How to Make No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's something truly special about the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls wafting through the kitchen. But let's be real: making homemade cinnamon rolls can be a bit of a labor-intensive process...that is, until now. Introducing the no-knead cinnamon rolls, a game-changing recipe that guarantees sweet, gooey, and utterly irresistible cinnamon rolls without all the hassle of traditional recipes.

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup water
  • 5 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
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup raisins (Optional)
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
  • Total Time: 3 hrs
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 dozen

  • 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.
  • Nutrition

    257 cal.

    • Total Fat: 7g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 33mg
    • Sodium: 146mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 44g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 19g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 26mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 66mg