Cinnamon Roll

Cinnamon roll is a sweet roll commonly served in Northern Europe and North America. This is also called in many alternative names like cinnamon bun, cinnamon swirl, cinnamon danish and cinnamon snail. In Sweden and Finland these rolls are traditionally enjoyed during a coffee break. In North America it commonly eaten for breakfast and dessert. Cinnamon roll have lots of varieties and variations in the stuffing and topping.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Roll

Dough

All purpose flour – 2 + 1/2 cups
Active dry yeast – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1/3 cup
Milk – 3/4 cup
Egg – 1
Butter – 1/4 cup
Salt – 1/4 tsp

Stuffing

Softened butter – 1/2 cup
Cinnamon – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1/2 cup

Icing

Icing sugar/ confectioners sugar – 1.5 cups
Milk as needed

Directions

Dough Preparation

Melt butter in a pan and add sugar.
Stop the flame when sugar is completely melted.
Pour the milk and add yeast when the mixture is lukewarm.
Set aside the mixture for 10 minutes, now it will be activated (see bubbles).
Take flour in mixing bowl with salt and add beaten egg.
Mix the flour with spoon and add the yeast mixture little by little.
Knead the dough until everything well mixed.
Cover the dough and keep it in a warm place for one hour or until the dough raised into double size.

Stuffing

After one hour, take dough out and add some more flour then knead in a work surface.
Divide dough into two parts and roll one part as shown in the picture.
Dust the dough with flour if needed.
Sticky dough will give soft rolls.
Brush the rolled sheet with softened butter.
Drizzle the cinnamon sugar all over the sheet.
Twist the sheet into roll and slice the roll into small pieces.
Arrange the rolls in a buttered pan.
Cover the pan and keep that in a warm place for another one hour (cinnamon rolls will raise).

Baking

Pre-heat the oven into 350° F.
Place the pan uncovered into oven.
Bake the rolls for 25 minutes.
Take out the rolls and wait until it comes to room temperature.

Icing

Take the icing sugar and milk in a bowl.
Mix well and check the picture for consistency.
Drizzle all over the cinnamon rolls.
Leave the rolls for 10 minutes.
Cinnamon rolls are ready.
Serve the rolls with coffee as a perfect breakfast.