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  How to make Cinnamon Rolls like CINNABON!	August 27, 2019	Gerald McDonald	ArticlesBlog
  (Upbeat music) Hey friends. – Hey everyone. – Thank you for tuning
  in to Cook with April on Tasty Tuesday. Today I'm going to show
  you how to make something similar to those Cinnabon cinnamon rolls. – Mmm. I don't know what to call
  it, Cinnabon cinnamon rolls? – Cinnabon cinnamon rolls. – Yep. So stay tuned. It's so good. Let's begin by placing
  one cup of warm milk in a bread machine container
  or in a large bowl. Then crack two eggs. Then add a third cup of melted butter, four cups of bread flour, half a cup of white sugar, and two and a half teaspoons
  of rapid rise yeast. One packet will do. Then you're just going
  to go ahead and set it to the bread machine dough setting. If you don't have one
  you can use a stand mixer or a hand mixer and it
  will turn out like this. Then you're going to place
  your dough in a large bowl covered up in plastic wrap.
  Leave it in room temperature and it will double its size in 30 minutes. In another bowl place cinnamon
  and brown sugar together and then you can go ahead and
  mix those ingredients together with a spoon, but I actually
  prefer to use my hands because packed brown
  sugar creates these clumps and you want to separate
  those clumps with your hands. Now that your dough has
  risen, go ahead and place it into a floured, clean surface. I like using a pastry mat. Then I'm adding a little bit more flour and what I want to do with this dough is to flatten it up so
  I'm using a rolling pin and I'm applying pressure to
  the dough to flatten it up. I'm aiming at 16 x 21 inches. I like this pastry mat that my
  husband gave me for Christmas because it has the measurements. Then you're going to place a
  half a cup of softened butter and after that you're
  ready to sprinkle your brown sugar cinnamon mixture right on top. Now you're ready to roll. So it should look something like this and now you're ready to cut it up. Instead of using a knife
  I like using floss. I'm acting like I'm tying it and then it separates the dough. So I'm just going to go ahead
  and show you one more time. Just act like you're
  tying it with some floss and it will cut up the dough perfectly better than a knife because
  it doesn't lose its shape. Butter up a pan. I like using a lasagna pan. It works just as great. and then place your
  cinnamon dough right inside. Then you're ready to back
  at 400 degrees Farenheit or 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes. If you want you can make
  cream cheese frosting. I have a video all about
  it, I'll link it below. and then place the cream
  cheese frosting on top and the frosting will melt
  in 5 minutes and enjoy. It's nice and warm and ready to enjoy. You ready to try it? – The moment I walked in the
  door coming home from work I was just like knocked in the face by how delicious this smells. – It smells like you're
  in a Cinnabon place. – It does. You know how
  they do it in the mall? They like waft the smell so
  you have to get it, you know? – Yeah. – Mmm. – Ooh, you closed our eyes. – Oh my God. Okay, first of all, this is like 10 times
  better than Cinnabon. – Really? – It's so much better than Cinnabon. It's really, really moist, the glaze on it is just so much better. It's like a little
  lighter, a little sweeter I can't even believe… This is like a dessert to me. I know that these are traditionally eaten for breakfast or something. – Really? No, that's dessert. – But this is just like
  so unbelievably good. I can't even believe that you made this. – Thank you. – It tastes like something
  you would buy, it's amazing. – My favorite part is the
  softness in the inside. Oh my gosh, I could just
  eat all the insides of them. – Don't they sell that at Cinnabon? Like just the little centers? – Yeah. – This doesn't even… This is so far and above that. – Thank you. Here are some friends who
  tried my previous recipes. (upbeat music) Thank you friends so much for watching, we hope you enjoyed and if you make it please tweet me and I'll feature you. My Twitter handle is #AprilAthena7 and we will see you next time. Please remember to subscribe. Bye. – Bye. – Today I'm going to show you how to make cream cheese frosting which is a delicious frosting for everything,
  cookies, cupcakes… The best is when I make
  it with carrot cake. I do have a recip-
  100 Responses to How to make Cinnamon Rolls like CINNABON!
  diday pangilinan says:
  Hi april! Filipina din ako, i tried your recipe and it goes so well khit na plain flour lng gamit ko! Hoping to recreate your other recipes!
  Quyen Cherry says:
  Can I used all purpose flour ? Or It have to be bread flour ?
  I used to work at Cinnabon and this recipe is the closest of anyone's on Youtube.. Good job!.
  February 17, 2014 (6 years ago)
  LOL u guys are hilarious hahha! mm looks good.
  February 20, 2014 (6 years ago)
  i dont like cinnamon so i used cocoa powder with brown sugar and chopped up hazelnuts YUMMMMMO 🙂
  I just made them 🙂 omg they are the most amazing things in the whole world! Just make sure that they're not packed too tightly in the tin when cooking because they mightn't cook fully
  ism Abbas says:
  Oh gosh I love you two
  March 3, 2014 (6 years ago)
  just made them and they turned out great ^____^ thank you much!!!
  Jamie McGrath says:
  To those who want to use all purpose flour, it is possible but you must add some Vital Wheat Gluten so it will rise properly (like it would if you were to use bread flour)
  Why do you roll shorter side? Most recipes call for rolling long size. It appears doing it this way makes larger buns(more calories) I think a smaller size would be better. IMO. They are delish!
  irene sendejas says:
  Kristin Almajed says:
  Carmen Gmail says:
  I made these with all purpose flour they were so good.
  Thanks April for sharing the recipe!
  لا حول و لا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم says:
  its been a while since I had a cinnamon roll
  Min Adams says:
  Can i put baking paper in tin instead of butter?
  Grey Allyson says:
  does anyone know what brand of bread machine April used?
  Omg you guys are adorable!!
  Anfal F says:
  The best cinnamon rolls I've ever tried
  MommyLifeasJess says:
  Holy cow…..I now need to make these tomorrow!! Thanks for the recipe April. 🙂
  Rosanna Lancaster says:
  These are awesome and delicious! Way better than lauras
  Rafeef Kedwa says:
  ILove you😍😍😍😍
  Jenna _ says:
  this is how I found you and started watching you about 2 years ago. And I been watching before you were pregnant with your first baby. and your pregnant again. Congrats. love you guys💕 hope you see this
  Just made these and they're smack your mama good🎈
  and the recipe yummy ..gonna try it
  what kind of cream cheese needed ? there are many out there… 30% , 5% , 12% and so on and so forth. also there are cream cheeses with flavors.
  Baked those and OMG! They are so easy and fast to do and they are so good and the whole family agreed. Just like the real thing.
  Wow…You're fantastic ,Thanks…how convenient that your husband gave you cooking equipment for Christmas…next year
  you're getting a SNOWBLOWER!!!!
  what if we dont have rapid rise yeast? whats a dupe?
  Your cinnamon bun looks delicious
  Best recipe ever!! Will never use another!! The icing is incredible and the buns are perfect!
  hi, im silas says:
  I made these today!! thank you so much for the recipe, it was my first time using yeast and it was a success 😀 everyone loved them!
  Geethakamal Nallan says:
  Hi April, I followed your recipe by replacing regular milk with almond milk and eggs with flax seed. It came out perfect. I gave 1/2 a dozen people cinnamon roll. Everybody loved it and said its scrumptious and way better than Cinnabon. Thank you very much for sharing.
  Gerald Aldrian says:
  omg I love these but I stay away from eating them at the mall because I have gastric issues also fattening. Any low fat version of the cinnabon . I love it. thanks
  Jana Eskandarani says:
  can i use regular all-purpose flour instead of bread flour?
  Maha-soli says:
  I absolutely LOVE this recipe & it works great every time I make it!
  Was wondering if I can sneak some whole wheat flour in the mix?!
  fadi kilany says:
  i love it since 2 years i'm doing exact this recipe… thanx April
  June 25, 2017 (3 years ago)
  Where is this link to the frosting??? I have looked like 4 times.
  i love u April your recipes are to die for! thank u!❤
  I need your banana bread recipe
  meeta walia says:
  Hi , do the buns have to rise a second time after you cut them and put them in the pan before baking? Thanks
  Hi there . this is excellent I tried them . they were better than cinnabon . excellent job
  Pamela Eversley says:
  Made these today so absolutely delightful. Moist and soooooo delicious. Rolled in some chopped pecans. Slap your mama goodness
  Save A Soul says:
  Best frosting!!!!
  you two look fantastic together . Thank you 4 sharing they are awesome
  I will definitely use this recipe, btw you guys are sooooo insanely cute… 😙
  Heinz Alias says:
  Can you substitute bread flour into ap flour?
  Amy Grullon says:
  didn't know Andrew Garfield was your man
  Made these over the weekend and my family loved it best cinnamon roll recipe! The cream cheese is the best I've tried so far. Will defiantly be making these again
  You two r so cute!!! I, am a 52 year old who is dealing with my husbands cancer…. he asked me to make these for him. I am doing so caz I want him to eat something….I really hope these come out right because if they don't …I will be sad…..
  Asrar Aref says:
  Best recipe ever! Soooo fluuuuuufy
  Хасан амантай says:
  Help me, April…. my dough is not like yours. What's the measure of your cup?
  God is Good all the Time . Amen says:
  My dough came out so sticky !!! Why ):
  Hey April I did this to but the tray in which they were baking it got so buttery and they weren't as soft nor are where I went wrong
  Letícia Sampaio Barros says:
  I just did it and it was DELICIOUS! The dough is like the fluffiest dough I've ever baked! But instead of putting 1 1/2 cup sugar in the creamcheese frosting, I'd put just 1 cup and a pinch of salt, because I loooove the creamcheese flavor. Everyone loved it! Btw, I saw some Cinnabon videos and they organize the rolls with a lot of space between them, because this dough grows A LOT!
  Asian mail-order bride.
  who is here in 2018? Because I the sure am
  You didn't do a second rise after forming the buns?
  Excellent so easy to make thanks for sharing April 😊😊
  SoCal M says:
  I just made them yummy thanks for the video 😋
  Great video, nice to have hubbies support!! I'm gonna try this!!
  Thanks April! You save me from a Cinnabon addiction! I made these a few times so far and they are superior to Cinnabon. I have no desire for the other guys now!
  Maricar Faustino says:
  What if i don't have cream cheese? What can i top on my cinnamon roll?
  Cinnamon buns aren't eaten for breakfast lol.. Anyway they look delicious :O
  I just found you and I must say I love your videos !!! Cleaning and cooking love the combo!! You guys make such a cute couple 😊
  Most cinnamon rolls are rolled up using the longer edge of the dough…
  Shaimaa Saad says:
  Where is the link to the cream cheese frosting recipe??
  Syrus Price says:
  I worked at cinnabon too
  Came out amazing, the frosting was omgggg
  Maria Saad says:
  Tried this recipe with a bit more of cinnamon. It was a hit!!
  You two are adorable ♡ Stay blessed! I am going to try this.
  Forgot that my floss has mint flavor so i screwed up the whole dough lol
  Ale Sanz says:
  I made them yesterday, they are so delicious! Thank you so much!
  Avery99 jr says:
  My wife loves making your cinnamon rolls
  My daughter copied it and they came out very good
  Saud'z says:
  Hey april i just want to thank you.. I used your recipe already so many times and everybody loves it.. My husband told me he loves the recipe
  lol im only 5 years late XD
  April after you put the cut buns into the pan do you need to let it rise before sticking it in the oven? Thank u for a great video. Ive been making cinnamon rolls lately and would like to give your receipe a try including the frosting.
  They are too freaking cute! Btw I am going to make these today.
  So I made these today and it turned out PERFECT in my first try . HER CUTTING TECHNIQUE IS SO AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!
  How do you keep them soft and fresh so they are just as good as the first day?
  Dmf Cons says:
  Does the butter should be salted or unsalted?
  You probably should have better explained your dough process. But aside from that this looks great.
  I wonder what happen next 😋😋
  I just made these with my bf they were great. It would taste a lot more like cinnabon if I had drowned it in butter and cinnamon sugar lol. Overall great recipe! I wish to find and make the cinnabon frosting.
  I made this with rapid dry yeast and it came out very bready and not like fluffy. Any tips anyone?
  I've been making this recipe for years and it's still awesome xD the first time I brought them to a family get together someone actually brought Cinnabon as well (to my disappointment haha) but mine went faster than Cinnabon and everyone asked me for the recipe and to bring them again next time 😂