CINNAMON ROLL IDEAS RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.  In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale in color. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat until combined, then add flour mixture gradually until totally combined. Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll each piece of dough into a 9"-x-10" rectangle, about 1/4" thick.  In small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Brush rectangles with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture. Tightly roll up each rectangle into a tight log.  Slice into ½"-thick slices and transfer to prepared baking sheets, spaced 1" apart. Bake until lightly golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes. In small bowl, combine powdered sugar with milk and drizzle over cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325º and grease an 8” or 9" springform pan with cooking spray. Make cheesecake filling: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, then flour, vanilla, and salt. Set aside. Make crust: In a large bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, cinnamon and salt. Press mixture into prepared pan. Make cinnamon filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon and flour. Stir in melted butter until cinnamon mixture resembles coarse sand. Pour 1/3 of filling over crust. Sprinkle 1/2 the cinnamon filling all over, then top with another 1/3 of cheesecake mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture, then top with the rest of the cheesecake mixture. Smooth top. Wrap bottom of pan in aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet. (If you want to bake the cheesecake in a water bath, wrap bottom of pan and place in a deep baking pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come up halfway in the baking pan.) Bake until center of cheesecake only slightly jiggles, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Turn off heat, prop open oven door, and let cheesecake cool in oven, 1 hour, then remove aluminum foil and refrigerate cheesecake in pan until firm, at least 5 hours and up to overnight. Meanwhile, make icing: In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and beat until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat again until smooth. If icing is too thick, add heavy cream tablespoon by tablespoon until desired consistency is reached. Transfer to a piping bag. When cheesecake is cooled, sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar. Pipe icing in a swirl over the top of the cheesecake. Dust with cinnamon if using. Slice and serve.