Cinnamon Rolls - Part 4

Today, I made cinnamon rolls for the fourth time although the second attempt had never been mentioned before.

I managed to knead the dough on my glass worktop.  This time, I applied a lot of flour on the surface of the worktop to prevent the dough from sticking on it.  I was able to form a proper shaped dough like those on Youtube videos.  I was really excited but had to wait for 1.5 hours for the dough to rise. 

This time, I applied some cooking oil to the bowl before placing the dough in it.

Patience is a great virtue.  The dough doubled in size after 1.5 hours.  This time, the dough was easier to be removed from the bowl where it had sat due to the coating of the cooking oil in the bowl.  

I sprinkled some flour on the glass worktop and on the dough before it was taken out of the bowl.  I found that the rolling of the dough easier as the dough was not sticking to the glass worktop.  I was able to roll the dough four times this time.  The shape of a cinnamon roll had formed successfully.

I placed the cinnamon rolls in a tray and left it in the cold oven to rise for another 1.5 hours.

After 1.5 hours, I simply insert the tray into the preheated oven at 180'C and baked for 15 minutes.

Voila!  Enjoy the photos!

Photo 1: dough is ready for rising

Photo 2: waiting to rise

Photo 3: cinnamon sugar filling

Photo 4: waiting for the second rise

Photo 5: ready for baking

Photo 6: close up of ready cinnamon rolls

Photo 7: freshly baked cinnamon rolls

Cinnamon Rolls Part Deux

I made some cinnamon rolls yesterday to see if the only recipe in my previous blog worked.  I was still unable to make the rolls look like those in online Youtube videos.

I think the problem is probably due to the texture of the dough and the lack of kneading in my case.  I used a spatula and hand to knead the dough instead of using a food mixer.

The texture of the finished roll is good.

Once I get myself a food mixer, I'll try the cinnamon roll recipe in my previous blog to see if the shape of the rolls has improved.

For the filling, this time, I just mixed 60g brown sugar and 15g cinnamon powder in a bowl by using a fork to stir them all together.  Then, I brushed 50g melted unsalted butter on the flattened dough.  I sprinkled the sugar-cinnamon mixture on the flattened dough before rolling it into a roll.  This amended process helped the filling easily distributed and stuck to the flattened dough.

Below are the photos of my second attempt on the cinnamon roll recipe: