Gaston’s Tavern Cinnamon Roll Recipe

Gaston's Tavern Cinnamon Roll Recipe

Ingredients

Cinnamon Roll Dough
• 3/4 cup salted butter, melted, divided
• 1½ cups whole milk
• 6½ cups all-purpose flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney), divided
• 2 (1/4-ounce) packets active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water, at room-temperature
• 2 large eggs
Filling
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
Cream Cheese Frosting
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup salted butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
Butterscotch Topping
• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 Cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Cinnamon Roll Dough
1. Grease a 9x13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup melted butter and milk.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add 2½ cups flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney), yeast, sugar and salt. Add water, egg and butter mixture. Using the flat beater attachment, mix until well-combined. Add remaining flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney), 1/2 cup at a time, while mixing until the dough starts to form a ball.
4. Switch to the dough hook attachment and knead on low speed, 5 minutes.
5. Remove dough from bowl, sprinkle some flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney) in bowl and place dough back in the same bowl. Let rise 10 minutes in a warm place.
Filling
6. In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon and butter together. Set aside.
Assembly
7. Roll out dough into a long rectangle, about 3- by 2-feet. Spread filling evenly across the whole surface of the dough. Starting at short end, roll dough like a jelly roll. Make a cut in the center of the roll, and then cut about 6 inches from the center on either side to make 2 giant rolls.
8. Place both rolls swirl-edge down in prepared pan.
9. Preheat oven to 375 F.4.Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over rolls. Allow rolls to rise at room temperature, 30 minutes.5.Bake rolls 20 minutes, then cover loosely with foil and bake another 10 minutes.
Cream Cheese Frosting
10. In a medium saute pan over medium heat, add cream cheese and butter. Combine and heat until melted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar. Add vanilla, cream and salt. Stir, then set aside.
Butterscotch Topping
11. In a separate medium saute pan over medium heat, add brown sugar, butter and cream. Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add salt and vanilla. Set aside.
Serving
12. Place each giant roll on a large plate. Drizzle cream cheese frosting in one direction along each roll's swirl, then drizzle with butterscotch in the other direction.