Make these Texas Cinnamon Rolls or Cinnamon scrolls with this simple cinnamon rolls recipe. You can make the best cinnamon rolls using our easy big Texas cinnamon roll recipe with a cream cheese glaze recipe.
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It’s a common saying that everything is big in Texas. So big is going to be a given in making Big Texas Cinnamon Rolls with a cream cheese glaze. This simple cinnamon rolls recipe makes enough to share with family and friends. But if you wish to hide them for yourself we understand, we have done exactly that a few times in the past.
There are two kinds of people in the world, those that like frosting on their cinnamon rolls and….. And those that don’t. We love them both ways and usually, when we make a batch of these cinnamon scrolls, we serve them with and without frosting.
Tips to make a Texas Cinnamon Roll
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Start your simple cinnamon rolls recipe by making the yeast dough. Instead of kneading the dough by hand it’s easier to use a dough hook on our KitchenAid mixer today. It always makes cooking more fun by having the right equipment. My daughter bought me a KitchenAid Mixer about 10 years ago and I use it 2-3 times each and every week. One of the Best gifts ever!
Let the dough rise about double in size, we have a designated dough bowl and we know when it rises to the top, it’s ready.
Tips to roll out these simple cinnamon rolls:
Divide your dough by half and roll it out in a 12 X 24-inch large rectangle. Our silicone bakers dough mat helps determine the size and is easier than judging the thickness. When we called these Texas Cinnamon Rolls, we knew they had to be big but oh goodness. This is just half of the dough, it looks like we should have plenty for our family and friends.
Be sure not to place these rolls too close together since they will need plenty of room to rise. We are putting about 6 on this 9 X 13 baking dish.
Now, this is a perfect Big Texas Cinnamon Roll. I’m not sure if I can wait to make the glaze before I try these. For a different look to your simple cinnamon rolls, they could also be placed on a large cookie sheet farther apart to allow for the sides to brown.
These simple cinnamon rolls don’t even need the cream cheese glaze they are so good without it but it sure doesn’t hurt. We hope you enjoy a Texas cinnamon roll for breakfast or snacks. And wrap up a few for an awesome present for a new neighbor or for Christmas presents.
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Big Texas Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
Dough
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup milk
- 3//4 cup + 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 7 teaspoons active dry yeast (3-1/4 oz packages)
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 5 large eggs
- 8½ to 9½ cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
Filling
- 5 cups dark brown sugar packed
- 1 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
For the dough
- In a small saucepan add butter, milk, 3/4 cup of the sugar, and the salt. Heat until the butter is melted, remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add warm water, sugar, and salt, stir to dissolve. Sprinkle the yeast over the water mixture, stir, and set aside in a warm place for 10 minutes to proof, until the mixture appears foamy.
- In the same mixing bowl, add the lukewarm milk/butter mixture to the yeast mixture
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs then add the mixing bowl and beat until well combined.
- Add the flour 1 cup at a time, stirring and using enough flour to form a stiff dough. Either use a dough hook on a mixer or turn out on a floured board and knead until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes.
- Place the dough in a very large bowl that has been buttered, turn to butter the top, and allow to rise, covered loosely with a kitchen towel, in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
For the filling
- Add brown sugar, room temperature butter, and cinnamon. Beat until well combined.
To Assemble
- Punch the dough down and divide in half.
- Take one half and roll out to a large rectangle, about 24 x 12 inches. Tip: Use a pastry mat printed with measurements.
- Butter two 9 x 13-inch glass baking dishes or two baking sheets with a lip
- Spread half the filling evenly over the surface of the dough.
- Starting on a short side, roll the dough up into a log, then cut the log crosswise at 2-inch intervals
- Place the rolls in one buttered dish spacing them at least 1 inch apart
- Repeat steps 2-6 with the other half of the dough
- Cover loosely with a kitchen towel and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
- Bake the rolls for 20 to 30 minutes, or until puffed and browned. Cool to room temperature in the pans on racks.
For the frosting
- Add cream cheese, whipping cream, and vanilla in a medium bowl beat with an electric mixer until well combined.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
- Frost the cooled rolls with the cream cheese glaze
Nutrition
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These look amazing Evelyn!
Good grief, these look amazing!!!!!!
Those look like some darn good cinnamon rolls
OH my goodness!!!!! I can dye now!!! WOW those looks absolutely amazing! Can you send me some to Spain????
XOXO
Oh my heart! These look ah-mazing! Pinning to try!
Making these now to pair with my morning cup of coffee. Thanks for helping to start my Saturday off right.
Oh my goodness… those look out of this world! I absolutely love how huge they are!
I can't wait until this is available in my area. Plus, your cinnamon rolls look amazing!
love it!
Your recipe says it makes 8, however the picture shows 8 and the instructions say it is only half the dough. So how many does this make?
We divided the dough into half to make it easier to work with but we used both halves (see step 7 under “to assemble”. Each half of the dough will make 8 rolls and we used two pans. I allowed two rolls per person so it will serve 8. Thank you so much for your interest and hope I have explained well.