Cinnamon Rolls NEW RECIPE

New Year, new recipes :)

Vivian's daughter is cooking too and thanks to her I found a better recipe for Cinnamon Rolls that is a SMASH. What an amazing feeling to be outperformed by your children! To all the ones out there that just cannot resist to anything cinnamon flavored. Enjoy!  

INGREDIENTS (approx 12 rolls)

Dough 2 cups whole milk, warm to the touch ½ cup sugar ½ cup unsalted butter, melted 1 package (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast 5 cups all-purpose flour, divided (4+1) 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons salt

Filling (adjust to your preference, this is quite a rich filling :) ¾ cup light brown sugar ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Frosting (I do not like to frost my rolls though) 1/2 cup (120gr) cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 4 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup powdered sugar

PROCEDURE (check photos of my old recipe)

1. Mix milk, sugar and butter. The mix has to be warm not hot.
2. Sprinkle the yeast over the mix, stir and let sit for about 10min.
3. Add the 4 cups of flour, stir to combine with a wooden spoon and cover with a thick towel.
4. Let sit for 1h to rise and double in size at a warm place (or use a steam oven to accelerate the procedure, around 20min at 35 degrees of Celsius, it makes a difference, no?).
5. MIx well in a small bowl, the filling ingredients.
6. When the dough is doubled, add the last cup of flour, the baking powder and the salt.
7. Knead well preferably in the mixer for several minutes to make a nice dough that does not stick. Add extra flour of needed.
8. Roll the dough in a perfect rectangle 1cm thick.
9. Spread the filling.
10. Roll up into a log and cut with dental floss or a big knife into even pieces of 2cm thick
11. Place them leaving some space in between, in an oven pan that you have covered with parchment paper before.
12. Cover with a towel and let again rise for approximately 30min or cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer to stock them for max 3 months.
13. Bake at 180 degrees of Celsius for about 25-30min or until the y get a nice golden color.
14. Let them cool for 10min and if you want and only after cool down, drizzle the frosting on top using the back of a spoon.