Breakfast

Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls is for Breakfast, Snack.

Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls takes 180 minutes to prepare.

Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls takes 20 minutes to cook.

Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls are:

dough:
2 1/2 cups AP flour
1 1/2 tsp. instant yeast
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup sugar.
2 Tb. butter
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Cream Cheese Icing

8 tbs (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup (2 oz) cream cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
2-4 tbs cream (optional)

Here is how you make Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls:

In food processer with steel blade, combine:2 1/2 cups AP flour1 1/2 tsp. instant yeast1/2 tsp. salt1/3 cup sugar.Pulse for 5 seconds. Then add:2 Tb. butter1 eggand 1/2 cup milk, drizzling in slowlyProcess until dough ball forms, then knead dough until smooth and elastic. Place in a buttered bowl, let rise until doubled (at least 2 hours).After rising, roll out dough into 1/2 inch-thich rectangle. Brush liberally with melted butter, spread with a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Roll it up, seal the edges, and cut into 1- to 1-1/2- inch slices. Place individually in muffin tin or nestled together in round cake pan (Nadia notes: nestled snugly tastes better; they get too crispy in muffin tins), and let rise about 1 hour longer. Brush with additional butter and sprinkle with more cinnamon sugar, bake in 400-degree oven for about 20-25 minutesCream Cheese Icing8 tbs (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened1 1/2 cups powdered sugar1/4 cup (2 oz) cream cheese1/2 tsp vanilla extractpinch of salt2-4 tbs cream (optional)Mix all the ingredients except for the cream together in a medium bowl until fluffy. If it's too thick for your tastes, add some of the cream. Try not to eat it all before getting it onto the cinnamon buns.makes 8 huge rollsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYVA73.

The nutritional information for Mark Bittman's Basic Cinnamon Rolls is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 447.8

• Total Fat: 17.1 g
• Cholesterol: 74.9 mg
• Sodium: 161.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 64.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 7.0 g