Cinnamon Rolls

Video Recipe:

 

Servings: ~20 medium sized rolls

Ingredients:

Dough:

2.5 cups AP flour
3.5 T sugar
0.5 t salt
2 t active dry yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water + 1 tsp sugar
1/3 C milk
35g unsalted butter, softened
1 egg

Filling:

3 to 4 T butter, softened
1 T cinnamon powder
1/4 cup + 2 T brown sugar

Vanilla glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 T milk
1/2 T melted butter
1/2 t vanilla extract

Method:

1. Dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water. Proof yeast in the water for 10 minutes until mixture is frothy.
2. In another bowl, mix 2 cups of flour, salt and sugar.
3. Add the proofed yeast mixture, milk, butter and egg. Mix with a wooden spoon until it forms a single mass.
4. Knead the dough until it is smooth and supple, and it forms a weak windowpane. If kneading by hand, this should take around 15 to 20 minutes. If using an electric mixer, it should take about 10 minutes.
5. Let the dough rise for one hour.
6. For the filling, mix the cinnamon powder and brown sugar together and set aside.
7. Once the dough is doubled in size, punch it down and divide it into 2 halves (this makes rolling and filling the rolls easier).
8. Roll one half of the dough into a rectangle of about 1/4 inch thickness.
9. Smear the rolled dough with softened butter.
10. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture on the butter.
11. Roll the dough lengthwise and slice into 1 inch wide pieces.
12. Arrange the pieces in a 10 inch round pan and allow to rise for 45 minutes.
13. Bake at 180 C for 10 minutes and at 165 C for 10 to 15 minutes. The rolls are done when they are golden brown on top.
14. Once the rolls are baked, allow them to cool for about 15 minutes.
15. Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. For the glaze, add melted butter, milk and vanilla into the powdered sugar and mix until fully combined. Quantity of milk to be added depends on the preferred consistency of the glaze.
16. Drizzle the glaze on the rolls while they are warm.
17. Enjoy!