Best Ever Gooey Cinnamon Buns Recipes

SOFT, MOIST AND GOOEY CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• In a bread machine pan, place the milk, beaten egg, melted butter, water, vanilla pudding mix, bread flour, sugar, salt and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle.
• When cycle is finished, remove the dough, and knead for 3 to 5 minutes. Roll out to a large rectangle.
• Mix together the softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread over dough. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts and raisins, if desired. Starting with the widest end, roll the dough into a log. Pinch to seal seams. Cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch slices, and place in a greased 9x13 inch pan. Place in a draft-free space, and allow to rise until doubled.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. To make frosting, mix the milk, confectioners sugar, softened butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Spread over warm cinnamon rolls.

OOEY-GOOEY CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar and yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter and salt; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture, milk mixture, eggs and 1 1/2 cup flour; stir well to combine. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• While dough is rising, melt 3/4 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 3/4 cup brown sugar, whisking until smooth. Pour into greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle bottom of pan with 1/2 cup pecans; set aside. Melt remaining butter; set aside. Combine remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup pecans, and cinnamon; set aside.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, roll into an 18x14 inch rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter, leaving 1/2 inch border uncovered; sprinkle with brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Starting at long side, tightly roll up, pinching seam to seal. Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons butter. With serrated knife, cut into 15 pieces; place cut side down, in prepared pan. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in volume. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool in pan for 3 minutes, then invert onto serving platter. Scrape remaining filling from the pan onto the rolls.

GOOEY CINNAMON BUNS WITH THICK CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• For the dough: Place the yeast and 1 cup lukewarm water in the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk to combine. Fit the mixer with the dough hook and add the flour, butter, granulated sugar, salt and egg. Knead on medium-low speed until the dough forms a ball and releases easily from the sides of the bowl, about 4 minutes.
• Butter a large bowl; transfer the dough to the bowl. Cover with a towel and set aside in a warm, draft-free place until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• For the filling: In a medium bowl, stir together the pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and butter. Set aside.
• Punch down the dough, then roll or press it into a 16-by-12-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Spread with the filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
• Starting at one of the short ends, roll the dough into a cylinder and then slice into 12 rolls. Arrange the rolls, cut-side up, in four rows in the prepared baking dish. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and leave to rise in a warm, draft-free spot until nearly doubled in volume, about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden on top, about 20 minutes.
• For the thick cream cheese icing: Blend the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the milk and mix until smooth. Top the warm cinnamon buns with icing and serve.

SOFT, MOIST AND GOOEY CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• Combine the 4 tablespoons water, yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar. Allow to proof for about 15 minutes in warm place covered with plastic wrap or a damp towel.
• Mix remaining wet ingredients for dough in mixer (or by hand). Add yeast mixture. Mix till combined.
• Switch whisk attachment w/ the dough hook or knead by hand. Slowly mix in the flour with the dough hook, on a low speed. Once flour is more or less blended, knead at a high speed till it forms a sort of ball around the dough hook.
• Put in large greased and/or lightly floured bowl. Cover & let rise in warm place till doubled in size (about 30-40 minutes- don't leave longer, even not yet doubled).
• Remove the dough, and knead for 3 to 5 minutes. Roll out to a large rectangle.
• Mix together the softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread over dough. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts and raisins, if desired. Starting with the widest end, roll the dough into a log. Pinch to seal seams. Cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch slices, and place in a greased 9x13 inch pan. (This is the point where they can be placed in the fridge until morning. If doing so, just place a large pan of boiling water in the oven (near the bottom) and put the pan of rolls in above it. Within 30 minutes or so, they will rise and you will be ready to bake them.) Place in a draft-free space, and allow to rise until doubled.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. To make frosting, mix the milk, confectioners sugar, softened butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Spread over warm cinnamon rolls.

BEST-EVER GOOEY CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine milk, yeast and granulated sugar; let stand for 10 minutes to proof until mixture is foamy and bubbly. Turn the oven on at 350ºF for 1 minute to warm up; turn it off.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together flour and salt; set aside. In a small bowl, beat eggs. Add melted butter and vanilla; stir to combine and set aside.
• Add egg mixture and then flour mixture to the yeast. Insert the dough hook and on speed 3, process until it forms a ball around the attachment, about 3-4 minutes.
• Transfer dough on a lightly flour work surface and form a ball with hands. Transfer the ball dough into a large bowl and cover with a damp towel. Transfer to the oven for 1 hour (with the heat off). Grease a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray (butter preferably); set aside.
• Place dough on a lightly floured work surface (if the mat is not bigger than 15 x 23-inch, drizzle lightly some flour on the kitchen counter. Roll dough into a 15 x 23-inch rectangle.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, butter and cinnamon; stir until well-blended. Add walnuts and stir to combine. Spread dough with the brown sugar mixture, leaving about 1-inch at far side of the dough. Roll dough tightly and remove the ends to make it even. Cut 12 pieces and place them in the prepared baking dish. Cover with a towel for 30 minutes. Remove the top rack and preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Transfer cinnamon buns into the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes (22 minutes). Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine all the frosting ingredients; stir until well mixed and set aside.
• Remove cinnamon buns from heat and invert the baking dish on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat. Spread half of the frosting mixture on buns. Let it sit for 10 minutes before spreading the remaining frosting. Makes 12 cinnamon buns.
• Note: Cooked and frosted cinnamon buns freeze well. Place them separately in the freezer and when frozen, place them in a container.