Cinnamon sweet rolls on a white plate

Grandma’s Homemade Cinnamon (or Apricot) Sweet Rolls Recipe

Cinnamon sweet rolls on a white plate

I’ve shared an overnight cinnamon roll recipe here before, but these rolls are free-form (the shaping method is quite different) and they bake on a sheet instead of in a 9×13 pan.

Apricot swirl sweet rolls cooling on a wire rack.

I can’t really say that one is better than the other, as both varieties are really delicious. You should probably make both kinds and decide for yourself.

Ingredients

– Active dry yeast – Milk – Sugar – Butter – Salt – Eggs – Flour

Cinnamon sweet rolls on the table and bread knife

Instructions

Roll one half into a rectangle, and spread with softened butter.

Step: 1

Then sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar.

Step: 2

Step: 3

Now take a pizza cutter and divide the dough into strips.

Twist each dough strip and then coil it into a neat bun.

Sweet roll dough being shaped into spiral sweet rolls.

Step: 4

Sweet rolls on a baking pan

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