Simple Cinnamon Rolls

  Hello everybody!  

  This week’s blog post is a baking post! This bake is different to anything I’ve baked before! I’ve always loved cinnamon rolls, but I’d never attempted to make my own, so I was really excited to see how these would turn out! This recipe is a simple version because it doesn't use yeast and therefore no need to let it proof.

Makes: 8 

Prep time: 40 mins

Cook time: 35 mins 

Ingredients

300g self-raising flour

2 tbsp caster sugar

1tsp ground cinnamon 

100g butter, melted, plus extra for glazing

2 egg yolks

150ml milk, plus extra for glazing

For the filling

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

55g light brown soft sugar

2 tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp butter, melted 

For the icing 

150g icing sugar

1 tbsp cream cheese, softened

½ tbsp butter, softened 

½ tsp vanilla essence 

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease a 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin and line the bottom with baking parchment. Mix the flour, caster sugar and cinnamon together with a pinch of salt in a bowl. Whisk the butter, egg yolks and milk together and combine with the dry ingredients to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and roll out to a rectangle, about 30 x 25cm.

2. Mix the filling ingredients together. Spread evenly over the dough then roll it up lengthways, like a Swiss roll, to form a log. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 even-sized slices and pack into the prepared tin. Brush gently with extra milk and bake for 30-35 mins or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 mins before removing from the tin.

3. Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Place the cream cheese and butter in the centre, pour over 2 tbsp boiling water, and stir to mix. Add a little more water until you have a drizzly consistency. Stir in the vanilla essence, then drizzle the icing over the rolls. Serve warm or cold.

  That’s all for this week’s blog post! These tasted great however they weren’t the easiest thing to bake. They were maybe a tad dry and not the neatest, but overall I think they were a success and my family and I are looking foward to eating them in the morning with a hot chocolate or a cappuccino. I will see you all next week for another blog post! Love you all!

  Byyeee!!!!