Mini Cinnamon Rolls – My Baking Dependancy

Your favourite candy rolls simply acquired even higher and extra lovable! These mini cinnamon rolls pack the entire taste you like right into a miniature measurement, good for particular events and vacation brunches.

When you’ve got youngsters, particularly ladies, you study to like miniature stuff actual fast. And that features mini meals.

In any case, who needs a full-size stack of buttermilk pancakes when you may make tiny silver-dollar-size pancakes in your baby?

I like big chewy chocolate chip cookies, however little youngsters are large followers of mini chocolate chip cookies.

A full-size pie at Thanksgiving? Mini pumpkin pies and mini pecan pies are WAY higher!

And on the holidays, we like to swap out out large in a single day cinnamon rolls with these lovable mini cinnamon rolls.

Mini cinnamon rolls: good for any vacation

These mini cinnamon rolls are enjoyable for a particular weekend breakfast, particularly if in case you have little youngsters. However they’re additional good for holidays and special day brunches.

You recognize, these occasions while you wish to give your visitors candy and savory choices and need them to have the ability to strive somewhat of all the pieces.

Once you make these mini cinnamon rolls, they’ll take a complete roll and nonetheless have room to strive your ham and cheese quiche, hash brown casserole, and ambrosia salad, too.

If you wish to make issues additional enjoyable, you possibly can even flip them into an lovable cinnamon roll bar! 

Pop the rolls onto lollipop sticks. As a substitute of spreading the glaze on prime of the rolls, set it out in a bowl and let your visitors prime their cinnamon rolls with glaze and the toppings of their alternative.

Think about bowls of toffee bits, nuts, candies, or festive sprinkles, all prepared and ready in your visitors to create the cinnamon roll of their desires. You’ll be able to rejoice any event! Strive purple and pink sprinkles for Valentine’s Day, shades of inexperienced for St. Patrick’s Day, fairly gold ones for a bridal bathe, or tiny snowflakes for Christmas.

In any case, there’s no rule that claims your meals can’t be as enjoyable as it’s scrumptious!

The best way to make mini cinnamon rolls

For those who’ve by no means made home made cinnamon rolls earlier than, they’re positively not as tough as chances are you’ll be considering. In reality, we’re going to use prompt yeast so that you solely need to let the dough rise one time, slicing down on the period of time this recipe takes!

For those who aren’t into the thought of constructing a yeast dough, you possibly can nonetheless make scrumptious cinnamon rolls by making my cinnamon rolls with heavy cream or puff pastry cinnamon rolls. 

Elements you’ll want

For this mini cinnamon roll recipe, you’ll make a yeast dough, cinnamon-sugar filling, and vanilla glaze.

For the dough, you have to:

• 2 1/2 to three cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoons) prompt yeast
• ½ teaspoon positive sea salt
• ¾ cup water
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 massive egg

For this explicit recipe, you wish to be sure to seize prompt yeast, typically known as fast rise yeast. Energetic dry yeast is nice for home made doughnuts or caramel apple cinnamon rolls, however we would like the moment stuff for this.

For the filling, you have to:

• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons floor cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter

Even when you have already got cinnamon sugar readily available, I counsel making the combination above as a result of it features a larger cinnamon-to-sugar ratio for heaps and many taste.

I like utilizing a powdered sugar glaze for these mini cinnamon rolls, though you may use the cream cheese glaze from my strawberry candy rolls as a substitute. For the powdered sugar glaze, you have to:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter
• 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Add 1-2 drops of meals coloring if you wish to make a coloured glaze for an occasion or vacation.

Making mini cinnamon rolls

Make the cinnamon roll dough by combining 1 cup of the flour with the sugar, yeast, and salt in a bowl. 

In a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup, microwave the butter and water till heat however not sizzling to the contact, about 110° to 115°F on an instant-read thermometer. Don’t fear if the butter doesn’t fully soften.

Add this combination and the egg to the flour combination. Beat at medium velocity for two minutes with a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.

Add 1 extra cup of flour and beat for an additional 2 minutes. End by stirring in simply sufficient of the remaining flour to kind a mushy dough – you won’t want the entire flour.

Knead the dough on a evenly floured floor for 6-8 minutes. You need the dough to be easy and elastic, and it ought to spring again when evenly pressed with two fingers. 

Cowl the dough with a clear towel and let it relaxation for 10 minutes. Whereas the dough rests, whisk collectively the cinnamon and sugar for the filling.

Roll the dough into an extended, slim rectangle. It ought to be about 7×24 inches. Unfold the softened butter over the dough, then sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar.

Ranging from the lengthy facet, roll the dough up tightly and pinch the seams to seal. Reduce the roll into 24 items.

Place the rolls cut-side down in a greased 9×13-inch pan or rimmed baking sheet. Cowl once more and let rise in a heat place till doubled in measurement. This can take about 45-60 minutes.

Bake the rolls at 350ºF for 15-18 minutes. Let the mini cinnamon rolls cool for 5-10 minutes earlier than mixing collectively the glaze and drizzling it over the nice and cozy rolls.

Make-ahead ideas

For those who’re making these mini cinnamon rolls for a brunch or vacation breakfast, you in all probability wish to prep them forward of time.

You’ll be able to simply make these rolls the evening earlier than. Merely make the dough and assemble the rolls, slicing them and inserting them in your pan.

As a substitute of letting the rolls rise in a heat place, cowl them with plastic wrap and place them within the fridge in a single day.

Once you’re able to bake them the following morning, allow them to relaxation at room temperature for about half-hour whereas the oven preheats. Bake in accordance with the recipe instructions. 

Incessantly requested questions