Easy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls {1 Hour}

Quick and easy homemade cinnamon rolls recipe, made from scratch with simple ingredients. Soft, fluffy, loaded with cinnamon & sugar glaze. Ready in 1 hour!

These fluffy sweet yeast rolls are great for breakfast or brunch. Unlike traditional overnight rolls, which take very long to make, these are ready in 1 hour and still taste delicious and the recipe never fails. If you enjoy cinnamon as much as me, you must try these Cinnamon Cookies (Soft and Chewy), Fluffy Cinnamon Pancakes or these Cinnamon Muffins.

Jump to:

• How to make easy 1 hour cinnamon rolls recipe from scratch?
• How to make best cinnamon roll icing/ frosting?
• How to keep rolls soft?
• Tips and techniques
• Recipe FAQs
• Storage
• More easy breakfast recipes
• Recipe

How to make easy 1 hour cinnamon rolls recipe from scratch?

1. Prepare the dough.
2. Let it rise.
3. Roll it out.
4. Spread butter.
5. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture.
6. Roll the dough and cut round slices.
7. Place in baking pan and cover with aluminum foil.
8. Let the rolls rise quickly in a heated oven.
9. Remove foil and bake.
10. Spread vanilla glaze and you are done.

How to make best cinnamon roll icing/ frosting?

Typically, Cream Cheese Frosting is used by mixing together cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract until smooth. If you don't like the tangy cream cheese flavor, you can also use American Buttercream Frosting or Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting (SMBC)

How to keep rolls soft?

• Don't oven-bake the rolls because that will dry them out.
• During baking, fill a square cake pan (Dimensions: 8x8) with water and place it in the bottom rack. This ensures the rolls stay moist while they bake. I do this when I bake homemade breads and this tip works very well for that too.
• The vanilla glaze on top of the baked rolls also adds moisture.
• Keep the glazed rolls covered in aluminum foil or plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out.

Tips and techniques

• Don't over-heat the yeast because that kills it and prevents these rolls from rising.
• Use a stand mixer with the hook attachment, which is much quicker than kneading with hands.
•  Use dental floss instead of a knife to make round slices because it makes more even and sharp cuts.
• Make sure the oven is turned OFF when the rolls are rising in the warm oven because if the oven stays on, it will end up baking the rolls.
• The amount of cinnamon in the filling can be adjusted, based on your preference.
• Don't replace all-purpose flour with any other flour because this yields the most softest rolls.
• Use unsalted butter to prevent rolls from becoming too salty.
• If the vanilla glaze is too thin, you can thicken it by mixing more powdered sugar. If the glaze is too thick, you can thin it by mixing some more milk.
• Allow the rolls to cool down a little bit so they are warm and not hot and then spread the glaze. If you spread it when they are very hot, it will all melt and get absorbed into the rolls and you won't have that pretty white frosted appearance on top.

Recipe FAQs

Storage

• Refrigerate- In a sealed container for up to 3 days.
• Freeze- Once baked, allow them to cool to room temperature. Do not frost them. Place in a sealed freezer-safe container for up to 1 month. When you are ready to enjoy them, let them thaw to room temperature. Warm them in the oven for a few minutes and spread the glaze on top.
• Room temperature- This can stay out in a covered container for 1 day.
• Make ahead- This can easily be made 1 day in advance.

More easy breakfast recipes

• Pancake Muffins
• Caramel Pecan Sticky Buns
• Chocolate Crepes
• Easy Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
• Easy Breakfast in Bed Ideas (Recipes)

Recipe

Until next time, tata my lovelies!