🔹 Step 1: Activate the Yeast
- Pour warm milk into a large bowl.
- Add yeast + 1 tbsp sugar.
- Stir gently and rest 10 minutes until foamy.
👉 If it doesn’t foam, the yeast is inactive.
🔹 Step 2: Make the Dough
- Add remaining sugar, eggs, melted butter, and salt.
- Mix well.
- Add flour one cup at a time.
- Knead for 8–10 minutes until soft, elastic, and slightly sticky.
💡 Dough should feel plush, not dry.
🔹 Step 3: First Rise
- Place dough in a lightly greased bowl.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1½–2 hours until doubled.
🔹 Step 4: Roll & Fill
- Roll dough into a rectangle (about 40 × 30 cm).
- Spread soft butter evenly.
- Mix brown sugar + cinnamon.
- Sprinkle generously over the butter.
🔥 This is where the Cinnabon magic happens.
🔹 Step 5: Roll & Cut
- Roll tightly from the long side.
- Cut into 10–12 thick rolls using dental floss or a sharp knife.
🔹 Step 6: Second Rise
- Place rolls in a buttered baking dish.
- Cover and rise 30–45 minutes until puffy.
🔹 Step 7: Bake
- Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 22–25 minutes
- Tops should be lightly golden, centers soft.
❗ Do not overbake — gooey is the goal.
🧀 FROSTING (VERY IMPORTANT)
🔹 Step 8: Make the Frosting
- Beat cream cheese + butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar + vanilla.
- Beat until fluffy.
- Add milk gradually for a pourable, glossy frosting.
🔹 Step 9: Frost While Warm
- Spread frosting over rolls while still warm
- Let it melt into every layer 😍
✨ PRO Cinnabon SECRETS
- Use high-fat butter for flavor
- Extra cinnamon = authentic taste
- Frost while warm, not hot
- Slightly underbake for soft centers
😍 FINAL RESULT
- Super soft dough
- Thick cinnamon filling
- Melt-in-your-mouth frosting
- Better than mall Cinnabon
