Ingredients
Makes 15 rolls.
Dough
- 1/3 cup (40g) dry milk powder
- 2 3/4 cups (325g) flour
- 1/3 cup (75g) sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, rounded
- 1/8 pound (50g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup (120ml to 175ml) water
- 1 tablespoon yeast, 1 packet
Filling
- 1/8 pound (50g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup (55g) sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 egg, beaten
- Pearl sugar or crushed sugar cubes
Method
- Add dry ingredients to a 12 to 14 cup food processor bowl. If you need a primer, read How to Use Measuring Spoons and Cups. (i) If you don’t have a food processor, you can make the dough by hand. See How to Knead Dough
- Pulse to mix.
- Add soft butter to dry ingredients. Pulse to mix. (i) If you’re ever in a pinch, you can make your own butter from cream.
- Heat water until it reaches 110 °F (43 °C) for regular yeast or 120 degrees for instant yeast. To understand why the water needs to be this temperature, read How to Work With Yeast in Bread Making.
- Turn the food processor on and add water until a soft dough forms.
- Knead by pulsing the dough until a soft dough forms. To prevent overheating the dough, stop the processor, let rest a minute or so, then pulse again until the dough is smooth.
- Spray a large mixing bowl with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add dough to prepared bowl.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise about 30 minutes or until doubled.
- Roll out dough into a rectangle.
- Spread soft butter onto dough and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Roll up dough so that it looks like a jelly roll.
- Cut dough into 3/4-inch slices. There should be about 15 rolls.
- Place rolls onto a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.
- Cover dough lightly with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Turn oven to 425 °F (218 °C) to preheat. (i) If you have an old oven, you might benefit from reading How to Cook Food in a Bad Oven.
- Remove plastic wrap from the risen rolls.
- Beat the egg in a small bowl.Brush beaten egg over cinnamon rolls.
- Sprinkle pearl sugar or crushed sugar cubes over cinnamon rolls.
- Bake the rolls until golden, about 15 minutes.
- Finished.