Cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing
An enriched dough rolled with butter and cinnamon, finished with cream cheese icing after baking.
Active time30 min
Cooking17 min
Total3 h 30 minResting : 3 h
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Ingredients
- 205 g unsalted butter
- 85 g full-fat plain cream cheese
- 227 g whole milk
- 100 g fresh whole eggs, net weight without shells
- 21 g ground cinnamon
- 2 g vanilla extract
- 539 g plain wheat flour
- 5 g sunflower oil
- 8 g instant dried yeast
- 11 g fine salt
- 99 g white sugar
- 170 g icing sugar
- 213 g soft brown sugar
Preparation
Break and beat the eggs, then weigh without shells. Mix with the lukewarm milk, flour, 74 g butter, salt, white sugar and yeast. Knead until smooth and supple. Use some oil to coat the bowl, cover and let the dough almost double, up to 2 hours depending on room temperature.
205 g unsalted butter227 g whole milk100 g fresh whole eggs, net weight without shells539 g plain wheat flour5 g sunflower oil8 g instant dried yeast11 g fine salt99 g white sugar- bowl
- cloth
Oil the worktop and baking dish with the remaining oil. Roll the dough into a rectangle. The family-size guide is 40 × 53 cm. Spread with the reserved 74 g butter, then the brown sugar mixed with cinnamon. Roll from a short side and cut slices about 33 mm thick.
21 g ground cinnamon213 g soft brown sugar- rolling pin
- spatula
- knife
- baking dish
Arrange cut-side up in the dish. 23 × 33 cm suits the family-size guide. Cover and let almost double, about 30 min. Heat a conventional oven to 205 °C. Bake for about 17 min, until golden and cooked through at the centres.
- baking dish
- cloth
- oven
While the rolls bake, beat the cream cheese with the 57 g butter reserved for the icing, icing sugar and vanilla. Let the rolls cool for about 10 min, spread with the icing and serve. Refrigerate covered leftovers.
85 g full-fat plain cream cheese2 g vanilla extract170 g icing sugar- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
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