The idea of Cinnamon rolls at home seemed impossible until today. That's right, you can make cinnamon rolls easily at your home. All you need to do is simply follow this step by step detailed recipe and the resultant dessert would not just turn out great, but taste way better than the ones you buy from the store.
Cinnamon rolls are made of an enriched dough, flattened with a rolling pin with a cinnamon butter filling spread over it. This sheet of dough is then rolled and sliced into separate buns and then baked in the oven. It's a yeast bread dough so it turns out light and fluffy. The Americans started the tradition of topping cinnamon rolls with a frosting, which could be icing sugar based or a cream cheese frosting. They are a dessert item for few, while some enjoy it as their morning breakfast with some coffee.
Quick and Easy Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls are one of the most decadent and rich desserts in my opinion. It's something that families eat every once in a while and this recipe makes sure that the one time you eat the rolls, they are made perfectly. After seeing this recipe you'll realise that making such perfect cinnamon rolls at home couldn't have been easier.
1) Start by preparing your yeast dough in a small bowl. To lukewarm milk, add sugar and yeast, mix them together.
2) In a large bowl, add refined flour, caster sugar and eggs. Finally add the yeast mixture and start kneading the dough.
3) After kneading the dough for 5-7 minutes, top it off with some softened butter and incorporate it into the dough.
4) Grease it with oil and place it in a large bowl covered with cling wrap. Let the dough rise for 1 to 1.5 hrs or until doubled in size.
5) While the dough is proofing, in a small bowl mix softened butter with cinnamon powder and brown sugar. Mix these two till they form a smooth paste.
6) Once the dough is doubled in size, transfer it onto a floured surface and roll it out in a flat rectangle, about half a centimetre thick.
7) Take all the prepared cinnamon butter mix and spread it onto the dough evenly.
8) Once the mix is spread, start rolling the bottom edge of the dough. Slowly and steadily, roll the flat dough into a tight log.
9) Using a serrated knife, slice the dough log into 1.5 inch thick even rolls.
10) Place the rolls evenly spaced out in a round cake pan. This one is 10 inch big and fits around 7 rolls perfectly. Cover it and let them proof for another 30 minutes.
11) After proofing, bake the buns in a preheated 190 degree celsius oven for 15-20 minutes, or till they become golden brown.
12) While the buns are baking, prepare the frosting by adding cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl and mixing them using a hand mixer. Use milk to thin out the frosting.
13) Pour the frosting over the freshly baked cinnamon rolls and enjoy them hot.
Expert Tips
1) Knead the dough thoroughly to avoid uneven rising.
2) Ensure the butter for the cinnamon filling is soft and pliable.
3) While spreading the filling be careful not to pierce the rolled out dough.
4) You'll achieve perfectly smooth slices only if you use a serrated knife to cut them.
The idea of Cinnamon rolls at home seemed impossible until today. That's right, you can make cinnamon rolls easily at your home. All you need to do is simply follow this step by step detailed recipe and the resultant dessert would not just turn out great, but taste way better than the ones you buy from the store.
Start by preparing your yeast dough in a small bowl. To lukewarm milk, add sugar and yeast, mix it together.
In a large bowl add refined flour, caster sugar and eggs. Finally add the yeast mixture and start kneading the dough.
After kneading the dough for 5-7 minutes, top it off with some softened butter and incorporate it into the dough.
Grease it with oil and place it in a large bowl covered with cling wrap. Let the dough rise for 1 to 1.5 hrs or until doubled in size.
While the dough is proofing, in a small bowl, mix softened butter with cinnamon powder and brown sugar. Mix these two till they form a smooth paste.
Once the dough is doubled in size, transfer it onto a floured surface and roll it out in a flat rectangle, about half a centimetre thick.
Take all the prepared cinnamon butter mix and spread it onto the dough evenly.
Once the mix is spread, start rolling the bottom edge of the dough. Slowly and steadily, roll the flat dough into a tight log
Using a serrated knife, slice the dough log into 1.5 inch thick even rolls.
Place the rolls evenly spaced out in a round cake pan. This one is 10 inch big and fits around 7 rolls perfectly. Cover it and let them proof for another 30 minutes
After proofing, bake the buns in a preheated 190 degree celsius oven for 15-20 minutes, or till they become golden brown.
While the buns are baking, prepare the frosting, by adding cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl and mixing them using a hand mixer. Use milk to thin out the frosting.
Pour the frosting over the freshly baked cinnamon rolls and enjoy them hot.
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