It doesn’t get much better than breads! And cinnamon rolls are pretty much a perfect food. By adding bacon into these cinnamon rolls and maple into the cream cheese frosting you're adding a little savory to the sweet and making something already delicious even better!
Course Breakfast
Keyword cinnamon roll recipe, cinnamon rolls, homemade cinnamon rolls, maple bacon, maple bacon cinnamon roll
bake the bacon 375 degrees 15 mins, stop before it gets crisp then chop
lightly stir the yeast, sugar and warm water together in the bottom of your mixing bowl
let sit 5-10 mins (until double is size) to activate the yeast
With the mixer on low add the milk, butter, sugar, egg and salt - mix until smooth.
Add the flour 1/2 C at a time (you might not need the full 5th C) until the dough starts to pull away from the sides and clean the bowl - do not over add flour - it will end up too dense.
now beat/knead until the dough stretches without tearing.
Pour it into a greased bowl, cover with a damp towel and let rise, someplace warm, until doubled in size, about 60 mins.
flour your counter top and pour the dough on to it, knead it LIGHTLY and roll it out into a long rectangle, about 15x26 inches. You want it thin, that will give you more twists, about 1/4 inch thick
cover the dough from edge to edge with the soft butter. Use it all, don't be stingy.
mix the sugars and cinnamon and cover the dough entirely, again use it all, it will be thick.
sprinkle the chopped bacon over the top, spread evenly
Starting at one of the 15 inch sides roll it up.
slice into 12 rolls, 1 1/4 inch thick
place the rolls in a 9x13 pan let and rise slightly, until poofy, about 30-45 mins.
Preheat the oven to 350
bake 18-23 mins
When it's golden brown and doesn't feel squishy anymore it's done!
Beat the frosting ingredients together until smooth and spread across the top