Chai-Spiced Cinnamon Rolls. I’ve had this flavor combination gemstone living in my brain for the past few weeks. I wanted to smash the beautiful flavors of chai with my always-obsession: cinnamon rolls. If I made cinnamon rolls as often as I wanted them, I’d probably make the two to three times a day. Not normal. Not healthy. Not generally acceptable. I usually need to call someone when I make cinnamon rolls. It’s not so much a friendly phone call as much as it is a cry for help. All that being said, when Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere and I decided to get together for brunch… I knew what’d I’d be making: steamed broccoli cinnamon rolls DUH! Photo by emily schuman I packed up my dough and bowls. I won’t even tell you how bonkers excited and nervous I was to hang with super-talented, super-blogger Emily Schuman.
I wanted these cinnamon rolls to feel like a cozy Fall blanket. Nothing brings the cozy blanket quality out of food more than a boat-load of spices. This cinnamon roll recipe is one of my absolute favorites. Joy the Baker Bonkers Awesome Pistachio, Orange, and Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls. Have I told you about that one time I invited myself over to the Pioneer Woman’s ranch and insisted that she show me how to make her world-famous cinnamon rolls… at which point I twisted her arm into adding pistachios, orange zest, and dark chocolate?
Yea. That happened. Ree Drummond has been on of my favorite people on the internet for years. The Pioneer Woman blog has taken over the internet, for real. I think of Ree as part mentor, part big sister, fellow butter enthusiast, and just an overall inspiring lady. She knows how to work a blouse and she’s always smiling. We had the very best time together! I just have to say… there are few people in the world who enjoy butter more as I do. Original Photography Shot with the Canon EOS 6D Digital SLR. Melted chocolate, salty pistachios, and fragrant orange all packed into a gooey-centered Ree-inspired cinnamon roll? I’ve had my eyes on these rolls for years. They’re equal parts simple and intimidating.
After the yeast, in goes the flour! The Vanilla Tulip: Two Way Cinnamon Rolls. These cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite things my mom made growing up! We grew up with the caramel variety. Not until a few years ago did she begin making the butter cream kind! One of my favorite memories is on Christmas morning my mom would make these and place a maraschino cherry in the middle of each cinnamon roll! It was such a treat :) If you've never baked with yeast before do NOT be intimidated! It's super easy as long as you follow the instructions! Cinnamon Rolls 2 Tablespoons (or 2 package) Yeast 1 Cup Warm Water 1 Cup Warm Milk 2/3 Cup Sugar 2/3 Cup Butter 2 teaspoons Salt 2 Eggs 7-8 cups of Flour Put your milk and butter in a saucepan on the stove. Stir until the butter has melted into the milk. Dissolve your yeast into warm water. You want your water to be hot enough to activate your yeast, but not too hot or else it will kill it.
I then add about a tablespoon of sugar to the water and yeast mixture. Now...here's how I know I've activated my yeast correctly. Beat until smooth. Birthday Cake Batter Cinnamon Rolls. So… I didn’t just make one outrageous cinnamon roll last weekend. I clearly made two. I think this is the end of the cake batter era. Unless I come up with something even more ridiculous to create with a cake batter flavor, I’m pretty cake battered out. Even the glaze is a cake batter glaze! These are just as simple as the regular cinnamon rolls, and perhaps simpler than the cookie dough stuffed version.
In all of this cake batter madness I’ve had going on lately, there is one thing I haven’t been able to master: the cake batter flavor without the actual cake mix! So these tasted just how they look – over the top. Holy sugar rush. Of course I find them wildly fun with all of the sprinkles going on. [print_this] Cake Batter Cinnamon Rolls rolls recipe from The Pioneer Woman (with a few additions) makes 4 pans of cinnamon rolls 2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup sugar 1 package dry yeast (or 2 1/4 teaspoons) 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Apple Cinnamon Rolls Recipe.
These buns taste like an apple fritter and a cinnamon bun collided together in an ooey-gooey mess of deliciousness. Seriously, they’re kind of a big deal. Make this for your family. Make this for your friends – just find a way to make them, and quick. And remember, tis’ the season for sharing. Recipe updated 10/19/13 Apple Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Ingredients 4 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 packet of active yeast Filling 2 medium apples, chopped into small cubes (about 1 1/2 cups chopped) 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup ground cinnamon 1 cup of butter, melted (2 sticks) Frosting 1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick) 1 1/3 cup of powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pure maple extract (or pure vanilla extract) 1/4 cup milk To prepare the dough, heat milk, oil and cane sugar for 5-8 minutes (do not boil).
For the filling, heat up 1 cup of butter and brown it. Serve warm. Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing Recipe. The ease of twisting open a canister of factory-made cinnamon rolls cannot be denied, but I promise you that these made-from-scratch buns are worth the extra time and effort. The texture both inside and out is perfectly springy and moist, while the cinnamon and sugar swirls have a hint of spicy cloves.
Doused in a sweet and tangy cream cheese icing, these cinnamon rolls are nothing short of magnificent. As a bonus, your home will smell like a preservative-free Cinnabon shop for the rest of the day. Score! For filling 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar1/4 cup granulated sugar2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/8 teaspoon ground cloves1/8 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted For dough 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface2 tablespoons sugar1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/4 cups buttermilk6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted For icing Make the buns Melted butter is used in both the filling and the dough.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe. If you happen to read MBA on a regular basis, you may remember me discussing my fear of yeast and my attempt to conquer that fear with the help of Amber from Bluebonnets and Brownies. Well since that post a couple of months back, I have been a bread baking fool and no longer doubt myself in the yeast department. In fact, I probably have more bread baking supplies and tools than some bakeries and with that came a serious addiction to the King Arthur Flour website. Since I’m no longer a yeast novice, you can imagine how excited I am to flaunt my newly developed skills for this week’s Holiday Recipe Exchange sponsored by Red Star Yeast. As soon as we gained Red Star Yeast as a sponsor, I knew exactly what I was going to make – Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls.
The pumpkin puree in the roll base creates a slightly denser dough, so these definitely are not as pillowy as a traditional Cinnamon Rolls – but they are just as delicious. How To Participate Link Up Your Recipes: This Week's Prize: Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls (with Dulce de Leche) This morning is so cold! I can feel a draft in our apartment and my feet are not happy about it. The rest of me, however, is loving the sudden drastic change in the weather. My Minnesota-girl roots are thriving on what is reminiscent of a November morning at home. I was talking to my mom on iChat earlier about how much I miss my old bedroom. The windows looked out over the 2 acres or so of grass in my parents backyard all the way to this massive cottonwood tree at the back corner of the property.
I used to lay in bed and listen to the cold Minnesota wind gusting by my window, watching snow pile up or autumn leaves swirl gracefully through the air. Another memory that creeps in occasionally is the smell that would slowly work its way under my bedroom door, across the floor, up over the food of my bed and slowly into my nostrils from my mother’s breakfasts. A more recent addition to my mom’s amazing morning meals is this cinnamon roll recipe. Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls pinch of salt 2 T shortening. Perfect Cinnamon Rolls…according to Picky Palate :) Perfect is a bold thing to say isn’t it? That is why I also added….according to Picky Palate, lol!
I think everyone has their own idea of what makes a perfect cinnamon roll. For me….I like the rolls soft with LOTS of buttery cinnamon and sugar swirled throughout. There’s nothing worse than anticipating that first bite of a cinnamon roll and it’s dry and bread-like with minimal cinnamon goodness right? So, there you have it, I call these my perfect rolls because my dough is amazingly soft with gobs and gobs of butter/cinnamon/sugar swirled and as you can see I kinda like a touch of cream cheese frosting on top.
If this sounds like the kind of cinnamon roll you like as well……you might want to make these Here is most of the ingredients for your line-up! Had my little stinker helping along with my sweet niece June from AZ. Start by letting your yeast double with some warm water and sugar. Once it’s doubled, add your warm milk and melted butter to the bowl. Add the sugar. My favorite part. 1. Nutella Cinnamon Rolls. May 10, 2011 | Print | E-mail | Filed under bread, nutella There are some days that I just lose my appetite.
It might be because of my mood, or that nothing sounds good, or that I’m in a food rut again and need to spice things up a bit. When my appetite comes back though, what I’m inevitably craving is some sort of comfort food. Yesterday happened to be one of those days, and by the end of the day all I could think about was a warm cinnamon roll fresh from the oven. 2 cups whole milk1/2 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup sugar2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast5 1/2 cups flour, divided1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt1 stick butter1/2 cup nutellaCinnamon For the glaze (for three 8″ pans of rolls): 3 cups powdered sugar6 Tbsp milk In a large pot, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, and sugar.
Next, add in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Spread the nutella and butter mixture over the rolled out dough and follow with a sprinkling of cinnamon. Spray three 8? Leave a Reply. Cinnamon Roll Wickedness | Heard the prophetic statement, “Wickedness never was happiness?” Of course it’s true, and I’m no heretic. However… I’m afraid I’ve found one teensy, weensy exception. Oh yeahhhhh. I just bet I’ve got your attention now. heh heh heh One of my cute little moms in my cute little class brought a couple pans of these amazing…no, no…FABULOUS cinnamon rolls–and seriously, it was all I could do not to hang on her leg as she went out the door.
Before we start here, let me just make one gigantic disclaimer. This is… If you make these unbelievable little babies–and I’m thinkin’ you will–and decide to eat the entire batch all by yourself, and the kids find you later that evening sitting on the floor of the pantry with frosting on your chin in a sticky cinnamon stupor—mumbling something about a cruise to Cozumel and Johnny Depp, well now, my friends, I’m just not going to take responsibility for that. Any more than I took when it happened… to… me. Go on–make them. I dare you. The Perfect Cinnamon Rolls Dude. Apple Walnut Cinnamon Rolls. Apple Walnut Cinnamon Rolls Another over the top cinnamon roll filled with shredded apples and chopped walnuts and smothered in cream cheese icing with a hint of coffee, yeah they are GOOD! These are rich and delicious perfect for Christmas morning. I used to buy canned cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning, but finally I learned to make homemade and they are so much better and actually they don’t take too long to make.
I use the bread recipe from The Best of Country Breads from Taste of Home and doctor them up to be a tasty sweet roll. There isn’t anything better than a warm cinnamon roll right out of the oven with a cup of coffee. Apple Walnut Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water (110-115 degrees) 2 tablespoons yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 3 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and shredded 1 cup walnuts, chopped 4 oz cream cheese, softened Enjoy!
Miss. Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls. Hey Everyone!! I must be in an apple phase cause every recipe with apples is appealing to me lately. I had to make these though. I love hot apple cider when the weather starts to get cold so this takes like my two favorite things and puts them together. I've never made cinnamon rolls before, but they were seriously so easy, and so delicious. The perfect balance of both cinnamon and apple cider flavoring, and the frosting, ugh!! I could eat that stuff by the spoonful. If you try any recipe from my blog, make this the one!
Quick tip: When you are ready to cut your roll of dough into individual cinnamon rolls, don't use a knife!! Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 package (1/4 ounce) quick-rise yeast 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup 2% milk 1/4 cup apple cider or juice 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup butter, softened, divided 1 egg 2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls. Good Monday morning! Thanks to everyone who participated in the Nordicware giveaway last week, all of your pumpkin favorite recipes were making me hungry! Congratulations to the random picked commenter…..#336 Barbara Bakes. I’ll be emailing you this morning to get some info. Congrats Barbara! I had such a great weekend. Ok, onto more pumpkin recipes!! I’m so excited to share these fun little sweet rolls that are jam packed with warm fall flavors of pumpkin and spice. Another simple recipe that’s perfect for brunch or anytime of day for that matter. Hope you all will enjoy, see you soon! Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls 2 packages/cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 4 0z cream cheese, softened 1/4 Cup brown sugar 1/4 Cup canned pumkin (Libby’s) 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg 1. 2.
Frosting 4 oz softened cream cheese 1/2 Cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 Tablespoon canned pumpkin (Libby’s) 1. Come back soon for more cookin’! Other recipes you may enjoy... Sensational Cinnamon Rolls. Have you ever had one of those mornings where nothing will do except a tender, gooey, and shamelessly large cinnamon roll? If so then this recipe is for you! Whether we make them ourselves, buy them from the bakery or mall food court there is something about cinnamon rolls that make you feel like a little kid. This recipe is one that I have been tweaking ever since I found it several years ago. They are perfect-the way a cinnamon roll should be! Warm ooey, gooey, melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon rolls topped with rich cream cheese frosting and worth every last calorie!
Don’t worry if you don’t have 3 hours in the morning to make these incredible cinnamon rolls just make them the night before and let them rise in the refrigerator overnight. They also freeze well so you can have indulgent cinnamon rolls even during a busy weekday morning. Ingredients: For the Cinnamon Rolls: 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F) 1/2 cup white sugar plus 1 tablespoon sugar 2½ teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast Step 1.