Cinnamon Scrolls
Get baking with this easy recipe for Cinnamon Scrolls! Perfect for afternoon tea, the lunchbox, or just as a sweet treat in the pantry.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried yeast
- 1 egg
- 1 yolk
- 75 grams butter, melted
- 3 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoons orange zest
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled slightly
Icing
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried yeast
- 1 egg
- 1 yolk
- 75 grams butter, melted
- 3 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoons orange zest
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/4 cup melted butter, cooled slightly
Icing
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- Step 1 of 12Place the milk and sugar in a medium sized bowl, and warm in the microwave for 40 seconds. Remove from the heat and sprinkle over the yeast. Leave it for ten minutes until light and frothy.
- Step 2 of 12Then using a fork, whisk in the eggs and butter. Set aside
- Step 3 of 12In a large bowl place the flour, salt and orange zest. Pour the yeast mixture into the dry and stir to form the sticky dough. Tip onto a lightly floured bench and knead for 5-8 minutes. Add a little flour if need be.
- Step 4 of 12Place the dough into a clean lightly oiled bowl and into a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Step 5 of 12In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Step 6 of 12Line a square or round tin roughly 24cm with baking paper.
- Step 7 of 12When the dough is ready, remove from the bowl, and knead gently for 1 minute. Roll out to make a 27 x 22 cm rectangle, and brush with the melted butter, reserving a little for the top. Sprinkle over the cinnamon mixture evenly.
- Step 8 of 12Roll the dough tightly from the long side into a log. Cut using a small serrated knife gently at 3cm intervals. Place the scrolls into the tin, and brush with a little extra butter. Place back into a warm place for 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- Step 9 of 12Preheat an oven to 180°C (160°C. fan-forced)
- Step 10 of 12Once doubled in size, place the scrolls in the oven and cook for 20 minutes until golden and puffed. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before icing.
- Step 11 of 12To make the icing, combine the icing sugar, zest and warm water in a small bowl.
- Step 12 of 12Drizzle over the scrolls. Enjoy warm or allow to cool to room temperature.
Method
- Step 1 of 12Place the milk and sugar in a medium sized bowl, and warm in the microwave for 40 seconds. Remove from the heat and sprinkle over the yeast. Leave it for ten minutes until light and frothy.
- Step 2 of 12Then using a fork, whisk in the eggs and butter. Set aside
- Step 3 of 12In a large bowl place the flour, salt and orange zest. Pour the yeast mixture into the dry and stir to form the sticky dough. Tip onto a lightly floured bench and knead for 5-8 minutes. Add a little flour if need be.
- Step 4 of 12Place the dough into a clean lightly oiled bowl and into a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Step 5 of 12In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Step 6 of 12Line a square or round tin roughly 24cm with baking paper.
- Step 7 of 12When the dough is ready, remove from the bowl, and knead gently for 1 minute. Roll out to make a 27 x 22 cm rectangle, and brush with the melted butter, reserving a little for the top. Sprinkle over the cinnamon mixture evenly.
- Step 8 of 12Roll the dough tightly from the long side into a log. Cut using a small serrated knife gently at 3cm intervals. Place the scrolls into the tin, and brush with a little extra butter. Place back into a warm place for 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- Step 9 of 12Preheat an oven to 180°C (160°C. fan-forced)
- Step 10 of 12Once doubled in size, place the scrolls in the oven and cook for 20 minutes until golden and puffed. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before icing.
- Step 11 of 12To make the icing, combine the icing sugar, zest and warm water in a small bowl.
- Step 12 of 12Drizzle over the scrolls. Enjoy warm or allow to cool to room temperature.
Nutrition per serving
1704 Kilojoules
Protein6 grams
Fat14 grams
Carbs61 grams
Sugars31 grams
Dietary and nutritional info supplied by NZ Nutrition Foundation
Method
- Step 1 of 12Place the milk and sugar in a medium sized bowl, and warm in the microwave for 40 seconds. Remove from the heat and sprinkle over the yeast. Leave it for ten minutes until light and frothy.
- Step 2 of 12Then using a fork, whisk in the eggs and butter. Set aside
- Step 3 of 12In a large bowl place the flour, salt and orange zest. Pour the yeast mixture into the dry and stir to form the sticky dough. Tip onto a lightly floured bench and knead for 5-8 minutes. Add a little flour if need be.
- Step 4 of 12Place the dough into a clean lightly oiled bowl and into a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Step 5 of 12In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Step 6 of 12Line a square or round tin roughly 24cm with baking paper.
- Step 7 of 12When the dough is ready, remove from the bowl, and knead gently for 1 minute. Roll out to make a 27 x 22 cm rectangle, and brush with the melted butter, reserving a little for the top. Sprinkle over the cinnamon mixture evenly.
- Step 8 of 12Roll the dough tightly from the long side into a log. Cut using a small serrated knife gently at 3cm intervals. Place the scrolls into the tin, and brush with a little extra butter. Place back into a warm place for 30 minutes until doubled in size.
- Step 9 of 12Preheat an oven to 180°C (160°C. fan-forced)
- Step 10 of 12Once doubled in size, place the scrolls in the oven and cook for 20 minutes until golden and puffed. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before icing.
- Step 11 of 12To make the icing, combine the icing sugar, zest and warm water in a small bowl.
- Step 12 of 12Drizzle over the scrolls. Enjoy warm or allow to cool to room temperature.