directions that it was ok to refrigerate overnight at step 5, and that was my plan so that I could bake t” — a cook, 1.0★

“This was my first attempt at making cinnamon rolls, and this recipe is THE ONE! My family loved them! I made them twice: the first time I followed the recipe exactly. The second time I added a teaspoon of sugar to the yeast and milk, which made it foam. I” — a cook, 5.0★