Cinnamon Rolls

A few days ago I had a cup of coffee, with cream that tasted just like cinnamon rolls. And ever since that day I craved a cinnamon roll. Finally I gave into the craving =)

Low fat Cinnamon rolls:

Original recipe:                                                                            American recipe:

25g of yeast                                                                                   1tsp of yeast
1dl (100ml) of water                                                                      0,4 cup or 100ml of water
2½dl (250ml) milk                                                                         1cup of milk                                        
½ tsp salt                                                                                       ½ tsp salt
1Tbsp sugar                                                                                  1Tbsp sugar
1Tbso oil - I used applesauce instead of oil!                                   1Tbsp applesause
500g of flour                                                                                  4 cups of all purpose flour
1 egg                                                                                             1 egg
100g brown sugar                                                                          ½ cup of brown sugar
1Tbsp cinnamon                                                                            1Tbsp cinnamon

Instructions:
Mix yeast with water, and let it stand for 10 minutes.
Add milk, salt, sugar, applesauce, and gradually the flour.
The dough has to be smooth and elastic and not stick to your fingers.
Once the dough is all done, put it back into the bowl, and cover it. the dough needs to rise for an hour.
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F and bakes for 15 minutes.

After an hour you are ready to roll out the dough.
Remember to sprinkle some flour on the table, so the dough won't get stuck.

I know, mine did not turn out to be a square, but for me that is the charm of home baking, I like the fact that it's not perfect.

Of course were I making this for others I would make it perfect. But for home, it is as it is. I like being relaxed about it.

Once the dough is rolled out you add your cinnamon, because this is a healthy version of cinnamon rolls I have no butter in this.

You mix the brown sugar and cinnamon.

You mix it so there are no big lumps of brown sugar. The smoother you can mix this, the better it will be.

You sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on the dough, and again try and make it as smooth as possible, that will cause less problems when you have to roll it up

Now this is going to be a bit difficult as the cinnamon sugar is lying loosely on the dough, so don't worry. I have the same problem too =)







Rolled and cut. My dough turned out to be a bit more sticky that I had expected so moving the cut piece
s became extra tricky. But that is how they turned out before being baked.

You might want to consider moving them with a spatial or a wide knife.

You then mix the egg with some water and whip it for a bit, then you brush the egg on the rolls so they should turn out nice and brown.

And not pale like mine. Thought I could do with just spraying them with oil, but they turned out to be real pale. So next time I will use the egg.

And this is where the healthy part ends, here in the house cake and cookies must have icing. So healthier cinnamon rolls are no excuse.











These cinnamon rolls are nothing like the ones you buy at the store, as my boyfriend said "They are more chewier, than I'm used to". So when trying this recipe, don't expect store bought cinnamon rolls, then you will be highly disappointed.