Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Cream Cheese Icing

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Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Cream Cheese Icing

These cinnamon rolls with maple flavoured cream cheese icing are a special treat you can easily make at home.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Proving Time2 30

Total Time3 10

Course: Brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cinnamon rolls

Servings:

Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Equipment

This is an affiliate link.Mixing bowls
This is an affiliate link.Pastry blender
This is an affiliate link.Offset spatula
This is an affiliate link.9x13 baking pan
This is an affiliate link.Food processor or hand blender

Ingredients

7g / 1 tbsp This is an affiliate link.active dry yeast
220ml/ 1 cup warm water 110F to 115F
1 egg large
60g / 1/4 cup butter melted
50g / 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
400g / 3 cups all purpose flour or bread flour

For the filling

1 tbsp cinnamon
4 tbsp brown sugar
100g / 1/2 cup butter very soft

For the maple glaze

50g / 1/2 cup icing/powdered sugar
125g / 4 oz cream cheese softened
2 tbsp butter softened
3 tbsp This is an affiliate link.real maple syrup
1 tbsp maple sugar for decoration optional

Instructions

In a small bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Let it sit for a couple of minutes to get frothy. In a large bowl combine 1 egg, melted butter, sugar, salt, yeasted water and 2 cups of flour. Mix until well combined. Add the rest of the flour to make very soft dough and knead for about 3 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to rise for 1.5 hours or until the dough triples in volume.
Make the filling while the dough is rising. Mix the softened butter with brown sugar and cinnamon, set aside till needed.
Once the dough is sufficiently proved, turn it out on a well-floured surface. With a rolling pin roll the dough into a rectangle 18X12", then spread the cinnamon filling with an offset spatula or a flexible plastic spatula leaving ½" border. Roll tightly starting from the short side to get many layers in your rolls. Pinch the seam to seal and place on a cutting board seam side down. Slice into 12 pieces and arrange them on a well-buttered 13X9 baking pan. Cover with a tea towel and let it rise for 30-40 minutes in a warm place. Bake in the preheated oven at 375 F/ 190C for 25 minutes. Then take out of the oven and allow the rolls to cool completely before icing them.
While the rolls are cooling make the icing by combining the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and maple syrup in a food processor or with a hand blender. Top room temperature rolls with dollops of the cream cheese icing, then spread with the back of a spoon while making a swirl. Sprinkle with maple sugar if using.

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