No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups milk
• 0.5 cups water
• tablespoons unsalted butter , softened, divided
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cups white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 2.25 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 0.33 cups white sugar
• 0.75 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.33 cups raisins , Optional
• 0.33 cups chopped walnuts , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the cinnamon rolls: In a saucepan, heat milk, water, and 2 tablespoons butter until very warm. Pour mixture into a bread machine.

2. 2

   Add flour, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, salt, and yeast to the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Run Dough cycle.

3. 3

   Once Dough cycle is complete, remove dough from the bread machine and punch down. Roll into a large rectangle on a floured surface. Smear with softened butter.

4. 4

   Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.

5. 5

   Sprinkle sugar mixture over dough, then generously sprinkle with raisins and walnuts. Starting at the long edge, roll dough into a log, then cut into 12 equal pieces. Place rolls, cut-side down, into the prepared baking pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in volume, about 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

7. 7

   Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

8. 8

   While the rolls are cooling, make the frosting: Mix confectioners' sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla together in a bowl until thick.

9. 9

   Spread frosting over warm rolls.