Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (Better than Cinnabon)!

Ingredients (17)

• 1 cup whole milk ((warm, 105 degrees F))≈ 244 g
• ½ cup + 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar ((divided))≈ 113 g
• 1 Tablespoon Active dry yeast≈ 9 g
• 2 large eggs ((room temperature))≈ 100 g
• 6 Tablespoons salted butter ((melted))≈ 85 g
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 563 g
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 6 g
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 cup brown sugar ((packed))≈ 220 g
• 2 ½ Tablespoons ground cinnamon≈ 20 g
• 6 Tablespoons salted butter ((softened))≈ 85 g
• 8 ounces cream cheese ((softened))227 g
• ¼ cup salted butter ((softened))≈ 57 g
• 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
• ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 0.8 g

flour 563 gbatter 1126 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 364 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Liquid43% · 23rd percentile · median 53%
• Butter15% · 46th percentile · median 16%
• Sugar20% · 74th percentile · median 14%
• Egg18% · 77th percentile · median 11%
• Yeast1.7% · 58th percentile · median 1.6%
• Salt1.1% · 60th percentile · median 1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

20 to 25 minutes

median 25 minutes