Have you been thinking about how to make cinnamon rolls? They’re a GREAT breakfast that is fast and easy on Easter morning…..
I snagged this awesome recipe from Kooky Carols Kitchen Concoctions site. She’s by far my favorite “foodie” blog – real and down to earth with her baking and recipes. I like that. My kids love cinnamon rolls (who doesn’t, right) so I know this will be a hit in my house and probably much healthier than buying some from a store I’m guessing. ☺ I also like how most of her recipes give a step by step picture tutorial. It’s much harder to follow a recipe when you just see one main picture and then when you try and make the recipe and you aren’t sure of something and then there are no more pictures. This recipe has a great tutorial on making your Easter Sunday breakfast cinnamon buns! YUM!
Ingredients
- Dough:
- 3 cups Bread Flour (divided)
- 1 cup Sugar (1/4 cup for dough, reserve remaining)
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tbsp. Yeast
- 1/2 cup Half and Half
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup Butter (1/4 cup for dough, reserve remaining)
- 1 Egg
- 3-4 tbsp cinnamon (to sprinkle on rolled out dough)
- 1 cup raisins (optional)
- Icing:
- Please see my Butter Cream Icing recipe.
Instructions
- Combine 1 1/2 cups flour with 1/4 cup sugar, salt, and yeast and mix together in largemixing bowl. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer bowl.
- Heat milk, water, and 1/4 cup butter together until you can stick your finger in it and it is the temperature of bath water. I call this the ‘finger test’. I like to use scientific terms (giggle, giggle, wink, wink).
- Beat with dough hook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add egg and remaining 1 1/2 cup flour. Beat another 2 minutes until the dough pulls away from the bowl.
- Grease a bowl and put dough in bowl turned to lightly grease all dough and cover with a clean dish towel. Place in a warm spot until dough rises to twice its original size.
- Punch (literally) dough down and roll out on lightly floured surface to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
- Melt 1 stick of butter and pour it over dough. Using pastry brush spread evenly from end to end.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar leaving about 1 inch around sides free of cinnamon/sugar. Top with raisins (optional).
- Roll dough into a log.
- Cut into 12 even slices with a serrated knife.
- Cover and let rise in warm place until buns are twice their size.
- Bake at preheated 375° oven for about 20 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
- Let cool for a few minutes then very carefully turn over onto serving platter or plate.
- Let cool about 10 minutes and drizzle with buttercream icing.
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