Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Who could resist homemade cinnamon rolls? Rich and fluffy, with their soft, buttery interior they are irresistible. You can hardly stop to only one roll.
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 1/2 cups (440g) flour + extra for dusting
- 25 g fresh yeast (2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast)
- 1 cup (240 ml) lukewarm milk
- 2 tbsp + 1 tsp (30g +5g) sugar
- 1 tsp (5g) salt
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp (56g) oil or melted butter
Filling
- 5 tbsp (70g) butter , at room temperature
- 2 tbsp (13g) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
Icing
- 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) milk
Instructions
- Prepare the dough. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar over the yeast and 1/3 cup of the milk. Stir to dissolve.
- In a large bowl combine flour, 2 tbsp sugar and salt. Add oil or melted butter, dissolved yeast, eggs and the rest of 2/3 cup milk. Stir to combine and knead until the dough is soft, a bit sticky but quite elastic and pulls away from the side of the bowl. If it feels too soft, you can add extra flour up to 1/2 cup (63g). Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl combine butter with cinnamon and sugar.
- On an oiled or floured surface roll the dough in a 12×18 inch (30x45cm) rectangle. Spread butter cinnamon mixture over the top of the rectangle. Roll the dough, seal the seam with water and cut into 12 equal size rolls. Place on a parchment paper lined (9×13 inch – 23x33cm) tray with 1/2 -1 inch (2 cm) distance between them to allow them to rise.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let the rolls rise in a warm place for about one hour, until doubled in size. (if the tray is not too tall you might need to grease the plastic wrap so it doesn't stick).
- Preheat oven to 350F (180 C).
- Bake the rolls for about 15-20 minutes until lightly browned.
- Prepare the glaze. Mix powdered sugar with vanilla and milk and before serving drizzle over the rolls.
- Serve warm alongside a cup of milk.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 31.6gProtein: 2.8gFat: 5.3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSugar: 19.3g