Braided Cinnamon Rolls

Name: Braided Cinnamon Rolls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Lactaid Whole Milk; Grade B Medium Eggs; SIGNATURE SELECTS Bread Flour, Pre-Sifted; Fleischmann's Yeast, Pizza Crust; India Tree Caster Sugar; Morton Iodized Salt, 26 Ounce; Challenge Butter, Unsalted, European Style; O Organics Sugar, Organic, Dark Brown; McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Saigon Cinnamon; Turtles Egg; Swerve Confectioners

Serves 12

15 mins prep

20 mins cook

120 mins Proofing Time

155 mins total

Beautifully braided cinnamon rolls full of a sweet brown sugar cinnamon filling.

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Make the cinnamon roll dough...

Add the whole milk and 2 medium eggs into the bowl of a stand mixer

Pour all of the bread flour over the milk and eggs

Add the yeast to one side of the bowl and the salt and sugar on the other side

Add all of the cubed room temperature butter over the other ingredients and attach the dough hook

Mix on low speed until all of the ingredients are combined

Increase the speed to medium and mix until the dough is smooth, all of the butter is fully incorporated and the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl

Form the dough into a smooth round ball and place it into a lightly floured bowl

Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and rest the dough in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size

Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and roll it out into a large rectangle that is less than 1/4” thick throughout

Make the cinnamon roll filling...

Make the filling by creaming the butter until smooth, add the brown sugar and cinnamon and cream until combined

Spread the filling over the entire surface of the dough

Braid the rolls...

Fold the top third of the rectangle towards the middle (photos above) and then fold the bottom third over that creating a three layered rectangle

Cut the entire rectangle of trim-folded dough into strips approximately 1 1/2 inches wide

Working with one strip at a time, cut two slices down the center of each portion creating three strands with a 1/2” uncut portion towards the top (photos above)

Braid the three strands and roll the strip into a round ball

Place the braided rolls into a lightly greased muffin tin

Once all of the rolls have been braided, cover the muffin tin with a clean kitchen towel and let them rest in a warm place for 45-60 minutes

Preheat your oven to 395 degrees and place a rack in the center

Once the rolls have rested, make an egg wash by combining 1 egg with 2 tablespoons of whole milk and brush the top of each roll with the egg wash

Bake in a 395 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown

Transfer the cinnamon rolls onto a cooling rack lined with parchment paper as soon as they are done baking

Make the glaze...

Make the glaze by combining 2 cups of confectioners sugar with 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and add enough whole milk to create a smooth drizzle (2-4 teaspoons)

Drizzle the cinnamon glaze over each braided cinnamon roll