Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls – Jane’s Patisserie

A scrumptious recipe of small batch cinnamon rolls – comfortable, buttery and scrumptious topped with cream cheese frosting.

The following recipe in my small batch bakes collection, cinnamon rolls. This recipe was so extremely requested, and as I’m so completely obsessive about cinnamon rolls, I used to be more than pleased to oblige. 

Small Batch Bakes

It’s solely been a short time since I began my small batch bakes collection, and I’m nonetheless completely obsessive about it. I really like the thought of having the ability to deal with myself to somewhat bake that doesn’t have any leftovers or any agro for that bake you might be after. 

To me, any recipe that serves 1-6 counts as small batch. Some bakes are onerous to make solely 1-2 generally, with out utterly altering the recipe after which getting a unique finish end in flavour or texture. My cheesecake for 2 is a fast and simple no-bake dessert thought, together with my luxurious Lindt chocolate fondants. 

As I’ve talked about earlier than, the rationale behind my Small Batch Bakes collection is as a result of generally you simply need to make a smaller quantity of a baked good, you may not need leftover, you may not have freezer house for spare, and generally you simply fancy making a lil’ one thing – so this recipe is for that insane cinnamon roll craving that all of us get… proper?! RIGHT?! 

Bread recipes

On the subject of cinnamon rolls, I’ve my trusty tried and examined recipe for a traditional 12 batch on my weblog already. I like this recipe, and I’ve made it so many instances, time and again, as a result of I like it. You’ve a comfortable and lightweight bread dough, full of a brown sugar cinnamon filling that creates the enduring swirl, and that recipe has an icing drizzle. 

Any sweetened dough is my favorite type of bake as a result of I take pleasure in truly making the dough, as the method is sort of soothing to me, however I additionally simply adore consuming something like this. My coronary heart adores bread, and it adores me. My lemon and blueberry rolls are one other one among my favourites, and the thought for this small batch bakes recipe works for my different comparable flavour profiles. 

The bread dough

For the dough itself, I’ve tried to make it as just like the traditional cinnamon rolls recipe as I can. As talked about above, since you are lowering the recipe down it’s not essentially so simple as making solely a 3rd or 1 / 4 of a bake because it doesn’t all the time work that merely. I don’t need to create a recipe that makes use of 1 / 4 of an egg for instance. 

• Flour – I do want to make use of robust white bread flour for this. I’ve tried wholemeal as properly, however I discovered the dough fairly heavy compared, so I want the white 
• Yeast – I take advantage of a dried lively yeast – so I simply add it into the combination as per the recipe. Examine in case your recipe wants activating first, as if it does you should add it to the warmed milk
• Sugar – somewhat caster sugar to feed the yeast and assist the dough develop 
• Butter – I take advantage of unsalted block butter, however you should utilize salted block butter as properly 
• Milk – I take advantage of dairy milk, and I want and suggest full-fat for finest outcomes. You should utilize dairy free milk resembling soya, or almond 
• Vanilla – I really like the little sprint of vanilla however that is elective. 

Make the rolls

When you find yourself making a bread dough like this, it’s essential to comply with just a few tricks to ensure you get the most effective cinnamon rolls you can also make, whether or not it’s the small batch ones or the common sized batch. I all the time begin my bread dough by including the flour, yeast, sugar and butter to a bowl and I rub this along with my fingertips to make a breadcrumb like texture. It’s so essential to make use of an actual butter and never a margarine right here. 

As soon as the combination resembles breadcrumbs, you possibly can then add within the warmed milk, and vanilla. The nice and cozy milk is designed to assist kick-start the yeast, and create the beautiful dough that you’re after. I make this small batch recipe by hand and don’t use a mixer, however you possibly can if you’d like. I pour the milk and vanilla into the bowl and blend briefly with a spatula as it’s tremendous sticky at this level, after which I convey it along with my hand. 

As soon as the dough has been introduced collectively you should knead the dough for 5-10 minutes. You need to make the dough as comfortable and pillowy as attainable to create an exquisite texture for the cinnamon rolls. The dough then must relaxation and rise for a few hours, coated in a heat place, after which you can also make the filling. 

The filling

After you have made the dough and it’s rising, you can also make the filling. It’s a actually easy submitting of melted butter, after which brown sugar and cinnamon combined collectively. It’s going to take a pair minutes most to make it, as you must soften the butter. I sometimes wait till my dough has been rolled out earlier than I do the filling to be sincere. 

I get my risen dough out of the bowl, and plopped onto a calmly floured floor. You need to roll the dough out to a rectangle form, as evenly a form as attainable. My rectangle is about 20x25cm in dimension. As soon as rolled out, I brush the melted butter everywhere in the dough, after which I press the brown sugar cinnamon combine on high and press it into the dough calmly. 

After you have added this on high, you possibly can roll the dough up. I roll from the quick facet to the quick facet, fairly tightly. I reduce this into 4, after which place right into a small baking dish. When you don’t have an acceptable small baking dish, you should utilize a 7″ spherical baking tin, or a 6″ sq. baking tin. My dish was somewhat massive, however I cherished it for the pictures if I’m sincere. Depart the dough to rise once more while the oven preheats after which bake. 

The frosting

The baked cinnamon rolls are wonderful when they’re contemporary out of the oven, smelling deliciously heat and cosy and I like it. Nonetheless, I really like slathering a frosting on high – and while my common cinnamon rolls have an icing drizzle, I do love the traditional cream cheese frosting topping. 

I take advantage of a extremely small model of my cream cheese frosting recipe – which is a small quantity of block butter, combined with icing sugar. A little bit sprint of vanilla, after which the cream cheese – all the time make certain to make use of full fats comfortable cheese. I slather this on high of the cinnamon rolls, once they’re nonetheless barely heat and contemporary, after which I merely devour them. This recipe serves 2-4 folks, however actually… it’s onerous to share. 

Suggestions & Methods 

• These are finest on the day of baking as they keep comfortable and fluffy, however could be stored for a few days (and refreshed within the microwave) 
• These could be prepped up till baking the night time earlier than and place into the fridge in a single day. Deliver again to room temp for 45-60 minutes, after which bake within the morning
• These could be frozen for 3+ months
• If you wish to make a bigger batch, have a look at my selfmade cinnamon roll recipe as a substitute 

Bread dough

• 200 g robust white bread flour
• 5 g dried lively yeast
• 25 g caster sugar
• 30 g unsalted butter (chilly and cubed)
• 100 ml complete milk (heat)
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract

Filling

• 15 g unsalted butter (melted)
• 75 g gentle brown comfortable sugar
• 1 tbsp floor cinnamon

Topping

• 30 g unsalted butter (room temp)
• 30 g icing sugar
• 75 g full-fat comfortable cheese
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract

• Add the bread flour, yeast, sugar and butter to a bowl and rub the combination collectively to resemble bread crumbs

• Add warmed milk, and the vanilla and blend. I begin off with a spatula, after which knead with my palms. 

• Knead the dough for 5-10 minutes till clean and elastic

• Depart to rise for 1-2 hours in an oiled bowl in a heat place

• Roll the dough out onto a floured floor to a rectangle and brush over melted butter

• Combine the sugar and cinnamon collectively and sprinkle excessive 

• Roll up tightly from quick facet to quick facet and break up into 4

• Place right into a small baking dish and canopy. Depart to rise once more for 30-45 minutes in a heat place

• Preheat oven to 180ºc/160ºc fan 

• Bake the cinnamon rolls for 18-22 minutes till golden and go away to chill barely

• Combine the butter and sugar collectively till clean

• Add the cream cheese and vanilla and blend. Unfold over the cinnamon rolls 

• These are finest on the day of baking as they keep comfortable and fluffy, however could be stored for a few days (and refreshed within the microwave) 
• These could be prepped up till baking the night time earlier than and place into the fridge in a single day. Deliver again to room temp for 45-60 minutes, after which bake within the morning
• These could be frozen for 3+ months
• If you wish to make a bigger batch, have a look at my selfmade cinnamon roll recipe as a substitute 

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