I modified this recipe throughout the years after receiving it from Celeste, my husband’s sister. The strawberry jam was most recently introduced. They are incredible!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 55 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 cinnamon rolls |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons yeast
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, cubed
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon oil, or as needed
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup strawberry jam
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup strawberry jam
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar, or more as needed
Instructions
- Mix warm water and yeast for rolls together in a small bowl until dissolved. Let sit until bubbly, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine butter, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add hot water and whisk until butter is melted. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then mix in egg. Mix in yeast mixture, followed by 2 cups flour, mixing on high speed with the whisk attachment. Change to the dough hook attachment, add remaining flour, and mix until a nice ball of dough forms.
- Place dough into an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle.
- Mix melted butter and jam for filling together in a small bowl. Spread evenly over dough and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll dough and pinch edges to seal. Cut into 12 equal rolls and place on a cookie sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and firm to the touch when pressed gently in the center, about 20 minutes.
- While the rolls are baking, combine softened butter, milk, jam, and vanilla extract for frosting in a large bowl; beat until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing until smooth. Add frosting with a pastry brush to warm cinnamon rolls.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 446 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 63 g |
| Cholesterol | 62 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 110 mg |
| Sugars | 29 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Oh my gosh. Where to begin with the problems in this recipe. First off, it should read 2 teaspoons of yeast NOT 2 tablespoons. Warm and hot water are not good descriptions. If you add too cool or too hot of water to your yeast, it will die. You need water between 110-115. I added hot water from a water kettle to the flour mixture. I needed about 1/4 cup more flour for the dough because it was way too wet. This needs a frosting of some sort because otherwise it will be too dry. I added a cream cheese frosting I made from scratch. Lastly, bake these in a greased 9 by 13 pyrex dish, not a cookie sheet. That way you can put a lid on it and it will be ready to go. So many problems with this recipe.
Perfect everytime!