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5 from 3 votes

Sweet Roll Dough

This sweet roll dough can be made into cinnamon rolls, chocolate rolls, orange cinnamon rolls, caramel almond rolls, and any other variation you can dream up.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rising time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: caramel almond rolls, cinnamon rolls, sweet roll dough
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Dough

  • 3/4 cup milk, warmed
  • 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast

Cinnamon Roll Filling

  • 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Glaze:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1-2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Sweet Roll Dough:

  • Combine all ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Set to dough cycle.
    Alternatively, add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and knead on low speed for 5 minutes. Allow dough to rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.

For the filling:

  • Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat dough into a 12" x 8" rectangle. Brush with melted butter.
  • Combine cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle over dough. Roll up, jelly-roll fashion beginning on the long side. You should have a 12" log. Cut into 12 slices. 
  • Place in a greased 9" x 13" pan. Cover and allow to rise for 30-45 minutes or until puffy. 
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. 

For the glaze:

  • Combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over warm rolls.

Notes

To make Orange Cinnamon Rolls:
  • Replace milk in dough with orange juice.
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon orange extract to butter before brushing on dough.
  • Replace white sugar with brown sugar in filling and add zest of 1 orange. 
  • Use orange extract in glaze in place of vanilla.
 
To make Chocolate Rolls:
  • Brush dough with butter but instead of sprinkling with cinnamon sugar, sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
 
To make Caramel Almond Rolls:
  • Add 1 teaspoon almond extract to dough.
  • Mix 2 Tablespoons melted butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon almond extract. Spread on dough.
  • Sprinkle on 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds.
  • Use almond extract in place of vanilla extract in glaze.
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To make Honey Buns:
  • Brush dough with butter as directed and sprinkle with 1/4 cup white sugar.
  • Instead of a powdered sugar glaze, mix 3 Tablespoons melted butter, 3 Tablespoons honey, 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Brush over rolls as soon as they come out of the oven.