Homemade Cinnamon Rolls!
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Delicious and sweet homemade cinnamon rolls. Easy to bake, and even more delicious to eat.
Sweet bread
So I’ve tried my hand at several different breads over my time of baking more, but most of that was at cookery school. I don’t often post dough related recipes on here as I feel like there not going to have much of a reception, but I feel like I could be wrong there. Is it wrong? You tell me… but I bloody love bread.
This recipe is based quite a lot on my lemon & blueberry sweet rolls recipe, because I just love it so much. I’ve never had an issue when baking them, and I just adore the lemon and blueberry flavours.. but the classic is cinnamon really.
Cinnamon rolls
I often get a cinnamon roll when I go to my local starbucks or other coffee shop to work, and I do question why I haven’t posted a recipe for these sooner.Obviously, if you aren’t a fan of cinnamon, you’re not going to like these. However if you like cinnamon, you’re going to be a BIG fan. I am obsessed.
I adore my baked cinnamon doughnuts recipe, because its warm and cinnamon-y, and these are just as good. A bit heavier admittedly because they are an actual dough, but still so cosy and warm. I realise it is now coming into spring and then summer, but I love cinnamon year round.
Cinnamon goodness
A lot of people say cinnamon is a Christmas thing, and it is very good round that time of year, but my gosh I just adore it all the time. Cinnamon rolls are just the epitome of heaven in a bite. I make sure that my cinnamon rolls are quite thick with cinnamon goodness, but thats entirely your choice.
They are very adaptable, and can easily be made less or more cinnamon like, but that’s something you can work out easily if you make these a couple of times. You work out what is your favourite.
My trusty steed!
I will say I feel like I’m a bit of a cheat when it comes to baking anything like these, or my sticky chocolate sweet rolls, because I use my KitchenAid with a dough hook.
When I was in cookery school, I had to knead all my dough by hand, so I quickly learned the techniques because I simply had to, but now I don’t ~have~ to, I’ have become very lazy in that department. The dough hooks look a little weird when in use, but it works so well, and its so easy.
Literally bung the ingredients in, and let it do its thing. It will be a sticky mess at first, but it soon comes together. It’s sort of magical to watch all the ingredient come together to form the perfect dough.
Kneading by hand?
If you are kneading it by hand, you will probably want to try kneading it in a bowl for the first couple of minutes so that you don’t have to add in too much extra flour to stop it sticking to the work surface. However, you do you. I am lazy, we all know that, so I let my dough hook do its thing.
Topping
For the topping I just do an icing drizzle – but you can make it a cream cheese frosting by following my cream cheese frosting recipe – or even just beating in 50g or so of cream cheese to this one! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! x
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls!
Ingredients
The Dough
- 600 g strong white bread flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 14 g dried active yeast
- 75 g caster sugar
- 90 g unsalted butter
- 275 ml full fat milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
The Filling
- 45 g unsalted butter (melted)
- 175 g light brown sugar
- 1-2 tbsps ground cinnamon
The Topping
- 300 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp water
Instructions
- Sift the flour into a large bowl, and add the caster sugar and yeast. Mix these together so its all evenly distributed.
- Rub the butter into the mixture so it resembles bread crumbs, like you would when making scones.
- Gently heat the milk until warm - but not piping hot. If heating in a pan, you want it to just about start having steam come out of the pan.
- Add the milk, vanilla, and egg to the dry ingredients.
- Knead the dough together for 7-10 minutes. It will be sticky at first, but it will soon come together. I use my KitchenAid with the dough hook to make this easier.
- Once kneaded, it will be springy to touch, and not sticky.
- Transfer into a lightly oiled bowl, and cover the top of the bowl with cling film. Let it rise for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.
- Whilst the bread is proving, whisk together the light brown sugar, and ground cinnamon for the filling. Leave to the side for now.
- Once the dough has risen, transfer to a lightly floured work surface, and roll out to a large rectangle. Mine ends up being about 50cmx30cm.
- You want it to be as even a rectangle as possible so its easier to roll up, and the dough can be thin here.
- Gently brush the surface with the 45g of melted butter, and then sprinkle over the sugar/cinnamon mix.
- Roll the dough from long side to long side, so that a ~long sausage~ is formed. Cut this evenly into 12 pieces.
- I cut the middle, and then the two halves into two more, and then each into three pieces to get my 12.
- Using a large rectangular baking dish, mine was 30cmx24cm roughly, put them in. They won't touch yet, but you want four rows of three basically.
- Cover the dish with clingfilm, and let them rise for another hour or so. By the end, they should all touch.
- Towards the end of the dough rising, preheat the oven to 180C/160CFan so that when its finished rising, you can put it straight in the oven.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
- Leave to cool, and then make the icing. Simply whisk together the icing sugar, vanilla and water until a thick icing paste is formed, and then spread over the rolls.
- Enjoy by breaking apart and eating all the gooey cinnamon goodness.
Notes
- These are best on the day of eating, but will last covered for a couple of days.
- You can easily reduce or increase the amount of cinnamon that you use in the recipe, but I typically use two tablespoons for mine. I like it really cinnamon-y.
- You could also use cinnamon in the dough, but I like the touch of the vanilla instead.
- The icing on top is optional, but I often find when you buy cinnamon rolls, there is icing on top.
- I use dried active yeast - but you can use quick yeast (same amount) or fresh yeast (use 28g). Some yeasts need activating before use so check package instructions!
ENJOY!
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Hi Jane,
I just made these and they proved well both times, however when I baked they didn’t rise any more and have ended up quite stodgy. Any times on how to improve for next time?
Thank you!!
Hiya! Due to shortages in ingredients recently – did you substitute anything or make any changes? – otherwise, if they proved well it may just be your oven being on the wrong setting, or the ingredient problem!
Hi Jane,
I’m a huge fan of your recipes, you’re always my go to when hunting for something new to try!
Going to give these a go this weekend – just a few questions though..I was going to use my kitchen aid to knead the dough as well – which speed do you use? And will ‘easy bake’ yeast by Allinson work as well as the ‘dried active’ yeast?
Thank you 🙂 x
I replied to your other comment from three days ago!
I halved the recipe and still worked fantastically. Thanks for another great recipe!
Hi, just prepped these and now having the first rest. I’m wondering if I can add some sultanas sprinkled on with the sugar an cinnamon?
Yes definitely!
Made these yesterday and they are fantastic! The kitchen still smells incredible today! Took some over to our neighbours and they gave them 5-star reviews!!
Hi Jane,
Huge fan of your recipes, I love them! Your website is always my go to to find something yummy to make!
Going to give these a go at the weekend.
Just a few questions – when you knead your dough with your kitchen aid, what speed do you use? As I was going to use mine 🙂 And I’ve managed to get Allison- Easy bake yeast, will this work as well as the dried active yeast?
Thank you 🙂 x
Off the top of my head it’s about a medium speed?! And yes that yeast should work well!
Easy to make , the dough is really good to work with so it’s ‘silly’ proof. I bake quite often and when it comes to the dough sometimes is so difficult,I just want to chuck it in the bin.
My family loved it ! I can’t eat chocolate so this will be once a week treat 😉😋. We love cinnamon so I put the full amount – delicious.
Been trying to get my hands on the ingredients for weeks to give this a go…..managed to get everything with the exception of dried yeast. Got hold of some fresh yeast, can this be used and if so is it just replacing the dried yeast like for like?
Thanks x
When using fresh yeast you use double the weight, as dried yeast is stronger!
I made these yesterday and followed the recipe step by step- it was delicious!
Thanks for your recipes and details in the method/ process.
I’ve tried a few now and really enjoy 😊
Made these about ten times over the past couple of months! They are so delicious and come out perfect every time!
Loved this recipe, easy enough to make with my 5 year old daughter and really yummy ! Thanks!
Ahh yay! I’m so glad!!
Switched the white bread flour out for wholewheat and omg are they delicious, defs going in my own recipe book for future use!
I love this recipe! One of my kids isn’t keen on cinnamon so I did half cinnamon and half Nutella rolls – worked really well!
Love them ! Made them for the second time today and the dough is even better. Brilliant recipe and easy to do. Big hit for our family, thank you !!
Hello Jane,
Love your recipes!! A big fan!
Cinnamon rolls are next on my list, however really struggling to obtain bread flour. Can i use an alternative flour?
Thank you! x
The best next flour to use is plain flour – the texture will be a bit more cakey, but still yummy!