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Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from Scratch)

Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from Scratch)

Name: Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from Scratch)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: All-purpose flour 2 ¾ cups; Granulated sugar ¼ cup; Salt 1 tsp; Instant yeast 2 ¼ tsp; Milk ½ cup; Water ¼ cup; Unsalted butter 3 tbsp; Large eggs 1; Unsalted butter 3 tbsp; Cinnamon 1 tbsp; Granulated sugar ¼ cup; Confectioners' sugar 1 cup; Vanilla extract ½ tsp; Coffee 2–3 tbsp

sweet sticky Christmas morning treats

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1h 50m
Serves 12
Medium
375 °F
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Ingredients

	For the rolls
	2 ¾ cups All-purpose flour spoon & leveled
	¼ cup Granulated sugar
	1 tsp Salt
	2 ¼ tsp Instant yeast 1 packet
	½ cup Milk
	¼ cup Water
	3 tbsp Unsalted butter
	1 Large eggs
	For the filling
	3 tbsp Unsalted butter softened to room temperature
	1 tbsp Cinnamon ground
	¼ cup Granulated sugar
	For the icing
	1 cup Confectioners' sugar
	½ tsp Vanilla extract pure
	2–3 tbsp Coffee strong , or milk

Nutritional information

274

calories

6,7g

fat

50,2g

carbohydrates

4,5g

protein

32mg

cholesterol

53mg

sodium

Cuisine:

Swedish Recipes

Ingredients

For the rolls
2 ¾ cups All-purpose flour
spoon & leveled
¼ cup Granulated sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 ¼ tsp Instant yeast
1 packet
½ cup Milk
¼ cup Water
3 tbsp Unsalted butter
1 Large eggs
For the filling
3 tbsp Unsalted butter
softened to room temperature
1 tbsp Cinnamon
ground
¼ cup Granulated sugar
For the icing
1 cup Confectioners' sugar
½ tsp Vanilla extract
pure
2–3 tbsp Coffee
strong , or milk

Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from Scratch)

These Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from scratch) make a great Christmas morning treat. Full of the flavor of cinnamon, they are sure to please any crowd of people at Christmas time. These Scandinavian sweet treats are coated with vanilla coffee flavored icing for added sweetness.

These couldn’t be easier to make. Start by making a standard sweetened bread dough. Roll it out into a rectangle and add a butter, sugar and cinnamon filling. Roll them up and place them in a cake tin. Once they have risen, bake them in the oven. Drizzle with a coffee/vanilla flavored icing and serve with strong coffee! Yum!

To make Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from scratch), you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from scratch)?

Steps to make Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from Scratch)

1	Mix dry ingredients	2
Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast together in a large bowl.
2	Melt butter	1
In a separate heat proof bowl, stir the milk, water, and butter together. Microwave or heat over the stove until the butter is melted and the mixture is warm to touch (approx 110°F).
3	Pour the wet ingredients into the dry	2
Pour the melted butter into the bowl with the flour mixture. Add the egg. Mix until it forms a soft dough.
4	Knead the dough	13
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 3 minutes using floured hands. Place in a lightly greased bowl and cover loosely with a towel. Leave to rest for about 10 minutes.
5	Add filling to the rolls	3
Roll out the dough out into a 14×8 inch rectangle. Soften the butter and spread it on top of the dough. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle over the top of the dough.
6	Shape the rolls	5
Roll up the dough tightly into a log. Cut the into 10-12 even rolls and place them in a lightly greased 9-inch round cake pan or pie dish.
7	Leave the cinnamon rolls to rise	1h
Cover the cake pan loosely with foil or plastic wrap and place it in a warm, draft-free environment to rise for 60-90 minutes. Leave until the dough has doubled in size.
8	Heat the oven	5
Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
9	Bake	25
Bake the rolls in the oven for 25-28 minutes until they are light brown on top and cooked through.
10	Make the icing	2
Mix the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and coffee (or milk) together until you have a smooth icing.
11	Ice the cinnamon rolls	2
With the rolls still in the cake pan, drizzle the icing over the top.
12	Serve
Serve the cinnamon rolls with strong coffee as they do in Sweden!

These Easy Cinnamon Rolls (from scratch) will become a permanent fixture in your Christmas kitchen. And who says they’re only for Christmas?! Make sure you tag #CookMeRecipes in your insta baking photos.

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.