Cinnamon Rolls (Improved Recipe)
Makes 16 to 24 rolls
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 550 g bread flour
- 11 g instant yeast (1 sachet)
- 60 g sugar
- 8 g salt
- 12 g dry milk powder
- 120 g milk
- 120 g water
- 1 effervescent tablet Vitamin C (optional)
- 40 g olive oil or vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 40 g unsalted butter (softened)
- 70 g unsalted butter (softened)
- 70 g cinnamon powder
- 70 g fine / brown sugar
- 100 g raisins (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- 2
Pour room temperature milk into the dry ingredients and mix.
- 3
Add a tablet of effervescent Vitamin C in the water until fully dissolved. This acts as a bread improver to keep it soft and springy after baking.
- 4
Pour the Vitamin C water into the flour mixture and mix.
- 5
Add olive oil and beaten eggs, mix well.
- 6
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- 7
Transfer dough onto a floured surface and knead for a while.
- 8
Spread softened butter on the dough and knead until the surface is smooth.
- 9
Add more flour if the dough is sticky.
- 10
Sprinkle some flour in a bowl and place the dough inside.
- 11
Cover with a cloth and set aside for about an hour until the dough doubles in size.
- 12
Transfer proofed dough onto a floured surface and knead briefly.
- 13
Divide the dough into halves.
- 14
Roll one half of the dough flat into a large rectangular shape.
- 15
Trim the sides to get straight edges.
- 16
Spread softened butter all over the dough.
- 17
Mix cinnamon powder and sugar in a small bowl.
- 18
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar all over the dough and spread evenly.
- 19
Gently lift up the side of the dough nearest to you and roll the dough towards the other end.
- 20
Cut into 8 - 12 pieces and arrange evenly in a 9 inch round baking pan.
- 21
Add raisins for the other half of the dough (optional).
- 22
Set aside in the oven to rise for an hour (Do not switch on the oven at this stage).
- 23
After cinnamon roll dough has expanded, gently brush with milk before baking.
- 24
Bake in a preheated oven at 160C for about 12-15 mins. Lower temp to 150C and cover with parchment paper after 10 mins to prevent the top from burning.
- 25
Cool cinnamon rolls on a wire rack.