Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls need no introduction; sticky, sweet, sinful and utterly delicious. Added to the package is the most important feature – the irresistible aroma of the fresh baked cinnamon rolls. Fresh brewed coffee, and the rolls that are warm soft and drizzled – straight out the oven can turn a day into sheer ecstasy.
The cinnamon roll is thought to have been invented in Sweden where it takes the name kanelbulle (literally: “cinnamon bun”). On October 4, “kanelbullens dag” (Cinnamon roll day) is celebrated in Sweden. (-Wiki)
I do not know about you but I turn into an unleashed insane woman when I smell cinnamon buns. I claw them, dig into them and gobble them up before you know. Well let me not go into more details…
A day at home to spend with my kids had been spent baking these buns. They love to hang around and observe when I am in the kitchen, esp. when I am baking. They can be more involved when it comes to baking and they blissfully enjoy the measuring, rolling, spreading and then grow crazily impatient while they have to wait for the oven to ding!
Both of our girls share the love of cinnamon rolls with us; and this time’s baking expedition brought out some sensual treats – warm and aromatic from the oven. My older daughter exclaimed – “they almost look and smell like the ones we get from outside..” When I asked her why “almost“, she told me that since I was not going to put the “unhealthy” white drizzle on the top they don’t quite look the same:-) She was wrong this time. Indulging into cinnamon buns is quite incomplete without the “unhealthy white drizzle”, isn’t it?
Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients: (makes about 14-16 small rolls)
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 3/4 whole cup milk
- 1/8 cup sugar
- 1/8 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, just about melted
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- chopped pecans or walnuts or raisins/or both nuts and raisins(Optional) – makes a nice addition
For the sugar glaze:
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon melted butter
- 2-4 tablespoons milk (or just enough to make a thick consistency)
Preparation:To make the Sugar Glaze:
Whisk together the sugar, butter and milk till it reaches a thick, but slightly pourable consistency.
To make the Rolls:
In a large bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of the all-purpose flour and yeast. Heat the milk, 1/8 cup sugar, 1/8 cup butter and salt just until mixture is warm (not hot) and the butter is just melted, stirring slowly.
Add milk mixture to flour mixture; add the eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for about a minute while scraping the sides of bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can. Dough will be soft.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough (3 to 5 minutes total). Shape dough into a ball.
Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl & cover; let it rise in a warm place until double (about 1 to 1.5 hours).
Punch dough down. On a lightly floured surface, divide dough in half and shape each half into a ball. Cover and let it rest for 10 minutes. On lightly floured surface roll out half of the dough into a rectangle/oblong.
Spread generously with 1.5 tablespoons softened butter. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half over the stretched dough. Sprinkle the nuts/raisins if you are using them. Roll up from a short side.
Seal the edges.
Make a second roll with remaining dough, in the same way as above.Slice each dough roll into 6-8 pieces.
Arrange slices, cut side down, in a greased baking pan. Cover; let rise until nearly double (about 30 – 45 minutes). Do NOT skip this step.At this stage the dough may be refrigerated for 24 hours. If you are refrigerating the individual rolls overnight, the next morning remove the rolls from the refrigerator, remove the wrap, and let it stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
Place the rolls very close to each other on a baking tray. Bake rolls in a 360 F degrees oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. If required, to prevent over-browning, cover rolls loosely with foil the last 5 to 10 minutes of baking.Invert at once onto a wire rack. Cool slightly.
Drizzle rolls with the already made Sugar Glaze.
Serve warm.
There you go… the Ooey, gooey, swirly, whirly Cinnamon Buns ! If you are insanely love with cinnamon rolls as me, and if you have never made them at home, please do give them a try. I promise you nothing gets more addictive than these. And I am not even going to tell you for how long these lasted between us.
The rolls are Yeastspotted! These are also making its way to the Zorra’s BBD #28: Bread Buns hosted by Rachel at Tangerine’s Kitchen.
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March 10th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I love cinnamon rolls….and every time I make a big American batch of them, I put on about 3 kgs. lol
March 10th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
I’ve increased my weight after reading these irresistible rolls. I’ve eaten – all- of them with my eyes!!
Cheers,
Gera
March 10th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Haha… I bet they lasted about 5 minutes after you took the shots! I have never made cinnamon buns myself, but I looooove cinnamon so maybe I should just give it a try. Storebought ones can be quite bad sometimes, so homemade seems to be the way to go..
March 10th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Lovely rolls! Bread, sugar and cinnamon, it feels like being in heaven!
Cheers,
Rosa
March 10th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
cute rolls, Soma! love the step-by-step pics.
March 10th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
They are sinful alright. you are right, can’t stop with just one.
There was a time when I did not like cinnamon in sweet things and then I slowly got over it.
March 10th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
I never liked the cinnamon taste in sweet stuffs, but this one looks like store bought, sweet click!
March 10th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Soma..Aajkal ki protidin ayishob cholche..Love the Cinnamon Rolls…Sotti step by step chobi gulo khub bhalo..
March 10th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Healthy or not, I could never resist cinnamon rolls.
Thank you for sending them in for the event.
March 10th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
These rolls look amazing. I love making cinnamon rolls, too. It is quite therapeutic. I love that you added cinnamon to the dough itself. I’ll have to do that the next time I make some. YUM!
March 10th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Rolls look perfect, love the second pic..its gorgeous!
March 10th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Looks too tempting to try but I am not a big fan of Cinnamon, my daughter would definitely like them.
March 10th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
‘Oven goes ding’ … looks like tomar oven finally thik hoye geche.
Thank you for giving the step by step directions … am making this for sure. The sugar glaze is just a mix? Not cooked? And did you use anything to seal the edges? Lovely snaps Soma … as usual.
Bought a new smaller oven Sharmila:-)
Not the glaze is not to be cooked; real easy to make. Just press the dough to seal. haven’t used anything else to seal.
March 10th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Excelente Blog, suas dicas me ajudaram muito.
March 10th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Been a silent reader of your blog for a whlie – you do post some really amazing recipes. Although I am not a huge fan of Cinnamon in general, Cinnamon Roll is a definite exception.
March 10th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Oh yum, these look awsome. Thanks for sharing.
March 11th, 2010 at 3:31 am
thye look fanatastic!
March 11th, 2010 at 3:31 am
I sure will join you and the girls in my love for these rolls. I can just small them. Beautiful and so so dleicous;
March 11th, 2010 at 3:43 am
im def gonna try these out…have been meaning to..and this was def inspiration
March 11th, 2010 at 3:54 am
yum these look amazing :O)
March 11th, 2010 at 5:16 am
These look absolutely delicious!
I’m on the hunt for the perfect cinnamon roll recipe, and these may be it!
March 11th, 2010 at 5:29 am
Love these.Cinnamon is my favourite spice.TRULY LOVE THE ROLLS.
March 11th, 2010 at 5:37 am
I have a serious weakness for cinnamon buns – they look heavenly!
March 11th, 2010 at 5:54 am
I absolutely adore cinnamon rolls… and your step by step pics make them even more tempting:) Oh how I wish to have one right now:)
March 11th, 2010 at 5:56 am
Slurpppp….my weakness..just love it..
March 11th, 2010 at 7:13 am
Beautiful rolls, and now I’m very hungry! Did you include some cinnamon in the dough? Looks delicious.
March 11th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Wow…such delicious looking rolls…these are one of my favorites too…got to post these some time…
March 11th, 2010 at 7:27 am
Cinnamon rolls are my favorite – so good freshly made at home, yum!
March 11th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Nothing quite compares to a home made cinnamon bun! Heavenly little rolls!
March 11th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Wow yummmy!!!! lovely pics….
March 11th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Excellent click!!! Beautiful rolls….looking out of this world
March 11th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
i love cinnamon rolls and these look so delicious! great recipe and beautiful photos!
March 11th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Beautiful pictures. I love cinnamon rolls, but thought that they were high in caories. One look at your recipe and it does not seem that bad. yippie, thanks for the step by step instructions for baking novices like me.
March 11th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
DO you know the noise homer simpson makes — the “GAAAAAAAAAH *drools on himself*” that one? Yeah totally just made that noise when I read through this post. My friend is obsessed with cinnamon rolls and I totally understand why now after seeing your recipe. I will most definitely have to whip up a batch for her, these look too delicious to resist. Beautiful beautiful pictures and post Soma
March 11th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
OMG..those are awfully cute. I have been planning to make this for a long time now, but never get to it.I just love yours..very neat
March 11th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Absolutely amazing!! I love cinnamon rolls!
March 11th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
These r sinful,gooey, heavenly looking cinnamon buns. OMG! I wud have to make them prettyyy soon
March 12th, 2010 at 12:02 am
These look so beautiful. I love cinnamon rolls!
March 12th, 2010 at 6:41 am
Awesome might not be able to describe this Soma. bookmarking this. between chollam kal bari. fire abar katha habe.
March 12th, 2010 at 7:01 am
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March 12th, 2010 at 7:16 am
I knew I should’ve eaten something before visiting your blog! Now I want this for breaktas! hehe.
March 12th, 2010 at 8:34 am
I love those roll but without cinnamon, I prefer to use vanilla sugar and some caramel….
March 12th, 2010 at 9:01 am
These look so delicious! I love cinnamon rolls–the perfect gooey comfort breakfast. I love your step by step too. Lovely rolls!
March 12th, 2010 at 9:03 am
It was the aroma of the cinnamon that got me hooked to cinnamon buns…and the fact that they are the ultimate comfort food. Yours look so beautiful, Soma.
March 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Can’t control myself around them, no way, no how!! That’s why I avoid making them. You are an enabler. :0)
March 12th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
My mom LOVES cinnamon rolls… Yours look perfect!
March 13th, 2010 at 3:12 am
Lovely lovely!
March 13th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Oh these turn out so good. I just recently tried making them, and they were simply fantastic.
Nice step by step guide .
March 14th, 2010 at 3:50 am
Oh the rolls.. who doesn’t love the rolls? They are surely comfort food to me.. as a child/teen it would be our family’s thing to do.. go get ROLLS… looks fab.
March 14th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Cinnamon buns turn me into a feral animal as well. When I smell them, I need them. NOW.
These look delicious and you’re right – you gotta have the white drizzle.
March 14th, 2010 at 10:53 am
hey these look so delicious..and delectable..
March 15th, 2010 at 12:11 am
First time to ur blog. A wonderful site with variety of yummy dishes..
cinnamon rolls looks delicious..
thanks
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March 15th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Those cinnamon buns look like the cinnabons;) Simply fantastic Soma
March 16th, 2010 at 8:37 am
This has been on my to try list for a while now, looks fabulous and so very tempting!
March 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
cinnamon rolls are my major weakness… I could keep eating them… yours look fantastic Soma
March 29th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
i just recently did a post about food styling and plating. i gotta say.. i really like that last photo of the cinnamon rolls because it reflects a lot of dimension and color. the use of background is great, and the little touches of the flowers and yellow napkins make it pop. and of course, the cinnamon rolls look perfect with that cup of coffee!
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:53 am
360 degrees celcius or farenheit?
360 Degrees Fahrenheit. Sorry I missed that I have updated the post.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Great pictures! I really love cinnamon buns, too. I’ve never made them with the sugar glaze, though. Will have to try that!
April 6th, 2010 at 4:15 am
Beautiful cinnamon buns! They look like Cinnabon but better. Great photos and food styling too!
April 11th, 2010 at 3:49 am
Perfect rolls! It’s a pitty my husband doesn’t like bread with spices.
Thank you for your participation in BBD.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Made your cinnamon scrolls last night. Delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you for writing and letting me know