they see me rollin'

[classic cinnamon rolls]

Ingredients

(Dough)

  • 1/4 cup warm water 
  • 1 TBSP yeast
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup + 1/2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 6 TBSP butter (melted)
  • 3 1/2 cups flour

(Filling)

  • 6 TBSP butter (softened)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 TBSP cinnamon

(Cream Cheese Frosting)

  • 1/4 cup butter (softened)
  • 90ml cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Method

  1. In a jug, whisk together water, yeast and 1/2 tsp sugar and set aside to foam up for about 10-15 min.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, combine milk, eggs, 1/2 cup brown sugar, salt, vanilla essence and butter with an electric whisk until combined.
  3. Add the yeast mixture to the milk mixture and stir through. Then in a large bowl, sift 2 1/2 cups of the flour and in the centre create a well.
  4. Pour 1/4 of the liquid mixture into the well and mix through. Alternate between the flour and the liquid until you reach a soft dough that’s not sticky but not dry either (be careful not to add too much flour as this will make your dough stiff).
  5. Knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth and then oil a bowl, place dough in bowl and loosely cover with cling film. Place in a warm area and allow to rise for about 1 -1 1/2 hours.
  6. Once the dough has risen, roll it out into a big rectangle.
  7. Then rub the softened butter over the entire rectangle.
  8. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and spread it over the area of the dough, leaving no corners empty.
  9. Roll the dough from top to bottom (lengthwise) into a Swiss roll. Cut this into 12 large equal pieces (or smaller pieces of you prefer) and place them onto a lined oven pan or cake tin.
  10. Allow them to rest for 1 more hour before preheating your oven to 190 degrees.
  11. Once rested, place in oven to bake for 20-25 minutes.
  12. While the buns bake, whisk together butter, cream cheese, vanilla essence and icing sugar until smooth.
  13. Remove buns from oven and while hot, pour the cream cheese mixture over.
  14. Sprinkle with nuts and serve warm!

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