Almost Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

There isn't anything quite as good as warm gooey cinnamon rolls, and right up there at the top are Cinnabon cinnamon rolls. Here is a recipe that my wife uses to make these heavenly rolls that taste just like Cinnabon rolls just a lot less expensive. Enjoy!

Rolls:
2 1/2 teaspoons of yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup melted butter (do NOT substitute margarine!)
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour

Filling:
1 cup brown sugar (or more if you like)
2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/3 cup butter (do NOT substitute margarine!)

Icing:
1/2 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In you kitchen-aid or mixer dissolve yeast in the warm milk. Mix in sugar, butter, salt, eggs and flour. Mix well. Make sure the dough isn't too dry. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead into a large ball. Return dough to mixer bowl, cover and let rise for one hour. While it rises go ahead and get the filling ingredients ready, and make the icing. You probably have time to clean up a little bit too!

Icing:
Cream all the icing ingredients together with an electric mixer.

Roll dough into a 21" X 16" (approx.) rectangle. Soften 1/3 cup butter and use your fingers to spread it generously over the dough. Sprinkle the brown sugar generously over the dough (you can use more than called for if needed). Now sprinkle the cinnamon over the now sugary, buttery, doughy, rectangle.

Roll the rectangle from long-side, once rolled pinch the ends. Using a very sharp knife (preferably a serrated one) cut into 1 inch wide rolls, making 16. If you want bigger rolls cut them wider.

Grease (butter preferred) your baking pan, I generally use a 11" X 14" pan. Place your rolls into the pan and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 30 minutes. While rising preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Bake for approximately 18 minutes, rolls should be just slightly brown and not doughy. Just don't over bake! When done remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, then cover in icing.