Home baked Cinnamon Rolls

October 01, 2021

Cinnamon rolls with a hint of lemon and drizzled with lemon icing are amazing.

 Cinnamon rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

Who does not like Cinnamon rolls, right? :)

The aroma of freshly baked cinnamon rolls in a bakery is enough to draw me in. 
Cinnamon roll is my weakness!!!


What makes this the best Cinnamon Rolls?

Most cinnamon rolls has sweet cream cheese on top but these cinnamon rolls has lemon icing drizzle.

And the dough has some lemon zest in it as well!

So these cinnamon rolls are not just plain bread like dough with some cinnamon sugar!

The taste of citrus just balance the overall sweetness of the cinnamon sugar.

 Cinnamon buns

How to bake a good Cinnamon Rolls?

The steps and list of ingredients are in the printable recipe card below.

However, I will take you through steps by steps on how to achieve soft cinnamon rolls (and these cinnamon rolls stays soft for few days!).

 
1. Mix all dry ingredients in a mixing.
Don't forget to add lemon zest!!

 
2. Add the wet ingredients : milk and yeast mixture, and tang zhong
Mix to rough mixture then add butter.

 
3. The cinnamon roll dough should be smooth, shiny and soft but the dough will not stick to fingers.
Don't forget to rest the dough (proofing), so the dough will rise and double its size.

 
4. Spread cinnamon sugar evenly

 
5. Roll the dough with cinnamon sugar

 
6. Slice the dough 

 
7. Arrange the sliced un-bake cinnamon roll.
Leave at least 2 to 3 cm (and inch approximately) to the cinnamon roll will expand side ways (instead of upwards)
Rest them again before baking.

 
8. Bake for approximately 20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the cinnamon rolls)
Keep an eye on them. 
No one loves over baked cinnamon rolls, right?

 
9. Perfecto!
Leave them to cool down in the pan before drizzling lemon icing.

 
 
10. Last but not least, don't forget the ZEST in the cinnamon roll dough.

 soft Cinnamon rolls


Tips for making Cinnamon Rolls dough

I would say, Tang zhong, is the SECRET to have soft and stay soft cinnamon rolls.

How to store Cinnamon Rolls?

Once baked cinnamon rolls has cooled down, keep them in an air tight container.

Leaving this delicious cinnamon rolls out in the pantry without covering them in either plastic bags or in covered food container will dry them out.
This is so if you are living in 'dry' places like Perth, Australia.

And if you are in high humidity countries, best keep your cinnamon rolls in the fridge after 2 days, to avoid mould. 
Re-heat the cinnamon rolls in microwave for 10 or 20 seconds.

 cinnamon rolls recept

Video on How to bake Cinnamon Rolls





My other bakes that uses lemon

Lemon Curd Slice
Easy Lemon Poppy Seeds Cake
Almond and LemonSyrup Cake


 These Cinnamon rolls with a hint of lemon and drizzled with lemon icing are amazing. This cinnamon rolls recipe  is a keeper.

Written on 22nd May 2010

My second installment of Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice.

Just imagine the smell of bread and cinnamon baking in the oven.... All our senses will be awaken by the gorgeous aroma permeating and teasing us... hmmmm....
 We couldn't wait to get our hands on and gobble up these beautiful cinnamon rolls. It has a tinge of lemon... fresh and crisp .... and the fondant ..ooh so yum...  

I could go on and on raving non stop about them. Peter's book and his thorough thoughts ... easy to understand methods has made me a 'brilliant baker'...... lol

Comments

  1. Love cinnamon buns...the aroma of this lovely spice is just so pleasant, and irresistible.

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