Saturday, August 9, 2014

Yummy Made From Scratch Cinnamon Rolls

So Sierra decided the other day that she wanted to make this delicious looking-yet very elaborate-dessert recipe. It turned out delicious & I will post that a different day. Anyway...after we did that I thought it would be fun to bake something else together! So I found a few different recipes & changed them all up a bit...& we made cinnamon rolls from scratch. It was easy too! And SO delicious.

||W H A T  Y O U  N E E D||

For the dough....
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup milk

For the filling....
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons cinnamon

For the glaze....
powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
vanilla extract


||S T E P S||

1 : Go ahead & make the filling. Don't forget to melt the butter first ;).


2. Time to make the dough! Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir together. Soften the butter and mix that in. Then add the milk.


3. Get the pan you plan on baking your rolls on & sprinkle half of your filling mixture on to the pan. 


4. Roll out the dough (don't forget to add flour to whatever surface you're using-don't want it to stick!). I made mine in to a 9 inch circle. This will make the dough about 1/4 inch thick. 


5. You will then want to take the rest of your filling mixture and carefully spread it evenly on to the dough.

6. Slowly & carefully roll up the dough. 

7. Now...this step all depends on how large you want your rolls to be. Just stretch the roll out in to the width and length you want. Obviously, the longer it is the more you will have, but they will be thinner. 


8. Slice the roll evenly. Depending on how large you want them to be...will determine how far apart you cut in the dough. We ended up making around 12. But with the amount of ingredients we used you can make up to 18. 

 

9. Turn on your oven! Set at 400. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

10. While that's baking you can make your glaze! You add 1/4 cup of milk. Then you slowly begin to add powdered sugar. You want to add as much as you need to reach the consistency you want for your glaze. Once you have your consistency just the way you want, add vanilla extract. I estimated. Some like more vanilla, some like less. I am one of those who likes more. I suggest slowly adding it a little bit at a time & tasting it until it reaches the right flavor for you.

11. Once your cinnamon rolls are out of the oven you want them to cool before you put the glaze on them. Being the impatient person that I am, I could't wait for them to cool-so I immediately put on the glaze. Which just caused it to melt all over the rolls. If you like, you can just use the glaze as a dip! 



 They are deeelicious! Yum yum.








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