Are you looking for a show-stopping breakfast that treads the line between healthy and decadent? Look no further than these delicious sourdough cinnamon rolls. The slow-rise dough gives them a soft, pillowy texture, and the mild sourdough flavor compliments the cinnamon perfectly. To make these rolls a little healthier, use monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar!
On the Ingredients
- Cinnamon is a spice that is made from a tree bark. There are over three hundred species of trees in the Cinnamomum genus, but only a couple are used to cultivate the popular spice. Ceylon cinnamon is often called “true cinnamon,” but the far more common variety is cassia. Both are derived from the inner bark of their perspective trees. In America, cinnamon is used chiefly in sweet foods. Cinnamon and sugar go together on cereal, toast, fruits, and in all kinds of desserts. However, in the world at large, cinnamon is used in various sweet and savory dishes, especially in Indian, Turkish, and Persian cuisines. Cinnamon sticks are made from peeled strips of bark and are usually used for decoration or to flavor hot drinks.
- Sourdough starter is a live fermented culture made with fresh flour, water, and yeast kept alive with regular feedings of flour and water. Many cooks keep a sourdough starter perpetually, using it to leaven bread and other baked goods.
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
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minutesAre you looking for a show-stopping breakfast that treads the line between healthy and decadent? Look no further than these delicious sourdough cinnamon rolls. The slow-rise dough gives them a soft, pillowy texture, and the mild sourdough flavor compliments the cinnamon perfectly. To make these rolls a little healthier, use monkfruit sweetener instead of sugar!
Ingredients
- Dough Ingredients
1 cup active sourdough starter
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup warm milk (110° F)
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar OR monkfruit sweetener
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 egg (room temp)
1 tsp salt
- Filling Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 cup brown sugartOR golden monkfruit sweetener
1 tbsp cinnamon
- Icing Ingredients (optional)
1 cup cream cheese (room temp)
1/2 cup confectioners sugar OR Swerve powdered sweetener (sifted)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk (room temp)
Directions
- Combine the starter, water, milk, and 2 cups of flour in a large mixing bowl. When you have a thick, wet batter, cover the bowl with a damp towel and let it sit for 30 minutes.
- Add the sweetener, butter, egg, and salt. Use a standing mixer with a bread hook or mix by hand. Add the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time. Knead until you have a soft, smooth, elastic dough. Lightly oil a mixing bowl and place the dough in it. Cover with a damp towel and let sit for 30 minutes.
- After this rest, uncover and pull up one side of the dough, folding it back into the middle. Repeat with the other three sides, then flip over the dough ball. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Repeat the folding steps, let sit for 60 minutes, repeat the folding, and rest for a final 60 minutes. After this last rest, the dough should be lively, elastic, and airy. If it still seems sluggish, give it another hour.
- Grease a 9x13” (or similarly sized) pan. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll the dough to an 18x16” rectangle. Generously brush the dough with some of the melted butter, leaving about half unused.
- Combine the sugar or monkfruit with the cinnamon, then coat the dough with the mixture. Working from the long side, tightly roll the dough into a log, pinching the edge to seal.
- Using a serrated knife, slice the log into 12 even buns (1.5” wide). Place the buns swirl side up in the prepared pan and brush the remaining butter over each one.
- Cover the buns with plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, take the buns out of the refrigerator and allow them to proof at room temperature until they’re puffy and filling the pan (about 1-2 hours).
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Bake the buns until they’re golden brown and the center is set, about 25-35 minutes.
- If you’re using icing, combine the ingredients together with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy. When the buns are done baking, let them cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a serving plate. Cover with icing and enjoy!
