Finally, Great Cinnamon Rolls

[liralen]

I just threw all these things into a bread maker on dough cycle...

1 cup warm water
1 tsp instant yeast
1/4 c sugar
1 egg
2 Tbs melted butter
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups bread flour
1/2 tsp salt

and let it rip. An hour and a half later I rolled it out into a largish rectangle (10 x 20?), brushed one tablespoon of melted butter on it and sprinkled

2 tsp freshly ground cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar

on it, rolled it up along the short side of the rectangle and then cut it into eight pieces and plopped them into a cake pan, covered it with a plastic bag in the fridge (I think I should have just used a sheet of parchment paper, would have let the sugar sweat dry out a bit) and let it rise until Saturday morning. 25 minutes in a 375 degree oven and they were very, very satisfying.

They're probably leaner and less sweet than most people's ideal cinnamon rolls, but they were great for me. Especially with a little buttermilk icing, that was just confectioner's sugar and enough buttermilk to make a glaze. Tangy.

Comments

[tavella.livejournal.com]

ooh, I'm going to have to try this recipe. I've been wanting cinnamon rolls for a while, and trying them with the wheat flour sounds like a great idea.

[mallen.livejournal.com]

You rock the house, baby.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I'm glad they appeal. I really liked the body the whole wheat flour gave to the rolls. It's the same properties that can make some whole wheat bread loaves more like bricks than bread, and if you have fresh ww flour or keep the stuff in the freezer, it seems to always give it almost a nutty characteristic.

I wanna add chopped, toasted pecans next time to the cinnamon sugar...

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*beam*