Easy cinnamon rolls recipe | Good Food

Three cinnamon rolls with vanilla icing served on a plate

300g self-raising flour
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
70g butter
melted, plus extra for greasing
2 egg yolks
130ml milk
plus extra for glazing

For the filling

For the icing

60g icing sugar
1 tbsp cream cheese
softened
½ tbsp butter
softened
½ tsp vanilla essence

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease a 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line the bottom with baking parchment. Mix the flour, caster sugar and cinnamon together with a pinch of salt in a bowl. Whisk the butter, egg yolks and milk together and combine with the dry ingredients to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and roll out to a rectangle, about 30 x 25cm.
step 2
Mix the filling ingredients together. Spread evenly over the dough then roll it up lengthways, like a Swiss roll, to form a log. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 even-sized slices and pack into the prepared tin. Brush gently with extra milk and bake for 30-35 mins or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 mins before removing from the tin.
step 3
Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Place the cream cheese and butter in the centre, pour over 2 tbsp boiling water, and stir to mix. Add a little more water until you have a drizzly consistency. Stir in the vanilla essence, then drizzle the icing over the rolls. Serve warm or cold.