Cinnamon Is How I Roll

I've been stacking up boxes of cinnamon powder for a few months now. Why cinnamon you ask? Well, crazy thing is that my store shut down and all this was going straight to the bin. So I bought it all home. All of them. About five! And these aren't the teeny tiny 100 gms bottles but more like a 500 gms box each. So I figured I'd make something cinnamony, but just never got to it. This recipe calls for yeast and so far my relationship with yeast is not really working out that well. We never seem to be on the same page really. But trust me, this is my tried and tested recipe, and, if I can make these, so can you.

Lets get started, shall we?

For the dough

3 1/2 tspn dry yeast

1/2 cup lukewarm water

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup oil

1 egg

4 cups flour

1 tspn salt

For the filling

oil for brushing onto the dough surface

1/2 cup sugar

3 tspn ground cinnamon

For the icing

hot water

icing sugar to form a smooth paste

vanilla essence

Activate the yeast by dissolving in the water. Leave to rise for 10 mins.

Beat the sugar, oil and egg till well combined. 

Add the buttermilk and yeast.

To this add the flour and salt beating at a low speed. 

Once the dough begins to form shape, transfer it into a well greased bowl for rising. Cover with a damp towel.

Leave it in a warm place for at least 2-3 hours to rise. It must double in size.

For the filling, mix the icing sugar and ground cinnamon. Leave aside

For th icing, mix the icing sugar and water to make a thin paste. Add a few drops of vanilla essence for flavor.

After the dough has risen, flatten it out to a square, well roughly, 1/4 of an inch thick.

Brush a little oil onto the dough.

Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar onto the entire surface.

Roll the dough and cut circles about an inch thick making 16 cinnamon rolls.

Take a well greased pan and place them about half an inch apart.
Cover with a damp cloth and leave for about an hour to rise again.

 

Bake in oven for 15 mins at 170°C for a fan assisted oven till skewer, when inserted, comes out clean.

Once done, glaze the cinnamon rolls with the icing when still hot.

Tadaaaa all done!

You've made yourself some pretty darn good cinnamon rolls. This is best enjoyed anytime of the day with your favorite cuppa tea(or coffee ;) ) or just by itself really.

Happy baking!

xxx

-M