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The Best Cinnamon Roll Recipe (Soft & Gooey!)

This cinnamon roll recipe makes truly soft, gooey bakery-style rolls that actually stay soft for days. The secret is a simple technique used by professional bakers to create exceptionally soft breads and rolls, but it's surprisingly easy to recreate at home!

The Best Cinnamon Roll Recipe (Soft & Gooey!)

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This cinnamon roll recipe makes truly soft, gooey bakery-style rolls that actually stay soft for days.

The secret is a simple technique used by professional bakers to create exceptionally soft breads and rolls, but it's surprisingly easy to recreate at home!

Best of all, you don't need a single unusual ingredient, just one easy but game-changing step that may forever change the way you make cinnamon rolls.

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This cinnamon roll recipe makes truly soft, gooey bakery-style rolls that actually stay soft for days. The secret is a simple technique used by professional bakers to create exceptionally soft breads and rolls, but it's surprisingly easy to recreate at home! Best of all, you don't need a single unusual ingredient, just one easy but game-changing step that may forever change the way you make cinnamon rolls.

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  • I've said it before, but this time I REALLY mean it: this is truly the BEST cinnamon roll recipe!
  • Super soft, gooey, never dry, not too sweet--there is so much to love about these rolls, and it's all thanks to one simple technique: tangzhong.

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Recipe includes a step-by-step video tutorial.

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