Cinnamon Rolls

That smell of cinnamon.. oh my God, when I finished baking these, my kitchen smelled heavenly! I am a big fan of cinnamon. Anything flavored with cinnamon has my heart. So certainly cinnamon rolls top the list. Let me warn you, guys this isn’t an easy recipe. Well, the effort might sound less, but the time it takes is something to be kept in mind. If you need flawless, tasty homemade cinnamon rolls, you need to be patient. The whole process will take up to 2-3 hours. This requires 1 hour for rising the dough, another 30 mins to rise the rolls and then 30 mins to bake plus 20 mins of other preparation. So lets start!

Ingredients:

Milk                                                  1 cup

Yeast                                                 2.5 tsp

Butter                                               100 gms

Sugar                                                6 tbsp

Egg                                                   1

Flour                                                 3.5 cups

Brown Sugar                                    3 tbsp

Cinnamon powder                           2 tbsp

Philadelphia Cream Cheese            100 gms

Powdered Sugar                              ¾ cup

Vanilla Essence                               1 tsp

Method:

1. In a bowl, pour 1 cup warm milk, 50 gms melted butter, yeast and 6 tbsp sugar.

2. Keep this on the kitchen counter until fermented. You can see the froth on the top when its done. 3. 3. This might take around 10-15 mins.

4. Once this is done, add one egg whisked and 3.5 cups of flour. 

5. Knead this well for a soft dough for about 5 mins. Dust more flour if necessary.

6. Grease a large bowl, add the dough and cover with a wet cloth.

7. Keep the dough for one hour for rising to double the size. Tip: if your kitchen is not warm, heat the oven for 10 mins, switch if off then transfer the bowl to the oven for an hour. This will help rise the dough quickly.

8. Once the dough has risen, roll it out in a rectangular shape. Not too thick and not too thin.

9. Now melt 50 gms of butter and spread on the dough. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon powder and spread above the butter.

10. Now, tightly roll this. Cut into equal sized starting from the middle. You will get up to 16 pieces from this recipe. 

11. Grease a pan and transfer these into a pan leaving enough space between them as this will also have to rise.

12. Cover this with a wet towel and keep for another 30 mins or until this has doubled the size. The below picture shows before and after.

13. Meanwhile, preheat the oven for 10 mins at 160C.

14. Once the rolls has risen, bake them for 30 mins or until light golden brown starts to appear on the top.

15. While this is baking, you can prepare the glazing. This is optional. I like it without glazing.

16. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, melted butter and powdered sugar. Once the rolls are baked, add the glaze over it. 

Homemade cinnamon rolls are ready to serve.