Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls
This easy small batch cinnamon roll recipe makes just 6 portions - perfect for a small group!
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Stir warm milk, yeast, and honey together in a medium mixing bowl. Let the yeast proof for 5-10 minutes, until the mixture looks soft and foamy. Add egg, melted butter, and flour to bowl. Stir until not quite combined, then add salt and mix until no dry flour remains. Optional: Transfer dough to a large cutting board and knead with clean hands for 1-2 minutes, until dough is smooth (it should be tacky, but not sticky). Kneading this dough will make it a bit smoother, more elastic, and easier to roll out, but these cinnamon rolls taste great with or without this step! Return dough to the bowl. Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and let dough rise at room temperature for 1 hour. Note: This dough won't rise too dramatically - just look for it to puff up and smooth out a bit.
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Additions and Substitutions. Use more or less cinnamon in the filling to suit your tastes. Use additional brown sugar in place of the white sugar if you prefer. Use apple butter, nutella, or cranberry sauce in place of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Add a pinch of ground cloves, nutmeg, or ground ginger to the cinnamon sugar mixture if you like. Swap the cream cheese frosting for a bit of maple frosting or plain vanilla icing. Use granulated sugar or brown sugar in place of honey for the dough if you need to. Add chopped toasted walnuts or pecans to the filling for extra texture.
How warm should my milk be? Heat milk in the microwave or a small saucepan until it is warm to the touch - between 95° and 110° Fahrenheit. Use a kitchen thermometer to take an exact temperature if you'd like.
Please use a kitchen scale for best results. Measuring ingredients - especially flour - by volume (with cups) is notoriously unreliable. For best results, use a kitchen scale and follow the gram measurements in the recipe above to measure your ingredients by weight!
Be sure to read the full post above for plenty of notes, tips, and step-by-step photos!
Additions and Substitutions. Use more or less cinnamon in the filling to suit your tastes. Use additional brown sugar in place of the white sugar if you prefer. Use apple butter, nutella, or cranberry sauce in place of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Add a pinch of ground cloves, nutmeg, or ground ginger to the cinnamon sugar mixture if you like. Swap the cream cheese frosting for a bit of maple frosting or plain vanilla icing. Use granulated sugar or brown sugar in place of honey for the dough if you need to. Add chopped toasted walnuts or pecans to the filling for extra texture.
How warm should my milk be? Heat milk in the microwave or a small saucepan until it is warm to the touch - between 95° and 110° Fahrenheit. Use a kitchen thermometer to take an exact temperature if you'd like.
Please use a kitchen scale for best results. Measuring ingredients - especially flour - by volume (with cups) is notoriously unreliable. For best results, use a kitchen scale and follow the gram measurements in the recipe above to measure your ingredients by weight!
Be sure to read the full post above for plenty of notes, tips, and step-by-step photos!
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These were so soft and fluffy! I was initially concerned about the dough. It was wetter than any other cinnamon roll recipes that I have tried. And the dough did not rise at either of the resting periods. But it rose beautifully when baking. I followed the recipe very carefully, the only change I made was to add orange zest to the filling. I will definitely be making this again. I loved that it was a smaller batch.
I made this the other morning it was gone with in seconds no joke!! The best cinnamon rolls I have ever had!!!
Ok I am making these for every holiday for forever, so easy and way better than having a million leftovers since there are only 2 of us in my house!
This is easily one of my new favorite recipes. I think I've made it like six times in the last month. I hope you love it as much as we do!
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