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Cinnamon Rolls

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Today, we have a classic breakfast-dessert dish: Cinnamon Rolls! Cinnamon rolls evoke the feeling of a nice American brunch spread, or a breakfast at a Southern cafe - who market their cinnamon rolls as the gooiest, fluffiest, most cinnamon-y delights you've seen. Well, cinnamon rolls actually find their strongest roots in Scandinavia, with Sweden in particular. In fact, Sweden and Finland originated a National Cinnamon Roll Day, on October 4th, to celebrate their cultural delicacy. The American version really isn't too different save for the use of a cream cheese frosting.

Cinnamon Rolls

Makes 9 cinnamon rolls

Ingredients:

  • 375 grams bread flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 40 grams sugar
  • 180 grams milk, slightly warm
  • 40 grams softened butter
  • 4 tablespoons softened butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 ounce softened cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
9" by 9" square baking pan
(We used a 9" circle pan but it was a little small, so the square one will fit better)

Directions:

  1. Put the flour, salt, sugar, and yeast in a stand mixer. Add in the milk and egg.
  2. Mix on the lowest setting until the dough forms into a ball.
  3. Add in the butter and mix until even. You can add some flour if the butter isn't mixing together.
  4. Turn the stand mixer up to the next setting and mix until smooth. This should take about 10 minutes. You should be able to stretch the dough into a thin film, as in the photo below.
    This photo is actually from a pumpkin bread recipe

  5. Cover and let the dough proof for an hour or two, depending on your room temperature, until doubled in size.

  6. Uncover the dough and punch the air out. Form the dough into a ball again, cover, and let rest for 20 minutes.
  7. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a big rectangle.
  8. Spread the softened butter over the flattened dough.
  9. Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon and spread over the dough.

  10. Roll the dough up and cut into nine pieces.

  11. Put in the baking pan, cover, and let rise until doubled in size for 30 to 60 minutes, again depending on your room temperature.


  12. Bake in the oven at 350°F for 18-20 minutes.

  13. In the meantime, mix the ingredients for the frosting.
  14. Spread the frosting over the cinnamon rolls once they are done baking.

The cinnamon roll essentially is just (sweeter) bread made in a fun shape and filled with even more fun ingredients - it's not difficult at all if you have any experience baking bread. So have fun making these delicious treats at home! You can even add all sorts of extra ingredients in the dough and in the filling, with common additions like berries, citrus, or nuts. The Swedish variety also features cardamom in addition to the cinnamon for a little extra twist to the recipe.

-Chefpo
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