Grammy's Kitchen · Cinnamon Rolls · Cinnamon Sweet Rolls
One of 37 cinnamon rolls recipes we measured
from iambaker.net
It ranks #1 of 37 for softness among the cinnamon rolls recipes we compared. 10 cooks on iambaker.net rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 47% | 59% |
| fat | 70% | 43% |
| total sugar | 75% | 88% |
| egg | 44% | 12% |
| yeast | 0% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| dairy | 64% | 64% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 163 g | 2/3 cup (163 g) whole milk, (warmed in the microwave for about 30 seconds) |
| 62 g | 5 tablespoons sugar, (divided) |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons active dry yeast |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs, (room temperature) |
| 344 g | 2 3/4 cups (344 g) all-purpose flour |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 113 g | 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, (cut into 1-inch pieces, room temperature) |
| 7 g | 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, (melted) |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons butter, ( melted and cooled) |
| 67 g | 1/3 cup (67 g) brown sugar, (packed) |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons cinnamon |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 85 g | 3 ounces cream cheese, (softened) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup (57 g or 1/2 stick) butter, (softened) |
| 188 g | 1 1/2 cups (188 g) confectioners' sugar, (sifted) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1 pinch kosher salt |
Method: 17 steps, published by iambaker.net — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I lost my longtime cinnamon roll recipe, and with a few tweaks, this is my new fav. I used my bread machine, blooming the yeast first, then scrambling the eggs, and adding all the wet ingredients to the pan. I also added a tsp. of vanilla, as that’s what my l” — a cook, 5.0★
“These were amazing and this will be my go-to cinnamon roll recipe moving forward. Like another reviewer, I too had a very wet/sticky dough despite following all directions (even weighed the flour to make sure that was accurate), and I think in total I had to a” — a cook, 5.0★