Grandma's Cinnamon Rolls

Submitted by Cullinaryjudge

"These rolls stay very moist due to the sour cream. It is also a good way to use up that last cup of sour cream."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 package active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 cups flour (add more or less to make a soft dough)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar

directions

1. Mix sugar and water together.
2. Sprinkle with yeast.
3. Let stand 10-15 minutes or until dissolved.
4. Add flour, salt, sour cream, vanilla, and 3 tablespoons sugar.
5. Make into soft dough.
6. Roll out on floured surface, to within 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick.
7. Brush dough with melted butter.
8. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar (that has been stirred together).
9. Roll up, jelly roll fashion, cut into 12 slices.
10. Place in greased 9x13 pan.
11. Let rise until doubled.
12. Bake 350 degrees until lightly browned.
13. Ice while warm with 3 tablespoons evaporated milk, 1/4 tsp vanilla, 1 c icing sugar, that has been stirred together well.

Reviews

[ChefLee]

I have a feeling this really is Grandma's recipe written down for someone who had made the rolls with Grandma. Like a "reminder" recipe. It left out a few things for us that hadn't made these before. It's o.k. because I used the internet and Zaar to reference other cinnamon roll recipes. First, I warmed my water for the yeast to 110 degrees F (just a few seconds in the microwave and then stuck my kitchen thermometer to check the temp). Next, the recipe has baking soda in the ingredient list but does not say where to add it and so I left that out, it was really not needed. Also, it says to add salt in the directions but no salt is in the ingredient list so I found that this amount of flour in other recipes took 1 tsp salt so I added that much. I used King Arthur all-purpose flour, Red Star yeast, and double strength vanilla. For the cinnamon filling, I used the same amounts of cinnamon and butter here but I mixed 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup white sugar instead of all brown sugar. Used a serrated knife to cut the rolls and it worked great!! I let these rise for 1 hour and 25 minutes in a warm place and I baked them for 25 minutes. I love the icing with the evaporated milk, so creamy!! I am glad I took the time to make these even with the extra research because the sour cream really makes them moist and gooey!!!! I will definitely make these rolls again!!!! Thanks for posting!!

 

[Connie F.]

This recipe was a total flop for me.

 

[Red Jenny]

Some problems with the recipe, but reading other comment helped me to figure out that I needed to substitute salt for the baking soda, and brush the tops with melted butter. I also proofed the dough before rolling it out. These were tasty and they stayed moist, but I wouldn't say they were amazing. I would make them again, however, with modifications (more or different filling, for one thing).

 

[CanadianMaple]

I love this recipe! I have tried so many different cinnamon bun recipes and this one is definitely my favorite. The sour cream definitely makes them very moist. For some reason, I usually let cinnamon buns do a double rise - once after the dough is combined and then once again after I've rolled and cut them. This may just be habit from making other yeast doughs (buns, pizza crust, etc) but I do find I get the most volume from the dough this way. <br/><br/>I usually just make a light glaze to go over them, but if I really want a treat, I'll whip up a light cream cheese icing... <br/><br/>Thank you SOOO much for this recipe, it's staying in my repertoire for sure!!!!!

 

[I Cant Believe Its]

Mmm these sure were tasty! I messed up the rolling up... the dough was a bit too thick and it wasnt long enough to get as many layers of cinnamon and sugar as in the photo. Also, I halved it and made 6 in an 8x8 pan, but they wern't big enough to touch eachother so the seam popped open for half of them, making them a bit less bun-like unfortunatly. I'm not sure how to fix this... smaller pan maybe? But they were tasty and enjoyed. 1/2 the glaze sufficed for us. Also, I used fat-free sour cream and the dough still came together great!