Chrstmas Cinnamon Rolls

On the 10th day of Christmas my kitchen gave to me, Cinnamon Rolls!
I'm never a person to follow recipes completely.  I'm either trying to find ways to make something more healthy without sacrificing the taste, using what I have to make the recipe work, or just experimenting for the fun of it.  For now this is my cinnamon roll recipe (adapted from Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Roll recipe).
Liz's Cinnamon Rolls:
 -2 cups- milk (any kind is fine)
-1/4 cup-canola oil
-1/2 cup-sugar (if making these into dinner rolls then reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup)
Heat together the milk, oil, and sugar until sugar is dissolved and oil is mixed in.  Allow to cool to room temperature.

After an hour, the dough will look like this

Once cooled, add:
-1 package of yeast (approx. 2 1/4 tsp.)
Allow the yeast to sit for a few minutes.
Now add:
-4 cups-flour
Stir and let rest for at least an hour.
Once the hour (or so) is over, add:
-1/2 cup-flour
-heaping 1/2 tsp-baking powder
-scant 1/2 tsp-baking soda (if you do a full 1/2 tsp it will have a baking soda flavor)
-1/2 TBSP-kosher salt
Knead dough until it is all mix.  You may need to add more flour if it is too sticky.  Now you can either cover and put in the fridge until ready to use, wrap up and store in the freezer, or use it right away.  I would recommend chilling the dough first and then using it.  However, if you are pressed for time then you can use it right away.
Now you have dough! Do what you will with it.  I made my dough into cinnamon rolls.
Roll out half the dough ball into a rectangle about 12"x16".  Spread softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon all over rectangle, and roll up.  Once rolled, cut log into spirals and place in greased pan (one recipe makes approx 21 cinnamon rolls (9 cinnamon rolls in an 8"x8" and 12 in a 9"x13"pan).
Let them rise for a few minutes (maybe 20) and bake at 375F for15-20min.

 

Note: You can freeze your cinnamon rolls at this time, just wrap in plastic wrap to prevent freezer burn. Or you can let the cinnamon rolls rise in the fridge over night and bake them in the morning.

 Now its time to make frosting.  Cream cheese frosting is a weakness of mine!

1-8oz package-cream cheese-softened

1/4 cup of butter-softened

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup-powdered sugar (I don't like it too sweet)

Mix all together and spread over baked cinnamon rolls.

Note: You can also make this ahead of time, place in ziplock bag, and refrigerate or freeze.  When ready, snip corner of ziplock and squeeze frosting all over cinnamon rolls.