The Softest Cinnamon Rolls Ever (Cream Cheese Frosting Included!)

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with a similar texture.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + powdered milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and lactose-free.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness with fewer calories.

Heat 1 cup of whole milk in the microwave in 20 second increments until warm, about bath water temperature.

Add 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast and 5 tablespoons of sugar to the warm milk and stir until dissolved. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until bubbly.

In a mixing bowl, combine 3 and 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour and 6 grams of salt, whisking to mix.

Once the yeast mixture is bubbly, add 2 eggs to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth.

Add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for about 1 minute.

Incorporate 8 tablespoons of soft butter one tablespoon at a time, mixing until fully incorporated before adding the next.

Once all the butter is mixed in, increase the mixer speed to medium-low and mix for 5 minutes until the dough is shiny and sticky.

Grease a large bowl with olive oil, scrape the dough into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours to rise.

Prepare the filling by mixing 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.

After 2 hours, remove the dough from the refrigerator; it should have doubled in size.

Flour a pastry mat and pour the dough onto it, shaping it into a rectangle approximately 14 by 24 inches.

Roll the dough to about an eighth of an inch thick, using flour to prevent sticking.

Spread 6 tablespoons of very soft butter evenly over the dough without tearing it.

Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar filling evenly over the buttered dough.

Cooking Techniques

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