After many flopped attempts, I was so excited last week to finally find a delicious recipe for Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls. Not only were they simple to do–they probably took me a total of 20 minutes of effort to pull off (which is much less than my by-hand recipe!)–but they were a huge hit at our house.
I will most definitely be making these over and over again. In fact, I don’t think my husband would mind at all if I made them everyday. But seeing as I doubt we really need that many calories, we’re going to save them for our Saturday breakfasts.
Here’s the yummy recipe so you can try making them, too:
Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls
Dough:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm milk
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 egg, lightly beaten plus 2 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups flour (Add a bit more if dough seems too wet after first few minutes of kneading in the bread machine.)
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons bread machine yeastFilling (I doubled this since we like our filling, oh yes we do!):
2 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup brown sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon cinnamonIcing:
1 teaspoon milk
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons (or less) butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanillaPut the dough ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed and run on the dough cycle. After the dough cycle is finished, roll the dough into a large rectangle and spread it with 2 Tablespoons melted butter and 2/3 cup brown sugar mixed with 1 Tablespoon cinnamon.
Roll up and cut into 10-15 rolls and place in two greased round cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned. Spread the icing on as soon as they come out of the oven.
You can also cover the unbaked rolls with plastic wrap, stick them in the refrigerator overnight, and then bake in the morning.
We baked both pans, ate one pan, and froze the other. We were planning to use the second pan for this Saturday’s breakfast. But, ahem, it lasted all of one day in the freezer. I promise I wasn’t the sole one responsible for that, though.
Many thanks to reader, Sarah, who emailed this recipe to me. It’s a keeper!
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I am confused about the amount of flour- is it 2 cups plus 2 cups?
I love your new features. I love being able to print from google reader. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks!
I would love to give these as a gift for teachers to take home and bake. Do you think the best way is to go ahead and bake and ice them and just let them warm them up? Or is there a better way? Thanks so much for the great recipe!
I used to make Miserly Mom’s cinnamon rolls by hand until I got my bread machine. Now I use the same recipe but in the bread machine and it made it so much easier. Now I don’t dread making them and they are sooooooo good.
Your cinnamon rolls look delicious! Yummy!!!!!
I love your blog. Can you give some insight in to the best way to reheat after it is frozen?
Thanks so much and blessings to you!
Can’t wait to try it – thanks so much!
I can not wait to try these. My daughter is having a sleepover Friday and this would be perfect for our Saturday morning breakfast! Thank you for sharing! I’ve avoided cinnamon rolls because of all the prep work and time in rising and such… Yum!
Your cinnamon rolls look so beautiful in this picture that I can almost smell and taste them! I can’t wait to try the recipe! Thanks for sharing. And I really like the new look around here.
Can anyone tell me, what is bread machine yeast? I have only a little experience with a bread machine and I don’t remember using special yeast. Thank you!
Kendra Neal Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
@Kristen,
Bread Machine yeast is also known as Instant Yeast. If you are a member of Sam’s Club or Costco you can get a 1lb bag of instant yeast for around $3.
Kristen Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:58 am
@Kendra Neal, Thank you!!
Thank you!! I was looking for a recipe to make tomorrow morning when my neighbor comes over for coffee, and this is it!
Looks very yummy but not sure if my hips will thank you for it.
My kids would devour these – I’d probably have to make a triple batch.
Think I can substitute Olive Oil for the Canola?
Stacia Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 6:31 am
@Maria, Yea, you can. I would use the mild or light olive oil, not extra virgin. I use mild in all my recipes and they turn out great. Extra virgin has too strong of a taste for my liking.
Hope that helps!
I made these tonight and they were so good! Definitely a keeper recipe! I followed your lead and made some extra filling and I’m glad I did. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
You should try the cinnabun knockoff recipe on allrecipes.com. It starts off in the bread machine too. I made mine in my kitchenaid, because, don’t scream… I don’t like my bread machine! They came out fantastic! I sent them to work eith my husband, and the were devoured in minutes! It uses cream cheese frosting, and many comments discussed the necessity of bread flour. I was going to sub reg flour, but read that bread flour makes them softer. My husband said they were better than cinnabun! Wow! What a compliment!
Melanie Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
@Michelle, I also use a Cinnabon copy-cat recipe from Robbie’s Recipes and love it! The cream cheese frosting is killer! I never thought about making the dough in the bread machine (and I am a very regular bread machine user), so hooray for this post! I’d like to try both in the machine!
WOW! They look Delicous!!
Oh my…. these look yummy!!
My mouth is watering! These are on the list for next month’s Cooking from Scratch: The Basics!
Wow! Yummmm! I love all the great deals you share but have never commented…guess the sugar drew one out of me! Thank you!!!
They look fabulous!
I just have to say I am loving your blog lately! I have been on a money saving kick and your site is great! Also just this morning I was thinking about making cinnamon rolls in the bread machine but didn’t have any recipes so thanks!!!
Can someone tell me do you have to bake before freezing or can I put one pan in the freezer tonight then let thaw/rise before I am ready to bake? I would love to make batches of these ahead of time.
Thanks!
Yum- these look delicious! I’ve only made regular breads in my machine, so I’ll have to try these out sometime. Thanks for posting the recipe!
Just a quick one
) Does it make 8 cinn rolls then? It sounded like it but I would hate to not have enough for all – if it made eight that would be one per person in our house, and they all love cinn rolls!!! I don’t think that would be enough 
)
Crystal Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 7:25 am
@D, It makes 10 to 15–depending upon how large you want them to be. Either 10 jumbo rolls, or about 15 medium-sized rolls. I made one larger pan and one smaller pan (shown in the picture).
D Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 9:23 am
@Crystal,
Ok thanks- I’m thinking these will be made very soon!!!!!!!
Can you make these with just regular yeast?
Oh yum… I’m going to get this prepped tonight and surprise the hubby and kids with homemade cinnamon rolls in the morning! What a nice treat, thanks for sharing!
Tara, this site explains the differences between yeasts- Regular Active and Instant (aka Bread Machine). Basically Instant yeast has a faster rise.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Bread/yeastbreadtip.htm
Tara Reply:
January 31st, 2010 at 4:08 pm
@Jen,
Thanks so much!
I am confused about the flour too is is 4 cups total or just 2 cups?
Nicole Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 8:33 am
@jennifer,
It is 4 cups of flour total.
We don’t have a bread machine any longer (can’t ever seem to get them to work right) – can some one help us translate this so we can make it by hand?
I guess we need to knwo what happens on the dough seeting se we can recreate it.
THANKS!
Sarah Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
@Alecia, here’s what I’d do…
Let the yeast dissolve in the milk, add all but the flour and stir. Then add flour until you have a good consistency to knead. Turn it onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a good 5-10 min- adding flour as needed to keep it from sticking to you. Cover and let rise till doubled. Punch down. roll out and finish as directed above.
Hope it works out for you!!
Does this recipe need a second rise after you place the rolls in the pan? I haven’t ever seen a recipe that goes straight from the bread machine to the oven without a second rise! That would be nice and quick. This looks yummy.
Jennifer Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 10:39 am
@Brooke, Hi, Brooke. Nope, they actually rise well in the oven, so make sure that you space them apart well in your cake pan.
mmm! I love cinnamon rolls! You’ll have to let us know when a good bread machine deal crops up!
Ok, tried to make these today with my inherited bread machine from my mother. One should make sure all the parts are there before putting in all the ingreds. in the machine. Like a kneading blade might be one necessary item when making bread. I have a bum bread machine and a bowl full of ingreds that can’t be used. Any ideas how I can salvege it and still get dough?? I hate to waste it all but I am not a breadmaker so this is all new to me.
Email me ASAP if anyone can help me. frugalissafinds@gmail.com
I apologize for the typos in my previous post, apparently my MIGRAINE is showing.
Just made these this morning. Pretty easy and very yummy! I did use canned frosting as I have a ton that I got free. Doubled the filling as you did and I was so glad. My kids think I’m Mom of the Year. Thanks for an easy recipe. Loved that I could just stick it in the bread machine and that I didn’t have to wait for a second rise; they really grew in the oven!
I made these last night, my hubby said they were even better than Yoder Cinnamon Rolls! Thanks for sharing your recipes and life with us Crystal, you are a source of light and inspiration to me. God Bless you!
How to I prepare the icing? Just beat all the ingredients together?
Those look heavenly!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
These look delicious! I just might treat my family this weekend!
I’m making these right now!
I’ve made them and they are rising in the oven right now! Can’t wait to eat them when they are all done!!! They look really good!!!
Make sure you add PLENTY of extra flour. I’m so glad I did!! I think I added an extra 1 1/2+ cups!!!!!!!!
I have the dough in the breadmaker right now! Planning to store them in the fridge overnight and have fresh rolls in the morning
Yum! Hope they turn out, the dough looked really sticky so I added some extra flour…probably almost a cup! It still looked sticky but I figured I’ll see what happens.
We ate these about an hour ago and they were fantastic!
We had these for breakfast this morning. I added some chopped pecans to the filling – they were wonderful! I’m looking forward to having them again next weekend. Thanks so much for sharing and thank you Sarah for emailing the recipe to Crystal!!
These cinnamon rolls are yummy! I used whole wheat flour and rolled the dough a little thinner. My four kiddos ate them up! And, they are MUCH easier than our usual cinnamon roll recipe that takes at least 2-3 hours. Thanks!
These are in the bread machine right now! Speaking of good deals, I scored my Breadman bread machine for under $20 (even less after my gift card!) a few years ago. It was at Kohl’s, in case anyone is looking for one.
What is the best way to freeze these cinnamon rolls? I made them this morning (dough, rolled them, and sliced them). They are currently sitting in the cake pans in the fridge. There are only 2 of us and I’d like to bake 2 at a time. Would it be best to cook the all then freeze them or freeze the unbaked rolls and pull them out the night before I want them? THANK YOU!
Kalla Reply:
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:11 pm
@Lynn,
I wonder if you could flash freeze them and then wrap up… ????? (Before baking)
I made these this morning. They were easy and tasted wonderful. My husband LOVED them as well and he is picky about his cinnamon rolls!
Made these last night and baked this morning.
Intended to freeze the second pan but they never made it to the freezer! I will be halfing the recipe next time! soooo good!!
I made these today! It was way too many cin. rolls for just me and the hubs, so I decided to try half of the dough as dinner rolls and half as cinn. rolls, and although my cinn. rolls didn’t look so great (the icing didn’t melt very well), they tasted delish! My husband who said he didn’t want any because he wasn’t hungry ended up eating two, I ate one and then and I tasted one of the dinner rolls with butter and both were great! I froze the dinner rolls for later in the week. Awesome recipe, thanks to you and to Sarah for sending it to you to post!
I made these on Friday…they were excellent!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
These were the best cinnamon rolls ever! Who needs Cinnabon when you can make these. When I took the dough out and felt how soft and fluffy it felt I just knew these were gonna be good. I think the next time I make them I won’t double the filling =). Thank you so much for sharing this recipe (although the scale and my clothes aren’t as appreciative as I am =)).
Crystal, I made these yesterday and refrigerated them until this morning. They were absolutely delicious and tasted like expensive gourmet cinnamon rolls! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. It is a keeper! For the other readers out there: I used powdered milk and half whole wheat flour and they couldn’t have tasted any better.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I made these for my family, and they were fabulous!
I made these a few weeks ago and they are AWESOME!!! I have never made homemade cinnamon rolls before, and they turned out so good. It made 24 big rolls and we ate half and froze half. They are just as good if not better out of the freezer. I just stick them in the microwave for 15 sec or so and they’re ready to eat in a flash. I did double the filling, which was really good. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!!!
I finally got around to making these and they were wonderful, didn’t last long around here though. I recently found a recipe for Oat rolls on The Happy Clipper blog. I will be trying it soon, since I recently stocked up on Quaker Oats and everyone knows that oats are healthy .
Thank you for posting this recipe. We do love our bread around here! I gave my bread machine away to a friend as it was too bulky and I needed shelve space. I make homemade pizza crust and dinner rolls using my KitchenAid mixer and dough hook. It works beautifully! Thank you for the freezing idea!
A.H.
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