Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

INGREDIENTS

Rolls:

packet active dry yeast (1/4 oz)

1/2 cup

warm water (NOT TOO HOT - right around 105 degrees)

1/2 tsp

organic cane sugar

1/2 cup

warm milk

1/3 cup

organic cane sugar

5 tbsp

grass-fed butter (browned)

1 tsp

salt

pasture-raised egg (beaten)

3 1/2 cups

unbleached all-purpose flour + extra for work-surface

Filling:

1/2 cup

unsalted grass-fed butter (softened, 1 stick)

3/4 cup

brown sugar

1 tbsp

cinnamon

salt

1/2 cup

unsalted grass-fed butter (browned, 1 stick)

Icing:

4 oz

cream cheese (softened)

4 tbsp

salted grass-fed butter (softened)

3/4 cup

powdered sugar

1/4 tsp

cinnamon

1/2 tsp

vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract