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Cinnamon Rolls

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Prep Time:2 hours
Cook Time:29 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon Rolls
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Dough

  • 50 g sugar
  • 7 g instant active yeast
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 375 g plain flour
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 50 g butter, melted
  • 30 g sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • Heavy Cream

Filling

  • 75 g butter, softened
  • 1/3-1/2 cup brown sugar, adjust to taste
  • 2-4 tbsp cinnamon, adjust to taste

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 120 g cream cheese, softened
  • 50 g butter, softened
  • 1-3 tbsp heavy cream, adjust to desired consistency
  • dash of vanilla extract
  • 3/4-1 cup icing sugar, adjust to taste

Instructions

  • In a bowl, combine the warm water, sugar and yeast. Cover for 5 mins or until the yeast is actived and frothy on the top.
  • Add in the remaining ingredients for your dough (except the heavy cream) into the yeast mixture and mix with a dough attachment until the dough is well combined and is pulling away from the sides of the bowl. (You can also do this by hand by mixing it in the bowl and then kneading it on a clean surface but it will take longer.) Cover and let dough proof for 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, make your filling. Combine all the filling ingredients together and mix until well combined. Set aside.
  • Pour the dough out onto a lightly flour surface and roll out the dough into a rectangle with a rolling pin. How thick you roll it out depends on how you would like your rolls to look: thinner dough yields lots of spirals, thicker dough gives a less spiral look.
  • Spread the cinnamon filling over your rolled out dough evenly. Then begin to roll your dough into a log. Use dental floss to make clean cuts and divide your log into 6-8 pieces.
  • Place the cut side up into a lined baking tray, leaving a bit of room between the rolls for them to puff up. Cover and let rest for another 30 mins. In the meantime, pre-heat your oven to 180C / 350F.
  • Before you bake, pour around 1tbsp of heavy cream on each roll. This will give for softer rolls. Bake for around 30 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.
  • While the rolls are baking, make your frosting. Combine all the icing ingredients together and mix well. Adjust the amount of cream to get desired consistency. Frost the rolls once they are baked.