Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, plus
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk, plus more as needed
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine the flour, yeast, salt, and 1/3 cup sugar in the container of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process for 5 seconds. add the 2 tablespoons butter and the egg and pulse a few times, until well combined. with the machine running, drizzle most of the milk through the feed tube. process just until a dough ball forms; add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, if necessary.
• 2 knead by hand on a lightly floured surface for a minute or two longer, adding a little more flour or milk if necessary, until the dough is silky smooth and elastic.
• 3 butter a bowl; place the dough in it. cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, at least 2 hours. (hasten the process by putting it in a warm place.).
• 4 roll out the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle. brush liberally with the 4 tablespoons butter (melted), then spread with a mixture of the 1/2 cup of sugar and the cinnamon. if you like, dot it with about 3/4 cup raisins or nuts (i didn't). roll it up, lengthwise, then cut into 1- to 1-1/2-inch thick slices.
• 5 place in a buttered 12-compartment muffin tin and let rise until puffy, about 1 hour.
• 6 preheat the oven to 400°f.
• 7 brush the tops of the rolls lightly with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. bake until nicely browned, about 20 minutes.