Nae Nae’s Cinnamon Rolls in an Hour

Submitted by Jenae Bethers - added 8/18/26

⏱ 1 hour

For an indulgent breakfast or dessert. 🤭 This is a General Conference-morning favorite in our home. Magically, you can eat twice as many if you do so while they are still very warm from being in the oven.

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups VERY warm water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons yeast
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 5 cups flour
• butter (about 1/4-1/2 C)
• cinnamon
• sugar
• Glaze:
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla

Instructions

1. Stir 1/3 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cups very, very warm water, and 1 1/2 tablespoons yeast together and set aside for 15 minutes.
2. Add 2 eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 5 cups flour.
3. Knead for 5 minutes, then let it rise for 10 minutes.
4. Make rolls for dinner or…better yet…follow these next steps for cinnamon rolls:
5. Roll dough out and smooth butter over surface.
6. GENEROUSLY sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over butter.
7. Roll up and cut into 3/4-in to 1-in slices using tooth floss or thread.
8. Bake at 425F for 10 minutes.
9. For glaze: Mix powdered sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla.
10. Drizzle glaze over top of cinnamon rolls.

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by Jenae Bethers

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