Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls – Jane’s Patisserie

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

The following recipe in my small batch bakes sequence, 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 sequence, and I’m nonetheless completely obsessive about it. I like the concept of having the ability to deal with myself to a bit 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 arduous to make solely 1-2 typically, with out fully altering the recipe after which getting a distinct finish lead to flavour or texture. My cheesecake for 2 is a fast and straightforward 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 sequence is as a result of typically you simply need to make a smaller quantity of a baked good, you may not need leftover, you may not have freezer area for spare, and typically 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, again and again, as a result of I adore it. You’ve a tender and light-weight bread dough, stuffed with a brown sugar cinnamon filling that creates the enduring swirl, and that recipe has an icing drizzle. 

Any sweetened dough is my favorite kind of bake as a result of I take pleasure in really making the dough, as the method is kind 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 in every of my favourites, and the concept for this small batch bakes recipe works for my different related flavour profiles. 

The bread dough

For the dough itself, I’ve tried to make it as much like the traditional cinnamon rolls recipe as I can. As talked about above, since you are decreasing the recipe down it’s not essentially so simple as making solely a 3rd or 1 / 4 of a bake because it doesn’t at all times 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 desire to make use of sturdy white bread flour for this. I’ve tried wholemeal as nicely, however I discovered the dough fairly heavy compared, so I desire the white 
• Yeast – I take advantage of a dried energetic yeast – so I simply add it into the combo as per the recipe. Test in case your recipe wants activating first, as if it does you have to add it to the warmed milk
• Sugar – a bit 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 nicely 
• Milk – I take advantage of dairy milk, and I desire and advocate full-fat for finest outcomes. You should utilize dairy free milk reminiscent of soya, or almond 
• Vanilla – I like the little sprint of vanilla however that is non-obligatory. 

Make the rolls

If you end up making a bread dough like this, it’s essential to comply with just a few tricks to be sure to get the perfect cinnamon rolls you can also make, whether or not it’s the small batch ones or the common sized batch. I at all times 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 deliver it along with my hand. 

As soon as the dough has been introduced collectively you have to knead the dough for 5-10 minutes. You need to make the dough as tender 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 blended collectively. It’s going to take a pair minutes most to make it, as it’s a must to soften the butter. I sometimes wait till my dough has been rolled out earlier than I do the filling to be trustworthy. 

I get my risen dough out of the bowl, and plopped onto a evenly 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 evenly. 

After you have added this on high, you possibly can roll the dough up. I roll from the quick aspect to the quick aspect, fairly tightly. I lower this into 4, after which place right into a small baking dish. If you happen to don’t have an applicable small baking dish, you should utilize a 7″ spherical baking tin, or a 6″ sq. baking tin. My dish was a bit massive, however I beloved it for the photographs if I’m trustworthy. Go away 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. Nevertheless, I 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 very small model of my cream cheese frosting recipe – which is a small quantity of block butter, blended with icing sugar. A bit of sprint of vanilla, after which the cream cheese – at all times ensure to make use of full fats tender cheese. I slather this on high of the cinnamon rolls, after they’re nonetheless barely heat and contemporary, after which I merely devour them. This recipe serves 2-4 individuals, however actually… it’s arduous to share. 

Suggestions & Methods 

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

Bread dough

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

Filling

• 15 g unsalted butter (melted)
• 75 g mild brown tender sugar
• 1 tbsp floor cinnamon

Topping

• 30 g unsalted butter (room temp)
• 30 g icing sugar
• 75 g full-fat tender 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 easy and elastic

• Go away 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 aspect to quick aspect and cut up into 4

• Place right into a small baking dish and canopy. Go away 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 depart to chill barely

• Combine the butter and sugar collectively till easy

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

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

ENJOY!

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