CINNAMON ROLLS

October 12, 2015

The time starts when you wake up and it is dark. You come home from work and it ist dark. And you start to wonder if it ever got light out in between.
Time to spice up your life. These cinnamon rolls will help to lighten the mood of even the drizzliest fall weather.
I used just cinnamon in this recipe but it’s always nice to change things up. Feel free to add a pinch nutmeg or use pumpkin/gingerbread spice instead for a stronger christmas feeling :)

CINNAMON ROLLS

• 4 to 5 cups (500 to 650g) flour
• 2 packages dry yeast [4.5 teaspoons]
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup (83ml) milk
• ½ cup (125ml) water
• ½ cup (113g) melted butter
• ½ cup (100g) sugar
• 1 egg

_ mix 1 ¾ cups flour with yeast and salt
_ heat milk, water, butter and sugar over low heat [until the butter has melted]
_ pour milk mixture over the flour mixture
_ beat until smooth
_ add ½ cup flour and the egg [beat until smooth]
_ gradually add more flour until you get a soft dough [approximately 1 ½ cups]
_ knead dough
_ cover and rest for 20 minutes

• 4 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

_ mix brown sugar with cinnamon
_ melt butter

_ preheat oven to 180°C
_ prepare baking pan with baking paper
_ once dough has risen, roll out into a rectangle [approximately ½ cm thick]
_ spread melted butter over the top [leaving a small boarder all around]
_ sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture

_ roll the dough and seal shut

_ cut into 1.5 cm thick rolls

_ place onto baking paper [leave plenty of space between them]

_ bake for 15-20 minutes [until golden brown]

Tags: cinnamon, dough, rolls