Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (Better than Cinnabon)!

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	61%	59%
fat	55%	43%
total sugar	104%	88%
egg	12%	12%
yeast	2%	2%
salt	1%	2%
dairy	71%	64%
flour strength	1.0	1.0

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

244 g	1 cup whole milk ((warm, 105 degrees F))
100 g	1/2 cup + 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar ((divided))
9 g	1 Tablespoon Active dry yeast
100 g	2 large eggs ((room temperature))
85 g	6 Tablespoons salted butter ((melted))
4 g	1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
510 g	4 to 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 g	1 teaspoon fine sea salt
3 g	1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
213 g	1 cup brown sugar ((packed))
21 g	2 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
85 g	6 Tablespoons salted butter ((softened))
227 g	8 ounces cream cheese ((softened))
57 g	1/4 cup salted butter ((softened))
400 g	2 cups powdered sugar
2 g	1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 g	1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt

Method: 23 steps, published by joyfoodsunshine.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

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