World’s Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

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World’s Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

a photo of a single cinnamon roll topped with a creamy white frosting sitting on a small dessert plate with a silver fork in the foreground.

Who needs buns of steel when you could have buns of cinnamon? These are the World’s Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls and once you try them you’ll never go back.

This post is going to be full of pictures, and not much else because who needs stories about Mom bribing us with cinnamon rolls to get us to eat the potato soup which later turned into a tradition? No one, because everyone really just wants the recipe so let’s get on with the world’s best cinnamon rolls. Boom!

Ingredients for Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

This ingredients list might look long at first glance, but several of the items overlap between the three different components and most of the items will be things you already have at home. Here is what you will need:

For the Dough

  • Warm Water: helps activate the yeast, should be between 105° and 115°F
  • Heavy Cream: adds to the squishiness of the rolls, whole can be substituted
  • Instant Yeast: I prefer instant yeast over active dry yeast and would recommend not substituting it.
  • Sugar: feeds the yeast to active it
  • Buttermilk: adds to the fluffiness of the rolls
  • Sea Salt: enhances all the flavors in the cinnamon rolls
  • Eggs: provides structure to the rolls and helps binds all the ingredients
  • Canola Oil: adds a little more fat while helping the cinnamon rolls stay tender
  • Butter: adds richness to the dough
  • All Purpose Flour: provides the structure for rolls
  • Soy Lecithin: and emulsifying agent that helps fat and water stay together that helps create the most perfect rolls, can be omitted if needed but it really makes a difference!

For the Filling

  • Unsalted Butter: don’t melt it, leave it at room temperature
  • Brown Sugar: adds richness and pairs well with cinnamon
  • White Sugar: adds additional sweetness
  • Cinnamon: adds that signature warm flavor to cinnamon rolls
  • Cornstarch: helps keep the filling thick and extra gooey

For the Frosting

  • Cream Cheese: adds a delicious tang to the frosting
  • Unsalted Butter: adds richness to the cream cheese icing

My Best Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe [+Video]

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My Best Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe [+Video]

A chicken pot pie, baked to a perfect golden brown with a sprig of fresh thyme on top. The pie dish is sitting on a blue and white striped kitchen towel.

This Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe is made completely from scratch! It has a buttery, flaky crust and the most luscious chicken and vegetable filling!

Between our famous Chili recipe and this chicken pot pie recipe I’M CONVINCED that as much as we are always looking for the newest thing we actually crave the comfort of the past.

Chicken Pot Pie (From Scratch!)

I remember my mom bringing home a frozen pot pie from the store on the nights that she was just too crazy busy to make it from scratch. Back then that was the norm, you know? Convenience items weren’t thought twice about because they were there to help moms get dinner on the table.

Since that time, I’d forgotten about pot pie until years and years ago we had a homemade one from a friend and it was comfort food perfection! We’ve had our chicken pot pie soup on the blog for a long time, but we’ve needed a classic chicken pot pie. Sadly it’s taken me until now to develop the perfect pie crust and chicken pot pie filling, but here it is!

I mean, the crust had to be buttery and flaky but still hold up to the filling and my gosh, that filling needed to be perfect! None of this watery mumbo jumbo. And no, it should not taste like chicken gravy either. It should be a perfect sauce with well seasoned big pieces of chicken in it. Rotisserie chicken is a must to achieve that. Not only is it easier, but the flavor and texture are meant to be!

Gather all your loved ones near and dive in to this homemade pot pie! The crust is flaky and perfectly encases the rich and creamy chicken and vegetable filling. It is comfort in every single bite!

What’s Needed for Homemade Chicken Pot Pie?

This easy chicken pot pie recipe has two main parts: the homemade pot pie crust and the veggie-packed filling. Here’s what you’ll need to make this chicken pot pie from scratch:

For the Crust

  • All-purpose flour
  • Butter
  • Granulated sugar
  • Salt
  • Water

For the Filling

  • Rotisserie chicken
  • Carrots, peas, and corn
  • Yellow onion
  • Celery
  • Garlic
  • Nutmeg
  • Fresh thyme
  • Chicken broth
  • Milk
  • Egg
  • Water

The measurements for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe at the end of this post. This is meant to just be an overview of the ingredients you’ll need.

How to Make Chicken Pot Pie

Step 1: Make the Chicken Pot Pie Crust

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Our Favorite From Scratch Banana Cream Pie Recipe

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Our Favorite From Scratch Banana Cream Pie Recipe

A banana cream pie recipe that is made completely from scratch and infused with real banana flavor. This is the best banana pie filling you’ll ever find!

I used the ATK method of infusing the filling with real bananas and oh my gosh, I love it so much. Why don’t people like pie?! What is wrong with the world? I have never once posted our bcp recipe because I hate that it lacked banana flavor. And now I’m so happy!

I heard someone complaining it’s the worst dessert and a piece of my soul withered right there. Right there on the spot! I just can’t understand it! Pie is dessert perfection!

a photo of a whole banana cream pie topped with whipped cream, slices of banana, and a Nilla Wafer and Nilla Wafer crumbles.

What You Need to Make Banana Cream Pie

There’s nothing crazy going on with this recipe at all. You’ll just need your basic cream pie ingredients plus a few bananas. Here is your ingredients list:

  • Pie Crust – this crust is made with all butter and the post shows photos of every step to help you along the way!
    • Ingredients: flour, unsalted butter, salt, sugar, ice water
       

Egg Wash

Brushing the crust with an egg wash in the middle of baking it will help make the crust shine and keep it from getting soggy when you put the filling in.

  • Egg
  • Milk
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