Cinnamon Rolls Are Excellent Treat!

Cinnamon Rolls are a favorite to many and seem to put in the role of the breakfast and quick bread family. It seem to be a cross between cinnamon buns and sticky buns, but still sticks on its own as an individual. There all equally delicious though and I tend to make sure to find a recipe to make different versions.

These cinnamon rolls have a great attractive appearance to them and bring off a great aroma of flavor. Its a bakery treat that is pretty hard to fight back temptation to try one and pretty much talks to you saying" take one, I'm so good lol".

 

The crazy thing is I have always love cinnamon rolls/buns since I was a kid, but I have never been a big fan of raisins. So you think I wouldn't like these treats since mostly the fillings to theses are either raisins or currants, but to the contrary I love the combination and forget I am even eating raisins. Your pretty much tricking yourself by slightly changing its flavor or combination with a favorite. Baking and cooking can easily do this with ingredients you may not like on there own.

The only down side to these buns is there always gone so quickly and a single recipe is never enough. Recommend doubling the ingredients for this recipe for a good amount of deliciousness.

There delicious when warm and gooey; however there even better cold when the flavors have really absorbed themselves in the bread. I absolutely love it and its only a few ingredients of brown sugar, raisins, butter and cinnamon that create that wonderful flavor.

I haven't met anyone that didn't like these kinds of treats beside being allergic to something in them, which is a darn shame for some people.But for the ones that can eat all they want in treats. Try this one on for size. Its easy and has simple ingredients!

Cinnamon Rolls ( Adapted From Jiffy Cinnamon Rolls, High School Grade 12 Cooking Class)

Printable Version

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tbsp granulated sugar

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup cold butter or margarine

1 cup milk

Filling

1/3 cup butter or margarine

1 cup brown sugar, packed

3 tsp cinnamon

1/3 cup raisins

Glaze

1/2 cup icing sugar

Little milk or water, 1- 2 tsp

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Use a pastry blender to cut in cold butter until looks like bread crumbs

Make a well in the center

Pour the measured milk into well.

Stir with wooden spoon till combined and forms a soft dough

Lightly flour your work surface

Knead 8- 10 times till smooth/no longer sticky

Roll into a rectangle about 1/3 inch think and 12 inches long

Filling:

Beat butter, brown sugar and cinnamon together.

In a large rectangle glass pan, sprinkle half of the filling to the bottom.

Spread the remaining filling over dough rectangle and sprinkle the raisins last.

Roll up in a jelly roll fashion.

Mark first before cutting to get about 12 or more

Place cut side down in pan.

Bake in 400F for 20 -25 minutes ( golden brown)

Let cool.

Glaze:

Mix 1/2 cup icing sugar and milk or water. Makes a thin glaze and drizzle over cinnamon rolls.