When you are going to have a lot of people in your home, it's important to have the perfect cinnamon roll recipe for your family gathering! Cinnamon rolls can be prepared ahead of time and are a perfect treat to have on hand after opening presents on Christmas morning!
Get out a recipe card and a pen because we are about to give you the best cinnamon rolls that the whole family will love!
Where Did Cinnamon Rolls Come From?
The first thing to look at is how we even got these beloved gooey cinnamon rolls into our lives! While there isn’t an exact timeline or history for the evolution of a cinnamon roll, it is widely accepted that they originated in Northern Europe around the 17th century.
Sweden even celebrates Cinnamon Roll Day on October 4th each and every year! Is there really any better holiday to have than to celebrate warm rolls full of cinnamon, sugar, and buttery goodness? However, if you’re not in Sweden, cinnamon rolls can be celebrated at any time of the year, but they are an especially tasty treat during the holidays.
How to Make the Perfect Cinnamon Roll
We believe the perfect cinnamon rolls can be found when you start with the base from our friends over at Rustic Scoop.
What You Will Need
- Rustic Scoop mix
- Active Dry Yeast
- Sugar of choice
- Flax eggs (or you can choose to use regular eggs depending on your needs)
- Vegan or Regular Salted Butter
- White Vinegar
- Ground Cinnamon
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla Extract
Steps to Making the Perfect Cinnamon Rolls
If you are baking your cinnamon rolls, as soon as your dough is ready, you can go ahead and preheat your oven to 350℉. Mix your dry ingredients together in a large bowl, including your Rustic Scoop mix, active dry yeast, and sugar.
After that is blended well, you want to add in your wet ingredients, including warm milk. This is one of the trickiest steps because if your milk is too warm, it can kill the yeast, but if it’s too hot, it can kill it, causing your dough not to rise. As you mix that in using your dough hook attachment, you will also add your egg of choice, butter, and vinegar until you get all of the small lumps worked out.
Let your dough sit while you lay out parchment paper. You can spray your parchment paper with non-stick spray or create a lightly floured surface to roll out your dough. Using a rolling pin or your hands, you can roll out the dough into a large, rectangular shape.
Once your dough is spread out nice and even, you can roll some softened butter all across the flat surface. You can then create your cinnamon filling with a thorough sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar all across the dough.
After you have completed that step, you can begin to roll up your dough. Go slowly with this step, as you want to make sure it’s as even as possible all the way across so that when it’s time to cook, they will all be about the same thickness. Once you have the entire piece rolled into a log shape, you can use dental floss or a sharp knife to cut it into pieces (individual rolls).
Set them in your greased pan and place them in a place where there won’t be any cold-air drafts, preferably with a warm, damp cloth covering them to create a nice, cozy warm environment. Let them sit for around 30 minutes so that the first rise gets going for a fluffy, delectable finished product!
Once you have watched the dough rise to the perfect size, you can bake the cinnamon rolls in your preheated oven for about 22–27 minutes. This can vary depending on the altitude where you live and how done you prefer your cinnamon rolls to be.
Adding the Frosting
You can make a glaze using powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk and can create whatever consistency you prefer. Play around with it until you find the perfect one!
Cream cheese frosting is also becoming a very popular way to top cinnamon rolls giving them a little bit richer overall flavor.
How to Store Cinnamon Rolls
Being able to make your cinnamon roll dough before you actually need to cook your cinnamon rolls is one of the reasons they make a great treat to have during the holidays! Being able to prep ahead of time and just put them in the oven the next morning makes them a treat for you and your guests!
The main thing you have to do is get your dough back to room temperature before moving them from the refrigerator or freezer and into the oven. When you wake up early on Christmas morning, go ahead and set out the pan that is securely put away with plastic wrap, set it on the counter or other warm place, and then, after all of the craziness ends, stick them in the oven and enjoy!
If you have any leftover cinnamon rolls, you can store them in an airtight container and just warm them up for a perfect flavor for the next few days. Let’s be honest, they probably won’t last that long!
Why Cinnamon Rolls Make a Perfect Treat for Family Gatherings
Whether you’re prepping for Christmas morning or any other special occasion, this is the best cinnamon roll recipe to treat you and your family with warm cinnamon rolls that will quickly become a family favorite!
With the ability to make the dough and then cook the next day, you can enjoy more time with your whole family instead of spending all of your waking hours in the kitchen.
Another fun way to use your Rustic Scoop mix is to make this awesome Cinnamon Monkey Pull-Apart Bread!