How to Make Holiday Inn’s Cinnamon Rolls

Have you ever been to a Holiday Inn that didn’t make their signature cinnamon rolls? It’s like WTH, this is not right. For me, it would be like not having the USA Today or a cup of coffee. Something that you look forward to to start your day off and without it is disappointing. At home, I can get my USA Today Crossword fix online, brew a pot of coffee and make Holiday Inn’s cinnamon rolls! You can prepare these the day before and bake them in the morning. Makes 12 rolls.

Ingredients:

1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons yeast
3 1/3 cups bread flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 stick room temp butter
1 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 oz cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter

Dough

1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/3 cups bread flour
3 teaspoons yeast

Filling

1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 stick room temp butter

Topping Glaze

1 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 oz cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

Place all your ingredients in the bread machine according to your machine directions. My machine requires all wet to go in first. Turn on the dough setting and let it complete it’s cycle. I let rest in the machine another 30 minutes. Until the dough is almost coming out of the bowl.

Mix the cinnamon and sugar together and set aside. Once your dough cycle is complete. Flour surface and roll out dough out in a rectangle about 18 X 9 or there about. Spread butter over the whole surface, sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the butter. Roll up tightly then cut in one inch circles and place in a buttered baking dish. I use a 1/4 sheet pan lined with parchment paper, that has been buttered. Place cinnamon rolls in pan. Let the rolls rise another 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours until doubled in size. Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 25 ~ 30 minutes until golden brown. Once you remove from the oven, while they are still hot top with the glaze and serve.

Glaze: Mix altogether and top the rolls while warm. Good to place in a plastic baggy and cut a tiny hole in one corner and drizzle over all the rolls.

Note: If making these for baking later complete to the part you cut them place them in your pan and wrap them with plastic and place in the refrigerator. They may need to rise a little longer since they are cold. Once they are doubled in size continue on with the directions.