Cinnamon Rolls without yeast means no waiting on dough to rise! These cinnamon rolls are filled with brown sugar and cinnamon and covered with cream cheese icing—great breakfast treat!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Servings: 12rolls
Calories: 589kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer
Ingredients
Rolls
4cupsall-purpose flour, preferably White Lily
2tablespoonsbaking powder
2teaspoonssalt
1tablespoonlight brown sugar
1 ½sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1ouncecream cheese, cut into small pieces (save the rest of the package for the icing)
1 ½cupsbuttermilk
Filling
3tablespoonsmelted butter
1cuplight brown sugar
3tablespoonscinnamon
Pinchof salt
Icing
7ouncescream cheese
2tablespoonsmelted butter
2tablespoonsmilk
1 ½teaspoonsvanilla
3cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425.
Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan and an 8x8 inch pan and sprinkle a little of the filling mixture in each. You can also use round cake pans, probably 3 or 4.
Rolls
Mix flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar together until well blended. Add butter and cream cheese and mix in with fingers or pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in buttermilk.
Sprinkle a little more flour and knead in gently until you can handle the dough enough to get it out of the bowl and onto the counter.
Shape dough into a rectangle and roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness. You may need to dip your hands in flour and sprinkle a little on the dough so you can handle it.
Spread dough generously with melted butter.
Filling
Mix brown sugar, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Sprinkle filling over the dough, leaving a 1/2 inch edge on the long end nearest you.
Starting with the long end furthest from you, roll the dough toward you, making sure it's tight with each roll.
When you reach the edge with no filling, dip your finger in water and rub along this edge. Then roll onto this edge and pinch together. The water helps seal the dough.
Cut the rolls at 1 1/2 inch intervals and place in prepared dish. Brush the tops with melted butter. Bake for 20-25 minutes, just until the edges start to turn brown.
Icing
In large bowl, whisk together softened cream cheese, melted butter, milk, vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Pour this icing over the warm rolls, covering each one completely.