Mini Cinnamon Rolls
These homemade mini cinnamon rolls are perfectly soft, light, oozing with a delicious buttery cinnamon filling, and topped with a simple vanilla frosting. This recipe will be your go-to cinnamon roll recipe because it's easy to make and yields lots of delicious, fluffy mini cinnamon rolls.
Equipment
- Stand mixer with dough hook
Ingredients
For the rolls
- 1 tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
- ½ cup warm water plus 1 tablespoon
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter softened, divided
For the icing
- 2 tablespoons butter softened, divided
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Instructions
For the rolls
- Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl. Add oil and sugar and let stand 5 minutes.
- Add egg and salt to yeast mixture and stir.
- Gradually stir in flour, making a soft dough.
- Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until elastic and smooth. (Approximately 4-5 minutes)
- Place in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Turn out on a lightly floured surface and roll into a 12x15-inch rectangle.
- Spread dough with 1½ tablespoons softened butter.
- Fold in half 3 times.
- Roll into a 12x15-inch rectangle again.
- Spread additional 1½ tablespoons softened butter evenly over all the dough.
- Top with brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Starting on the long side, roll dough into a long tube.
- Slice tube into approximately 12 rolls. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving space between rolls to allow for rising.
- Top cinnamon rolls with pecans. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and sugar.
- Preheat oven to 425ºF. Let rolls rise for 15 minutes.
- Bake rolls 12-15 minutes or until golden.
- While rolls are baking, follow directions to make the icing.
- Remove rolls from oven and cool for 10 minutes before topping with the icing.
For the icing
- Mix 2 tablespoons softened butter with ½ cup powdered sugar using a fork. Add vanilla and stir until smooth.
- Spread icing evenly on slightly cooled cinnamon rolls.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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