Desserts
ChefLoubna Fawaz
The Best Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade cinnamon rolls — easy and delicious. Allow the dough to rest twice to get soft, flavorful rolls. Finish with a creamy white frosting for the full experience.
Cinnamon rolls with a detailed, reliable homemade method
Ingredients
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- 2 cups milk (warm)
- or
- 1 cup milk powder + 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 packet powdered cream (instant cream mix)
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
- 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- Butter for spreading on the dough
- Filling
- Brown sugar
- Ground cinnamon
- Cocoa powder (optional)
- White frosting
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon soft butter
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- For more Western-style desserts see: Chocolate Cupcakes
Method
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- First, put the warm milk with the yeast and sugar in a bowl for five minutes, until the yeast activates.
- Add the baking powder, a packet of instant powdered cream, the butter, and the salt, and stir.
- Add the flour in batches and stir, then knead until you have a cohesive, soft dough. Let it rise for about an hour, or according to room temperature.
- When it has risen, roll the dough into a rectangle, brush it with butter, then sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa over it and roll it into a log.
- Cut the roll into medium-thick pieces.
- Place them on a baking tray and leave them for half an hour to rise and double in size.
- Bake them in a hot oven at 180°C, or adjusted according to your oven.
- Meanwhile, prepare a white sauce: mix the cream cheese with soft butter, sugar, milk, and vanilla until you have a smooth sauce.
- When the cinnamon rolls come out of the oven, pour the sauce over them immediately so they absorb it.
- Serve the cinnamon rolls hot or at room temperature.
- For more Western desserts, here is the link: Chocolate cupcakes
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianNut free
Notes and serving ideas
- Chocolate Cupcakes
