Mary Janet MacDonald's cinnamon roll recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why do people pour milk and cinnamon rolls? ›

Why does cream make such a difference in your cinnamon rolls? As the rolls bake, the cream in the bottom of the pan heats up. Its liquid migrates up into the rolls, making them moister.

It's easy to make any day cinnamony sweet with Pillsbury's ready-to-bake dough made with real cinnamon and premade cream cheese icing. These refrigerated cinnamon rolls make a great weekday breakfast or special holiday treat.

How do you make cinnamon rolls soft again? Make cinnamon rolls soft again by adding a little bit of moisture back into them while reheating. You can do this by adding a pat of butter to the top of each roll and covering them with a damp paper towel while reheating in the microwave for about 20 seconds.

Cinnamon roll icing is a sweet, thick, sugary frosting that is spread on cinnamon rolls once baked while it is still warm. It's made from icing sugar (also called confectioner's sugar), butter, milk, and vanilla. The icing covers the top of the rolls and can be used on homemade or store-bought rolls.

Cinnamon is known to have anti-inflammatory properties and can help regulate blood sugar levels. Drinking cinnamon milk before bed can also help improve sleep quality. Enjoy a cup of cinnamon milk as a healthy and soothing alternative to sugary drinks.

Do you need to refrigerate cinnamon rolls? Unfrosted cinnamon rolls do not need to be refrigerated and will keep best at room temperature. Iced cinnamon rolls, and especially rolls with cream cheese frosting, should be stored in the fridge.

The smooth, Ooey-Gooey™ topping of Cinnabon^® cream cheese frosting adds another depth of flavor. Painted all over our rolls, it's a final layer to perfection.

Dump your canned frosting into a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer or into the bowl of an electric mixer and whip it up. Without even adding any other ingredients, this will aerate the frosting for a fluffier consistency.

Don't Overbake Cinnamon Rolls

Overbaked cinnamon rolls are tough and chewy instead of light and pillowy. Since it can be a bit tricky to know when rolls are fully baked, use a digital thermometer. Bake cinnamon rolls until golden brown and the internal temperature reaches between 190°and 200°F.

There are a couple of possibilities: The dough wasn't proofed enough (See "How do I know when my rolls are ready to be baked" above) The dough was over-proofed (See "Can cinnamon rolls rise for too long?" above) Too much flour was added to the rolls (See "What happens if I add too much flour to my rolls?'

Why are my cinnamon rolls always dry? ›

Adding too much flour will make your rolls very dry. Once you have added the appropriate amount of flour, turn your mixer to a low speed and let the machine do all the kneading for you. 15 minutes sounds like a long time, but it will add to the fluffiness of your rolls.

Cinnabon's Secret Ingredient

This special Indonesian cinnamon, called Makara, is trademarked by Cinnabon. And because of that trademark, you won't find this product in your local grocery store spice aisle.

That's right—you can now get a pint of Cinnabon frosting to enjoy at home. Whether you prefer to spoon it out one bite at a time or drizzle it on homemade cinnamon rolls, you'll want to have a pint or two in stock this Christmas.

Powdered sugar, a drizzle of honey, whipped cream, fresh berries, chocolate drizzle, or caramel sauce are all delicious toppings for cinnamon rolls if you don't want to use frosting.

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Even as breakfast cereals became less like wheat rocks and more like granola—the immediate successor to granula—and corn flakes, they were still dry, which meant milk stuck around as a useful tool to soften them up.

It serves several purposes. It ensures that milk-based breads rise. The whey in milk can actually prevent yeast from doing its job — causing bread to rise. But scalding milk weakens whey, allowing yeast to work.

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