Tangzhong:

• Add the flour and water into a medium saute pan over medium heat. Stir to combine.
• Continue to stir with a spatula until it forms a thick paste (about 5 minutes)
• Refrigerate the mixture for at least 4 hours (up to overnight). An hour before use, take the paste out of the fridge to bring it to room temperature

Milk Bread Dough

Blooming the yeast:

• To bloom the yeast, add together warm milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and the yeast into a small bowl. The milk should be about 105 degrees fahrenheit. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes until it is slightly sweet smelling a bubbly.
  

Making the dough

• In the base of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add the bread flour, milk powder, salt, and remaining sugar. Run the mixer on low and add in the bloomed yeast, egg, and tangzhong. Mix for about 2-3 minutes on low until the dough begins to form.
• After 2-3 minutes add in the softened butter and continue to mix on low for about 1 minute. After the butter is incorporated, increase the mixer speed to medium high and mix for 8 minutes. At this point the dough should form a ball that is not too sticky, if it is not forming a ball, add in a few more tablespoons of bread flour.
• Once the dough is smooth and formed into a ball, place it into a greased mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with a towel and proof it for about 1 hour or until it has doubled in size (the time this takes will depend on the temperature of where you are letting the dough proof)
  

Prepare the pans:

• Prepare 2 9x13 inch pans by pouring ½ a stick of butter in each pan and spreading it into an even layer. Sprinkle ½ cup brown sugar in each pan to form an even layer.
• Add 6 pineapple rings into each pan, placing them in 3 rows with 2 each as this will be the base of your roll. Place ½ a maraschino cherry inside each pineapple. Set aside
  

Shaping:

• After the dough has doubled in size. Flour the counter or a large surface and roll it into a rectangle (about ¼ inch thick)
  
• Make the filling by mixing softened butter, cinnamon, and sugar. After the filling is mixed, spread it over the dough leaving a ½ border along the edges
  
• After adding the filling, roll the dog into a log rolling the longer side inwards until a tight log forms.
  
• Once the roll is formed used unflavored floss or a knife to cut the dough into 12 pieces (We cut off the ends and then cut 12 even pieces)
  
• Place 6 pieces of dough in each pan in the center of the pineapple ring, cut side down. Cover the pans with a kitchen towel and let them proof for about 45 minutes or until they have almost doubled in size.
  
• Preheat the oven to 350˚F
• After they have proofed, bake the cinnamon rolls for ~35 minutes or until they are golden on the edges but baked in the center and on the bottom.