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Brown Sugar and Honey Cinnamon Rolls

These brown sugar and honey cinnamon rolls are melt-in-your-mouth good.
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients

For the Dough:

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons butter (salted)
  • 1 egg
  • 3-1/3 cups bread flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons active yeast

For the Filling:

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup (packed) brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter (salted) softened

For the Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment

  • 9 x 14-inch size baking pan (about 3 inches deep)

Instructions

For the Dough:

  • To the bread pan, add water, butter, egg, flour, sugar, salt and yeast.  Set and start the bread machine on the dough cycle (should take about 1-½ hours to complete the dough cycle). 
  • Preparation While the Dough is Mixing - Just before the dough is ready, sprinkle some flour onto a large cutting board or area where the dough can be rolled. 
  • Grease a 9 x 14-inch size baking pan and set aside.
  • Rolling the Dough - When the dough is done, place it on a floured cutting board or area where the dough can be rolled.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangular shape. Continue rolling the dough until it's about a 12 x 16 inch rectangle.

For the Filling:

  • Brush softened butter over the entire surface of the dough. 
  • In a small bowl, add sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Mix together.  
  • Sprinkle the sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon mixture evenly over the entire surface of the dough. 
  • Drizzle honey evenly over the surface of the dough.
  • Rolling the Cinnamon Rolls - Starting with one of the two shortest sides of the rectangle, roll the dough tightly. 
  • When the roll reaches the opposite side, pinch the lengthwise edges of the dough together slightly to seal the roll. 
  • Cutting the Cinnamon Rolls - Cut the roll into 6 equal pieces.
  • Letting the Cinnamon Rolls Rise - Place each cinnamon roll cut side-up in the pan with even spaces in between each one.  
  • Cover the pan with a paper towel and let sit in a warm place until the dough rises (about 1 to 1-1/2 hours). 
  • Baking the Cinnamon Rolls - Just before the dough is done rising, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. 
  • Bake in a preheated oven (at 375 degrees F.) until the tops of the cinnamon rolls are golden brown (about 25 to 30 minutes).

For the Glaze (While the cinnamon rolls are cooking, prepare the glaze):

  • To a medium size bowl, add powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract.  Whisk together until smooth.
  • As soon as the cinnamon rolls come out of the oven, carefully transfer them from the pan onto a serving platter or dish (so that the glaze can be drizzled on top and over the sides)
  • While the cinnamon rolls are still warm, generously drizzle glaze over the top and sides of each one.
  • Serve warm.

Recipe adapted from the Oster Deluxe Bread & Dough Maker Recipe Book

    Notes

    TIP:

    Generally it's best to first add the liquids to the bread pan, then the dry ingredients go in next (except for the yeast), then the yeast.  The yeast is added last so that it doesn't interact with the liquids until the dough making process starts.