Perfect Cinnamon Rolls

Name: Perfect Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients: 1 ounce active dry yeast; 1 cup milk, warm; 12 cup granulated sugar or 12 cup turbinado sugar; 13 cup margarine, melted; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 34 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup light brown sugar, packed; 2 12 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 13 cup unsalted butter; 12 cup chopped toasted pecans (optional); 1 pinch salt; 12 cup margarine, room temperature; 1 12 cups powdered sugar; 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature; 12 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt

18 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

1 ounce active dry yeast
1 cup milk, warm
12 cup granulated sugar or 12 cup turbinado sugar
13 cup margarine, melted
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
34 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 12 tablespoons ground cinnamon
13 cup unsalted butter
12 cup chopped toasted pecans (optional)
1 pinch salt
12 cup margarine, room temperature
1 12 cups powdered sugar
8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature
12 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Directions

1

["Heat milk to 105-110F Place 1/4 cup of warm milk, 1 tsp of the sugar, and yeast into a small bowl.", "Stir well to combine.", "Set in a warm place for 5min.", "(If yeast doesn't proof, start this step over.", "Yeast should rise to roughly 3 times its previous depth.", "I like to use an instant-read thermometer for this step to make sure the milk isn't too hot or too cold.", ").", "Sift four cups of the flour into a large bowl.", "Mix in the salt.", "In a separate bowl, mix the yeast, remaining milk, eggs, vanilla, and slowly pour in the melted margarine.", "Combine wet ingredients into the flour.", "Let rest 5min.", "Turn out onto lightly floured surface.", "Knead dough 8-10min, adding more flour as needed.", "As this is a brioche dough, the dough should still be slightly sticky but shouldn't stick to your hands or work surface.", "(Flour is very sensitive to humidity: if it's a humid day, you'll need 5 or even 5 1/2 cups flour; on a dry day, you might get away with as little as 4.", ").", "Place dough into a clean, greased bowl, rolling around so that surface is slightly greased (I use extra virgin olive oil baking spray; you can also use melted butter or margarine, or any baking spray).", "Cover top of bowl with a clean cloth and set in a warm (65-75 F), draft-free place for 1 hour.", "Meanwhile, assemble the filling.", "Combine all ingredients and mix well.", "Assemble the frosting.", "Again, combine all ingredients and mix well.", "(You can choose to use a mixer for this step.", ").", "When dough has risen for 1 hour and doubled in size, punch down and knead gently.", "Roll out on a lightly floured surface to a rectangle roughly 1/2\" thick