Funfetti Cinnamon Rolls

I have been making these easy no yeast cinnamon rolls for years as a special breakfast treat every once in a while. The best thing about these cinnamon rolls is that you can make them in about 45 minutes. Adding sprinkles is the perfect way to add some color and fun to a busy morning.

Ingredients

Filling

3/4 cup brown sugar
14 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon Challenge Butter, melted

Dough

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granuated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup colored sprinkles (jimmies)
1 cup buttermilk
7 tablespoons Challenge Butter, melted and divided

Frosting

4 ounces Challenge Cream Cheese
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon Challenge Butter, softened
1/4 cup colored sprinkles (jimmies)

Instructions

Combine all the filling ingredients and stir until it resembles coarse sand. Set aside.
Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sprinkles. Create a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the buttermilk and 2 tablespoons melted butter in. Mix until a soft dough forms.
Knead the dough a few times on a floured surface. Use your finger tips to press the dough into a 10 x 14 inch rectangle.
Spread the dough with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle with the filling. Keep the sugar about 1/2 inch away from the edge all around. Roll up the dough from the short end. If the dough sticks to the counter, use a butter knife to gently pull it up.
Use 1 tablespoon melted butter to grease an 8 x 8 inch pan. Cut off a small part of each end to even it out. Cut the roll into 9 even pieces. Place the rolls in the pan. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Bake at 400 degrees F for 18 minutes. Cool slightly.
Beat the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until creamy. Spread over the warm rolls. Top with sprinkles.
Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

Notes

This dough is made without yeast, so you do not have to wait for it to rise. It is great for those mornings when you do not have much time to spend on making breakfast.

Want to know my secret to these rolls? I make them the day before. That's right. I am much more alert and awake in the evening, so I bake a batch of rolls right after dinner. The next morning you can reheat each roll for about 30 seconds in the microwave, and it is just like it was fresh baked.

Heat the rolls for 30 seconds in the microwave to warm them up.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Challenge Dairy
Recipe created by: Jocelyn Brubaker from Inside BruCrew Life