Happy Friday!! How about some serious yummies!!
In our house, cinnamon rolls are part of the Christmas season, in fact, it is a tradition. What traditions do you have?
My Mom is the one that normally makes these, but she only does it for very special occasions, Christmas being one of them. When she does make them, she goes all out, nothing held back.
This is bascially my Mom's recipe with my twist on it, get it,...twist. For one thing, I made them mini. Is there anything more fun than eating mini sized foods?
My house was flipping out when I made this. It was one of those times when had to really work to get the pictures done before the ravenous wolves attacked.
RECIPE
Ingredients
Dough:
1/2 cup warm milk (not hot)
1/2 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 egg
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) butter, melted
2 1/2 - 3 cups all purpose flour
Filling
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons cinnamon
Icing:
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with dough hook (or a large bowl if doing by hand), dissolve yeast in milk and allow to sit for about 5 minutes until bubbly. Beat in egg and sugar, then butter and salt until combined. Add flour a cup at a time until your dough comes together and starts to pull away from the sides of bowl. Cover bowl with a damp towel or plastic wrap and place in warm place to rise until doubled in size. (Alternatively, you can cover and refrigerate the dough overnight to have it ready for a quick breakfast. Just pull it out about an hour before you want to use it.)
- Now make your filling. Stir together the melted butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl until well mixed. Line two half-sheet baking pans with parchment or silpads and set aside.
- Divide dough in half and roll out one half on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle, roughly 1/8 inch thick. Spread 1/2 of the cinnamon filling in an even layer on top and sprinkle with. Starting from the long end, roll it up until you have a log-like shape, then using a sharp knife, cut into 1 inch sections (you should get about 20 for each half of the dough) and place them about 2 inches apart on prepared pans (spirals face-up). Repeat with other half of dough until you have around 40 mini rolls. Cover pans with plastic and allow them to rise while your oven pre-heats.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Bake for 12 -15 minutes until edges start to brown. Remove pan(s) from oven and allow the to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
- For the icing, whisk ingredients together in a medium bowl until thick and smooth. Use a fine tipped pastry bag or just a fork to drizzle over the warm buns. You can serve them warm and melty or allow them to cool completely and let the icing dry for a less messy option. (Tip: If you want the icing in solid lines as pictured then wait until the buns have cooled before piping the icing. If you pipe while they are still warm it'll melt and give a thinner, more even coat. Both options taste just as yummy!)
ENJOY
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Beautiful Photos! Keep posting:)
Will do, thanks for taking the time to comment!
Drooling! Looks delicious @gringalicious, gimme some! lol.thank you for sharing :-)
You are welcome!! So glad you enjoyed it
I like such one.
Thanks for taking the time to comment @artem-sokoloff
There used to be a shop selling this a number of years ago. It smells great just passing by and I tried a few times. Sadly, it's closed and I cannot find one anymore.
That is too bad. Well, when you have the time, makes these for yourself.
Yes. it's good you posted this. :-)
Might make these a tradition too. Cinnamon addict over here :-) Thanks for sharing!
You have access there to cinnamon?
CINNAMON ROLL is always acceptable for me :)
Come by and have one. We'll have a coffee together
You are welcome - STEEM ON!!
Baking and perfect figure - your elegant combination! :)
how sweet, thanks so much!
This is really serious yummy)
Thanks so mush @tanata STEEN ON!!
I love cinnamon rolls. Eager to try this.
Please let me know how it turns out. I encourage you to put your twist on it.
I tried them today but mine are not as pretty as yours. Tastes great though
Well, don't worry about the pretty, without question the taste it the most important thing. So glad you tried them and the taste was great, this makes my day!!
That looks delicious. Gotta definitely try those! Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it
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Very nice! I especially love the cookies with cinnamon.
Thanks for taking the time to comment @olga.maslievich
Yum!
Glad you like it @meesterboom. By the way, my findings are that chat does help, a bit. I will still keep steeming away at it.
I noticed it did make a difference with those two!
You are a cookies specialist! Steem on!
Thanks so much @food-creator
I noticed their small size right away -- and I think it makes them even better! At cafes, it seems like the cinnamon rolls just get bigger and bigger and bigger. But they don't necessarily get better. Yours are rolled more loosely, so they can have more of the cinnamon goodness all through them. I'll take one with icing and one without, and a cup of good black coffee! :D
Oh, that's perfect, one with and one without, that is great balance! And, yes, coffee accompanied wold be perfect. Swing on by and we'll make it happen
haha - it shouldn't be too hard. We are both on the West Coast, lol.
We live about 2 miles from Interstate 5. Down here, we call it 'PanAmerican Highway'
Actually here in Chile, we call it Ruta 5. How far are you from I-5?
How about that! I'm about 5 miles west of I-5, as the crow flies. That highway sure runs a long ways - amazing! Up here, folks call it "The I-5".