Simple Cinnamon Rolls
 
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Serves: 9
Ingredients
  • Butter, for greasing the pan
Cinnamon Filling
  • ⅓ cup/ 76 grams butter, softened
  • 1 cup/ 200 grams brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
Dough
  • 1 egg
  • ⅔ cup/ 160 ml milk
  • 2¼ cups/282 grams flour (plus 2-3 tablespoons more for dusting)
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoons salt
  • ½ cup/113 grams cold butter
Icing
  • ½ cup/ 63 grams powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 1½ teaspoons milk
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
  2. Grease an 8x8" pan with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
  3. Start with the filling: In a medium bowl using an electric mixer on high to cream the butter, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the creamed butter. Mix until combined. Set aside.
  5. Now for the dough. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and milk. Set aside for now.
  6. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Turn the food processor on high for a few seconds to make sure all the dry ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
  7. Add the cold butter to the flour mixture. Pulse until the butter has been cut into the flour and the mixture looks crumbly.
  8. Now pour in the whisked egg and milk mixture. Mix briefly on high until the dough has come together.
  9. Generously flour your work surface. Turn the dough out onto the work surface. The dough might be a bit sticky. If so, knead in another 1-2 tablespoons of flour until the dough becomes drier and you are able to handle it without it sticking to your hands.
  10. Roll or pat the dough into a rough square, with the dough about ¼-1/3" thick.
  11. Sprinkle the cinnamon butter filling over the dough. Use your fingers or a knife to spread the filling as best as you can as evenly as possible across the dough.
  12. Roll the dough up, as if you were rolling up a newspaper. This will give you the cinnamon roll swirl pattern.
  13. Using a sharp knife, cut the log into 9 pieces.
  14. Put the 9 pieces into the prepared baking pan. Leave some space between them, they will puff up and touch each other as they cook.
  15. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
  16. While the rolls are cooking, make the icing. In a small bowl stir together the powdered sugar, hot water, milk, and vanilla extract. Drizzle on top of cooled cinnamon rolls. If you're too eager and put the icing on while the rolls are too hot the icing will melt into the rolls.
  17. Serve iced rolls slightly warm.
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2015/12/12/simple-cinnamon-rolls/