Cinnamon Rolls

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Cinnamon Rolls

A delicious, cinnamony snack!

Ingredients:

For the dough:

  • 500g unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp dry active yeast
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 100g sugar
  • 200ml yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 100g unsalted room-temperature butter

For the filling:

  • 1/2 sugar
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp cornstartch
  • 50g unsalted butter melted
  • A bit of vanilla
  • A pinch of kosher salt
  • 2 cups ground walnuts
  • A bit of milk, if needed

For the icing:

  • 1/2 icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • A bit of vanilla

Simple syrup:

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Instructions:

  1. Combine dough ingredients in a large bowl and let it rise at room temperature for about 1 hour
  2. Leave in the fridge overnight
  3. In the morning, let it sit to come to room temperature
  4. Cook all the cinnamon filling ingredients until combined. Let it chill
  5. Divide the risen dough into two equal pieces. Sprinkle your work surface generously with flour, and roll one piece of dough
  6. Spread cinnamon filling on the dough, and roll it
  7. Cut the dough using a sharp knife
  8. Place the rolls in a round cake pan. Cover with a clean kitchen tower, and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour
  9. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375F
  10. Make the simple syrup: Combine the granulated sugar and water in a small pan. Let simmer for 3 minutes until the mixture thickens slightly
  11. Bake the dough for about 30-35 minutes
  12. Remove from the oven and immediately brush the top of each roll with the simple syrup over the hot rolls
  13. Be generous with the syrup. It absorbs entirely and keeps the dough soft and moist
  14. Mix the icing ingredients in a zip lock (or piping bag), cut a small hole, and decorate

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