Make-Ahead Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
Prepare make ahead cinnamon rolls overnight, then bake soft cinnamon swirls and finish them with easy cream cheese icing.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole milk warm
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar divided
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more as needed
- 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened for filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk for icing
Instructions
Instructions
- Stir the warm milk, yeast, and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar together and let stand until foamy, about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Mix in the remaining granulated sugar, melted butter, and egg.
- Add the flour and salt, then knead until the dough is smooth and slightly tacky, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled, about 60 to 90 minutes.
- Roll the dough into a 12-by-18-inch rectangle and spread it with the softened butter.
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle it evenly over the dough, roll up from a long edge, and cut into 12 rolls.
- Arrange the rolls in a greased 9-by-13-inch pan, cover tightly, and refrigerate for 8 to 16 hours.
- Let the pan stand at room temperature for 45 minutes while the oven heats to 350°F.
- Bake until puffed and golden, about 22 to 25 minutes.
- Beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, vanilla, and enough milk for a spreadable icing, then spread it over the warm rolls.