Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

Skip the kneading and make your favorite sweet bread on a bread maker. Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls allow you to have delicious bread the easier way!

While I have been a proponent of kneading by hand and its therapeutic effects on me, I have to admit that I am falling in love with the bread machine recently.

A bread machine allows you to just add your measured ingredients to the bread machine basket and it will do the mixing, kneading, rising and baking for you. And since some of you have been asking for bread machine recipes, I decided to give my machine (a borrowed one) a try.  I played with it for weeks and enjoyed a number of delicious loaves. And then these Bread machine Cinnamon Rolls were born. 

The Dough Cycle 

A bread machine can do all the work for you and produce delicious loaves. It has different cycles depending on the bread you are making: Basic, Whole Wheat, Sweet Bread, Rapid Bake to name a few. But since we are making cinnamon rolls, we have to use the DOUGH cycle.

We use DOUGH cycle if we want a shape other than a loaf. That is if we want to shape and bake the dough ourselves instead of finishing it on the machine.

How to Make Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls?

• Measure your ingredients and add them to your bread machine in the order specified by your machine manual. Mostly it is liquids first, then the dry ingredients.

• Select the DOUGH setting on your bread machine. Depending on the brand, the machine will display the time it will take for the selected cycle to finish. Mine is 1:30 (1 hour and 30 minutes).
• Press start. Here is the fun part. No mixing or kneading for you. Just wait until the machine beeps!

• Once the cycle is finished, the machine will beep and will display 0:00 or reset to the cycle timer for the time. Flour a clean surface and take out the dough. The dough will be smooth and soft. Briefly knead just to deflate. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into an 18×12 inch rectangle.

• Spread the softened butter all over the dough. Combine cinnamon and brown sugar in a bowl and sprinkle them all over the dough. Starting on the long edge, roll the dough into a tight log. Use a sharp knife to slice the dough into 1 .5 inch portions.

• Arrange them on two 9 inch round pans or on a 9×13 inch baking pan. Loosely cover and let rise for 1 hour, until puffy and doubled.
• Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes, or until the tops are golden. Allow to cool slightly and spread the cream cheese icing on top.

And behold! Delicious, warm and ultra-soft Cinnamon rolls done in a much easy way! I am so in love with the bread machine and I think I am gonna make more bread with it.

I hope you will too!

Storage

These Cinnamon Rolls are best served warm.  To store leftovers, keep them in a covered container at room temperature for up to 2 days. Refrigerate them for longer storage.

To reheat. Microwave for 8-12 seconds. They are still delicious!

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Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

Yield: 16

Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Skip the kneading and make your favorite sweet bread on a bread maker. Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls allow you to have delicious bread the easier way!

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Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water 
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into little pieces
• 1 egg
• 3 cups bread flour
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 and 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 and 1/4 tsp active dry yeast

For the Cinnamon Filling

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup softened butter

Cream Cheese Icing

• 4 oz cream cheese (or half block), softened
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. After measuring your ingredients, add them to your bread machine in the order specified by your machine manual. Mostly it is liquids first, then the dry ingredients
2. Select the DOUGH setting on your bread machine. Depending on the brand, the machine will display the time it will take for the selected cycle to finish. Mine is 1:30 (1 hour and 30 minutes).
3. Press start. Now here is the convenience of bread machines: walk away and just wait until the machine beeps!
4. Once the cycle is done, the machine will beep and will display 0:00 or reset to the cycle timer for the time. Flour a clean surface and take out the dough. The dough will be smooth and soft. Briefly knead just to deflate. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into an 18x12 inch rectangle.
5. Spread the softened butter all over the dough. Combine cinnamon and brown sugar and sprinkle them all over the dough. Starting on the long edge, roll the dough into a tight log. Using a sharp knife, slice the dough into 1 .5 inch portions. Arrange them on two 9 inch round pans or on a 9x13 inch baking pan. Loosely cover and let rise for 1 hour, until puffy and doubled.
6. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes, or until the tops are golden. Allow to cool slightly and spread the cream cheese icing on top.

Cream Cheese Icing

Beat together the softened cream cheese and butter until the mixture is smooth and fluffy. Add icing sugar and beat on low speed to incorporate the powder. Increase speed to medium and beat until the icing is smooth. Beat in the vanilla extract. You can add more sugar if you prefer a sweeter icing.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 280Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 5g