How to Cook Cinnamon Rolls

Makes: 8-10 rolls

Ingredients needed to make cinnamon rolls:

For the dough:

• 3 cups flour
• 4 tbsp butter, melted
• 2 tsp yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup warm milk

For the syrup:

• 3 tbsp espresso
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup brown sugar

For the filling:

• ½ cup chocolate chips, semisweet
• 4 tbsp butter, softened

For the glaze:

• 3 tsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• Brewed espresso for a runny glaze

Cooking instructions for cinnamon rolls:

• Fit a dough hook attachment to a stand mixer and pour the milk into its bowl.
• Add the sugar as well as yeast and whisk them together until they are mixed thoroughly; set aside for about 5 minutes or until it turns foamy.
• Crack the egg into it, add the butter and beat the mixture again until it is properly blended.
• Add the salt and sprinkle the flour at times while beating the mixture until all of it is incorporated into the mixture.
• Knead the mixture for about 5 minutes into a soft dough at medium high speed.
• Put a lid on and set it aside for an hour in a warm place to let it rise to double its previous size.
• After an hour, heat a saucepan over moderate heat and add the brown sugar, cinnamon and espresso.
• Stir the mixture until the sugar melts and continue to heat it for a couple of minutes or until it turns into a shiny syrup; turn the heat off and set aside.
• Place the dough on your kitchen’s working counter and roll it into a rectangular log.
• Smother the log with softened butter and top it up with chocolate chips.
• Add  a lashing of espresso syrup over it and roll up the dough again.
• Trim off its uneven ends and cut it into 2’’ wide rolls.
• Arrange the rolls on a pre-greased baking dish and wrap the surface of the dish with an aluminium foil; set aside for about 45 minutes.
• Warm up your oven to 400 degrees F and bake the cinnamon rolls for about half an hour.
• Do away with the foil and continue to bake for another 5 minutes or until the surface turns golden brown.
• As the baking time approaches its end, add the vanilla as well as cinnamon to the maple syrup and whisk them together into a smooth mixture.
• Gently pour in the espresso while you continue to whisk until a runny glaze is formed.
• Remove the rolls from the oven and drizzle the glaze over them.
• Eat them fresh out of the oven.

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Last Updated on December 13, 2012 by