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No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls

Payne Caitlyn
These no-knead cinnamon rolls are gobbled up as soon as my family sees them. I'll never try another cinnamon roll recipe because I think these are the best. Note: These are wonderful fresh, but they do not freeze well.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Course Dessert
Servings 12
Calories 257 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cinnamon Rolls:

  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup water
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter softened, divided
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • cup white sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • cup raisins Optional
  • cup chopped walnuts Optional

Icing:

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1 1/2 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Make the cinnamon rolls: In a saucepan, heat milk, water, and 2 tablespoons butter until very warm. Pour mixture into a bread machine.
  • Add flour, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, salt, and yeast to the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Run Dough cycle.
  • Once Dough cycle is complete, remove dough from the bread machine and punch down. Roll into a large rectangle on a floured surface. Smear with softened butter.
  • Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
  • Sprinkle sugar mixture over dough, then generously sprinkle with raisins and walnuts. Starting at the long edge, roll dough into a log, then cut into 12 equal pieces. Place rolls, cut-side down, into the prepared baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • While the rolls are cooling, make the frosting: Mix confectioners' sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla together in a bowl until thick.
  • Spread frosting over warm rolls.