Ultimate Cinnamon Buns

Name: Ultimate Cinnamon Buns
Yield: Makes 8 Buns
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, whole milk, heated to 110 degrees; 2¼ teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3 large, eggs, room temperature; 4 1/4 cups (21¼ ounces/602 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (2 ounces/57 grams), cornstarch; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened; 1 1/2 cups packed (10½ ounces/298 grams), light brown sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 4 ounces (113 grams), cream cheese, softened; 1 tablespoon, whole milk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams), confectioners' sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods
Breads
Breakfast & Brunch
Easter

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2009, Cook's Country TV

Cinnamon buns should be tender, gooey, and unapologetically large. With a buttery, tender brioche dough, this recipe checks all the boxes.

SERVES Makes 8 Buns

TIME 1½ hours, plus 3 hours rising and 30 minutes cooling

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