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.
Ingredients
- 7g/1 tbsp 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 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 339kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 336mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 554IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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