Lunch Lady Cafeteria Cinnamon Rolls {TMH}
 
Cook time
Total time
 
Just like the cinnamon rolls my school cafeteria made growing up. YUM!
Author:
Recipe type: Cinnamon Rolls
Cuisine: Brunch
Serves: 20
Ingredients
  • ½ batch of Lunch Lady Cafeteria Roll Dough
  • 2-3 tbsp butter, softened
  • Cinnamon
  • White Sugar
  • Frosting:
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2-4 tablespoons cream, milk, or evaporated milk
Instructions
  1. Roll the dough out into a large rectangular shape. Mine ends up being about 2- 2½-feet long and 12-15 inches wide. You want it to be about ¼-inch thick.
  2. Next, spread butter evenly over rolled-out dough with your hands.
  3. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon. Get the entire surface lightly covered. I don’t measure the cinnamon and probably use no more than 1½-2 tbsp cinnamon.
  4. Sprinkle with white sugar, (I always do this after the cinnamon instead of before because it is hard to tell how much you are sprinkling against the light-colored dough. It helps to have the cinnamon down first.) It is approx. ¼ cup sugar.
  5. Roll the dough up gently, yet as tightly as you can. You want to do it in the direction that will give you an almost 2-foot or so roll to slice up like the picture.
  6. Slice into 24 cinnamon rolls, approx. 1- 1½ inches thick. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. If you are planning to bake in the morning, cover and place them in the fridge. (Do not use stone or glass pans, as they could break when placed in the oven in the morning if still cold.) If you want to bake them now, just cover and let them sit in a warm place while you preheat the oven to 400 degrees. They need to rise for 20-30 minutes.
  7. Bake for 13-15 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown on tops and edges.
  8. Let cool completely before frosting.
  9. Frosting:
  10. In a medium-size mixing bowl with a hand mixer, combine softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough cream or milk to get your desired consistency.
  11. Frost rolls and enjoy!!!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/lunch-lady-cafeteria-cinnamon-rolls-tmh/