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 subsequent recipe in my small batch bakes sequence, cinnamon rolls. This recipe was so extremely requested, and as I’m so totally 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 totally obsessive about it. I like the thought of with 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 utterly altering the recipe after which getting a special finish lead to flavour or texture. My cheesecake for 2 is a fast and simple no-bake dessert concept, together with my luxurious Lindt chocolate fondants. 

As I’ve talked about earlier than, the explanation behind my Small Batch Bakes sequence is as a result of typically you simply wish to make a smaller quantity of a baked good, you won’t need leftover, you won’t 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

In the case 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 occasions, time and again, as a result of I like it. You might have 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 form of bake as a result of I get pleasure from truly 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 thought 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 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 wish to create a recipe that makes use of 1 / 4 of an egg for instance. 

• Flour – I do favor to make use of sturdy white bread flour for this. I’ve tried wholemeal as properly, however I discovered the dough fairly heavy as compared, so I favor the white 
• Yeast – I exploit a dried energetic 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 it’s worthwhile to add it to the warmed milk
• Sugar – a bit caster sugar to feed the yeast and assist the dough develop 
• Butter – I exploit unsalted block butter, however you should utilize salted block butter as properly 
• Milk – I exploit dairy milk, and I favor and advocate full-fat for greatest outcomes. You should use dairy free milk akin to soya, or almond 
• Vanilla – I like the little sprint of vanilla however that is optionally available. 

Make the rolls

If you find yourself making a bread dough like this, it’s necessary to observe a couple of tricks to be sure you get one of the best cinnamon rolls you may 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 necessary to make use of an actual butter and never a margarine right here. 

As soon as the combination resembles breadcrumbs, you’ll be able to then add within the warmed milk, and vanilla. The nice and cozy milk is designed to assist kick-start the yeast, and create the stunning dough that you’re after. I make this small batch recipe by hand and don’t use a mixer, however you’ll be able to if you need. 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 it’s worthwhile to knead the dough for 5-10 minutes. You wish to make the dough as tender and pillowy as attainable to create a beautiful texture for the cinnamon rolls. The dough then must relaxation and rise for a few hours, lined in a heat place, after which you may make the filling. 

The filling

After you have made the dough and it’s rising, you may 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 usually 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 wish to roll the dough out to a rectangle form, as evenly a form as attainable. My rectangle is about 20x25cm in measurement. 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’ll be able to roll the dough up. I roll from the quick aspect to the quick aspect, fairly tightly. I minimize this into 4, after which place right into a small baking dish. For those who 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 a bit large, however I beloved it for the images 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 superb when they’re recent out of the oven, smelling deliciously heat and cosy and I like it. Nonetheless, 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 exploit a extremely small model of my cream cheese frosting recipe – which is a small quantity of block butter, combined with icing sugar. A bit of sprint of vanilla, after which the cream cheese – all the time make certain to make use of full fats tender cheese. I slather this on high of the cinnamon rolls, once they’re nonetheless barely heat and recent, after which I merely devour them. This recipe serves 2-4 individuals, however actually… it’s arduous to share. 

Suggestions & Methods 

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

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 gentle 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

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

ENJOY!

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