Apple cinnamon rolls
Soft and fluffy apple cinnamon rolls made from scratch. These cinnamon rolls have delicious apples in every bite and they’re great for snacking.
- Prep time
- 1 hr 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3-3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 packet instant active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 egg (lightly beaten)
- 5 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 granny smith apples (peeled and chopped into small chunks)
- 2 tbsp. cinnamon
Instructions
- 1
Mix 2 cups of flour, sugar, yeast and in a big mixing bowl.
- 2
Microwave milk, water and butter (4 tbsp.) until it’s almost melted. About 1:30 minutes)
- 3
Mix the egg into the milk mixture.
- 4
Add the wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until incorporated.
- 5
Add one more cup of flour and a bit more so the dough forms into a ball.
- 6
Knead for 7 minutes.
- 7
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel. Let the dough rise for 25 minutes.
- 8
Coat one big baking pan or 2-3 smaller ones with non-stick spray.
- 9
After 25 minutes, roll out the dough into a big rectangle, not so thick and not so thin.
- 10
Spread the butter all over the dough up to the edges.
- 11
Mix apples with cinnamon.
- 12
Spread brown sugar, apples and more cinnamon if desired.
- 13
Roll the dough and cut it in half, and each half into half and again into half. You will have 16 pieces.
- 14
Place the rolls in the pan/pans.
- 15
Cover loosely with a towel and let the rolls rise for 45 minutes.
- 16
After 30 minutes preheat the oven to 180C or 350F.
- 17
Bake the rolls for 25-30 minutes.
- 18
Serve warm.