Get ready to embark on a delightful culinary journey as we uncover the secrets behind creating the perfect Carole's Cinnamon Rolls. With their irresistible swirls of cinnamon sugar and fluffy, decadent dough, these rolls are sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out in the kitchen, this guide will provide you with the essential tips and tricks to achieve cinnamon roll perfection.
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CARAMEL CINNAMON ROLLS
This is our special-occasion breakfast that has been passed down for 3 generations. The gooey caramel topping makes this a scrumptious alternative to an ordinary cinnamon roll. Serve warm.
Provided by Heather
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes
Time 3h33m
Yield 27
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 5 minutes. Sir in salt, shortening, and 1/2 cup sugar. Let cool until lukewarm, at least 10 minutes.
- Dissolve yeast in a bowl of 1/4 cup warm water. Pour into the milk mixture; add flour and eggs. Mix well; cover loosely with damp cloth and let dough rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
- Punch down dough. Cover and let rise again until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll into three 9x15-inch rectangles. Spread each rectangle with 2 tablespoons butter.
- Mix 3/4 cup brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Sprinkle mixture equally over the 3 rectangles. Roll each rectangle tightly beginning at the long side. Cut into 9 equal slices, yielding 27 rolls total.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 3/4 cup butter, pecans, and corn syrup in a bowl. Sprinkle mixture equally into 3 baking pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until caramel is bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and place 9 rolls in each pan. Let rise again until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
- Bake in the hot oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Invert rolls onto another dish or aluminum foil immediately. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327.2 calories, Carbohydrate 46.1 g, Cholesterol 35.2 mg, Fat 14.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 202.7 mg, Sugar 21.6 g
CINNAMON ROLLS
Provided by Katie Lee Biegel
Time 6h15m
Yield 12 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For the cinnamon rolls: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix the warm water with the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar. Set aside for about 5 minutes, until the mixture starts to thicken and bubble slightly. (If the mixture does not start to thicken and bubble slightly, the yeast is not working. Check the expiration date on the yeast and start over.)
- In a large bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, the egg, oil and salt. Mix in the cold water and then the boiling water. Add this to the yeast mixture and stir until well blended. With the machine on low speed, slowly add in 4 cups of flour until incorporated.
- Knead in the mixer on low speed for about 5 minutes until smooth, adding in the extra 1/2 cup flour or more as needed so the dough isn't too sticky. Put the dough into a clean large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until doubled in size, about 3 hours.
- Meanwhile, combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with about 1 tablespoon of the melted butter using a pastry brush.
- Punch down the dough and place it on a lightly floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll it into a rectangle about 20 by 10 inches, with the long edge facing you. Using the pastry brush, spread 1/4 cup of the melted butter over the top of the dough. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the dough. Roll up the dough, starting with the long edge facing you, into a tight cylinder. Gently squeeze the cylinder to seal it. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 12 even rounds. Place the rounds, cut-side down, into the prepared baking dish. There will be some space in between the rounds. Brush the tops of the rolls with the remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter. Cover the dish tightly with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the rolls until golden, 40 to 45 minutes.
- For the icing: Meanwhile, mix the confectioners' sugar with the milk in a small bowl. When the rolls come out of the oven, drizzle the icing over the hot rolls. Serve while warm.
CINNAMON ROLLS
Provided by Sandra Lee
Time 1h30m
Yield 16 rolls
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to form a 15 by 7-inch rectangle. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Spread 2/3 cup softened butter over dough and then evenly sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Starting at the long edge, roll up dough as for a jelly roll. Cut roll into 16 slices and then set aside in a warm place and allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Divide rolls among 2 lightly buttered round baking pans. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden on top. While the rolls are baking, combine the icing ingredients with an electric mixer until fluffy. Frost the warm rolls with the icing. Serve warm.
BEST CINNAMON ROLLS
When I married him, I discovered that my husband's family has the best cinnamon roll recipe! I asked his mom how to make homemade cinnamon rolls, and I've been making them ever since. Serve them with scrambled eggs, and you have a filling breakfast. As a variation, you can replace the filling with a mixture of raisins and pecans. -Shenai Fisher, Topeka, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h
Yield 16 rolls.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Dissolve yeast in warm milk. In another bowl, combine sugar, butter, eggs, salt, yeast mixture and 2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Punch down dough; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion into an 11x8-in. rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 8 slices; place in a greased 13x9-in. pan, cut side down. Cover with a kitchen towel. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350°., Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire racks., For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla and salt until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over tops. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Fat 15g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 66mg cholesterol, Sodium 323mg sodium, Carbohydrate 53g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
GRANDMOM'S CINNAMON ROLLS
Kids and adults crave grandma's cinnamon rolls!
Provided by Tana
Time 2h5m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare dough: Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until just about to boil, 3 to 4 minutes. Add sugar, shortening, and salt; remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm, about 10 minutes.
- While the milk mixture is cooling, sprinkle yeast over water and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Pour lukewarm milk mixture into a bowl; add 1 cup flour and beat well. Beat in yeast mixture and egg. Gradually beat in remaining 2 1/2 cups flour. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Test by pressing a finger into the dough; a fingerprint should stay.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch square baking pans.
- Prepare filling: Mix sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and divide in half. Roll one piece into a 16x8-inch rectangle. Spread 1/2 of the filling over top. Start at the long edge of the rectangle and roll up as for a jelly roll. Cut into eight 1-inch slices and place cut-sides down into one prepared baking pan. Repeat with remaining rectangle.
- Bake in the oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare frosting by mixing confectioners' sugar and water together in a bowl.
- Remove rolls from the oven. Transfer to a large serving plate and spread frosting over top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 316.7 calories, Carbohydrate 54.1 g, Cholesterol 28.1 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 198 mg, Sugar 31.8 g
CAROLE'S CINNAMON ROLLS
Make and share this Carole's Cinnamon Rolls recipe from Food.com.
Provided by In Ulm um Ulm...
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 3h15m
Yield 48 small rolls
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Soften/proof yeast in the lukewarm water and set aside.
- Pour scalded milk on the sugar, salt and shortening. Let sit until lukewarm.
- Then add 2 C sifted flour - mix thoroughly.
- Add 1 beaten egg and the yeast and water to flour mixture - beat well.
- Add up to 3 ½ C flour (that much is never needed - start with 2 C).
- Kneed on board until smooth-still kind of sticky (not too stiff).
- Put in greased bowl and cover - let rise until double (1-2 hours).
- When finger dent stays - Punch down. (At this point, you may grease and refrigerate).
- Punch and let rise again ... OR make rolls and let them rise).
- Make rolls - Take half the dough, roll it out in a long rectangle. Spread with butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon and sugar. Roll lengthwise. Cut in ½ inch pieces. Place in buttered muffin tin cups. Or make a rounded coffee bread ring shape.
- Bake 375 º 12-15 minutes.
- These freeze well.
- Frost with powdered sugar frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 21.6, Fat 1.3, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 4.2, Sodium 99.9, Carbohydrate 2.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.1, Protein 0.3
Tips:
- Use fresh yeast. Fresh yeast is more active than active dry yeast, so it will help your cinnamon rolls rise better.
- Proof the yeast. Proofing the yeast means letting it sit in warm water with a little sugar for a few minutes. This will help to activate the yeast and make sure that it is working properly.
- Use bread flour. Bread flour has a higher protein content than all-purpose flour, which will help your cinnamon rolls to rise higher and have a chewier texture.
- Don't overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make your cinnamon rolls tough. Mix the dough just until it comes together, then let it rest for a few minutes before rolling it out.
- Roll the dough out thinly. The thinner you roll the dough, the more layers you will have in your cinnamon rolls. This will make them more tender and flavorful.
- Use plenty of cinnamon sugar. Don't be shy with the cinnamon sugar! The more you use, the more flavorful your cinnamon rolls will be.
- Let the cinnamon rolls rise before baking. This will help them to rise even higher and become light and fluffy.
- Bake the cinnamon rolls until they are golden brown. This will ensure that they are cooked through and have a slightly crispy exterior.
Conclusion:
Cinnamon rolls are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. By following these tips, you can make perfect cinnamon rolls that will impress your friends and family. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!
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