Cinnamon Rolls Anyone?!?

Chef Michael inspired me once again! I have never made cinnamon rolls before and it looks really hard to make!  Well, another food blogger inspired me first in attempting to make cinnamon rolls, and her name is Bridget and you site is called The way the cookie Crumbles, and she made a pumpkin cinnamon rolls and they looked so yummy!  I then did my research and found an episode from “Chef at Home” and he made cinnamon rolls that looked so easy to make. I couldn’t resist the challenge, and  I find it a lot easier to follow recipes from watching a videos rather than reading recipes. 

The best part was that I had all the ingredients in my kitchen already so I didn’t have to make a special trip to the grocery store.  I was so proud of myself when I made them! Such a sense of accomplishment and my baking skills gained a level! 

Watch chef Michael Smith’s video “Cinnamon Rolls”, he makes it look so easy and from my experience, it really is! This link is the recipe, as well as the video http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Dessert/Eggs-Dairy/recipe.html?dishid=10482

      

                               

I followed his recipe to the “T” but the only difference was that I cut recipe in half.  The recipe yields 12 but I only live with one other person so by cutting the recipe in half, I get 6 instead.  Much easier for us to finish before they go bad! >_<

Yield: 6

Equipments:

Baking pan

Small pot

Electric mixer

Ingredients:

Dough

½ cup Milk

¼ cup butter

¼ cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon salt

2 ½ cups flour

1 tablespoon instant yeast ( or ½ package)

2 eggs

Filling

¼ cup butter, room temperature

½ cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Glaze

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons cream

1 cup powdered Sugar

Directions:

Dough

1.       In a small pot, on medium heat,  warm milk, butter brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. DO NOT BOIL DON’T even SIMMER, just warm enough so the butter melts.

2.       In an electric mixer using the paddle attachment, add yeast, and warm melted mixture

3.       Add half of the flour and beat until smooth, scraping down the sides

4.       Add eggs and beat till smooth

5.       Switch to dough hook

6.       Add remaining flour

7.       On medium speed, combine till it forms a ball and the dough no longer sticks to the bowl.  Approximately 5 mins

8.       Put the dough in a bowl, plastic wrap over it and let it rest in a warm place (I left mine on top of the fridge) rest for 1-2 hours and it should double in size.

Filling Direction:

1.       Combine room temperature butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until it forms a paste.

Assembling:

1.       An hour later........ knock the dough down to deflate it

2.       Flour your work surface.  Roll the dough out into a rectangle, should be ½ cm thick

3.       Spread the Cinnamon filling evenly to the entire surface of the dough

4.       Start rolling the dough tightly

5.       Slice the log into 6 (or 8) and place in a creased baking pan

6.       Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 30-40 mins

Glaze directions:

1.       Combine vanilla cream and powdered sugar

Once the cinnamon rolls have cooled down, drizzle glaze all over them!

Your house will smell pleasantly cinnamony!