A better cinnamon roll!

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Thanks again for all the helpful input from my initial post about my cinnamon rolls being too dry around the edges! I had one more package of active dry yeast left, so decided to try a different recipe and it came out really great, especially with your helpful hints from my earlier thread about using a metal pan, etc.

Today I made these Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls from the Saveur website. Instead of using the filling on the Saveur website, my filling was just butter, sugar, and cinnamon.

These were awesome compared to the other (dry) ones I baked earlier in the week!

DH has not tried these yet. I wonder if he'll say they taste just like store-bought? ha ha

Here's a photo of the sacrificial cinnamon roll (gotta do a taste test, y'know)--I wasn't sure what kind of "topping" I should use so on the sacrificial one, I used a buttermilk glaze on half, and a maple cream cheese/butter frosting on the other half. I ate a big chunk out of this before I stopped myself to get my camera!

Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls - Saveur website

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colleenoz

4 years ago

These look delicious! The last couple of times I made cinnamon rolls (a while back as my hips really don't need cinnamon rolls :-) ) it was a vegan recipe I was trying because I wanted to make a thank you gift for our vet, who is vegan. They were actually very good, better than many I've tried. The vet was thrilled because when other clients brought in thank you baked goods, he couldn't eat them as they were generally not vegan.

(I called the receptionist beforehand and asked , "Is [vet's name] vegan?" She sounded a little surprised as she replied, "Yes, how did you know?" I replied, thinking "How do you say, well he just looks like a vegan, and how would you describe what a vegan looks like anyway?", "Oh, just a lucky guess." :-) I did the same thing with our Army Reserve Chaplain, who was a Uniting Church person, when I asked him, "Were you a Methodist before the amalgamation into the Uniting Church?" and he said, "Why yes, how did you guess?" and I'm thinking, Well you just look like a Methodist, not that I could quantify that or anything. Maybe I'm just being a little psychic or something :-) )

Now you've got me hankering for cinnamon rolls...

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yeonassky
4 years ago
Those look lovely. My DH would absolutely love it if I made those. I have all the ingredients and time today!

Which topping did you end up appreciating more?

I would love your vegan recipe for my niece Colleen. She has allergies and the vegan stuff fits the bill usually.

Also if you could send over your talent/superpower on knowing where people came from I would appreciate that as well. I have no talent in that area.
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Well, for as tired/sleepy as I am, I had a great giggle over all the comments! Please excuse any typos I might make. Made the mistake of cutting grass at noon. Not a good idea! Lou, thank you for the offer. I may take you up on it. Don't know how soon I'll get to them. We have our BIG family campout/antique gas hit an miss engine/steam show in a couple of weeks. I have the honor of getting two motor homes ready, preping any food in advance that I can, and do most of the cooking while there. Mom and Dad are only able to go if we all do all the work. DB & DSIL may not even be able to go this year, due to starting a new business. It's only about 20 minutes away for all of us, but if DB has classes, he can't close the studio. DD will help as much as she can, so will DS IF he doesn't have to work. Last count, with invited guests/famiy/friends, was 22 I think. Dad & I will move in on Wed. Show starts on Fri. Some prep we will do on Thurs, and have a steak fry that night. Breakfast menu so far is home fries by request, eggs, pancakes (the only thing besides a little meat of choice mom will eat for breakfst), bacon sausage, or ham. Lunch ham sandwiches. Fri night is chili, burgers for those who don't want chili. Sat same for breakfast and lunch. Supper is burgers and dogs. Potato salad for whatever meal anyone wants. Dad wants cauliflower with cheese on Thurs. Raw veggies available anytime. Sunday is leftovers! Any of you who want to sneak in, the WILL be plenty of food. I ALWAYS have food to bring home! Ann, no, wrong side of the family, tho my aunt did make them with that dough. Yummy! Lars, the whatever you called it sauce is cause I also asked for a cheese sauce to put over the cauliflower. Dad is remembering how his mom cooked! By the time I can remember her cooking, she was getting too sick for me to learn from her. Your cinnamon rolls sound fantastic, but I don't have the energy to go to that much work. Now, before I fall asleep at the computer, I'm headed for bed! I'm already wore out before the show even gets here! My fault. But I was trying to beat the rain on radar that ended up only being a few sprinkles. I'll get caught up on sleep and be off and running again. Then I'll sleep in a lot the following week! I'm happy to try to spoil him. We don't know how many more times they will be able to go. I said last year, I was going to do this the easy way this year. Well, the meat for the chili will be cooked and seasoned ahead and frozen. The burger patties will be made and frozen ahead. I'm taking the old roaster and dumping every thing in that for the chili and letting it go most of the day. Ham will go in a crock pot on warm with a bit of water for lunches first thing in the morning and they can eat lunch whenever! Will have to keep watch of Mom. She doesn't always know it's her sugar droppign when she doesn't feel good. Dad knows his. And yes, I know the cinnamon rolls aren't a good idea, but he will compensate for the treat. That's why I spoil him that weekend. Thanks all. Tami
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Sooz
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4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Colleen, I think you ARE psychic!!!!

Yeonassky, my tastebuds preferred the buttermilk glaze. Please post and let us know how these came out for you. :0)
lindac92
4 years ago
That's very close to my recipe....but never thought of book folding in some cream cheese.....genius!!
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Sooz
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4 years ago
Linda, you won't be disappointed with the book folding of the cream cheese!
colleenoz
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Yeonassky, I’ll dig out the recipe and post it for you. DH was impressed last week when we shared a car with another couple from the same hotel we were staying at. The other couple were speaking among themselves in a different language, and I said to DH afterwards, “I think they’re from the Philippines. It’s an Asian language, but not Chinese, Japanese or Korean (none of which I speak, but I can recognise them when I hear them), and they pronounce their “R”s like Filipino people at home.” Yes, they were :-)

Sooz, it’s really creepy with DH and me. We often (like several times daily) make the same comment, usually word for word, at the same time, or sing the same song at random. It’s also really hard for DH to surprise me.
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Sooz
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4 years ago
Awwww, Colleen, you and your hubby are connecting on another, entirely different, level! That's sweet (but you're right, it would be difficult for your DH to surprise you!)!!!
Jakkom Katsu
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Your cinnamon rolls look delicious! We are giving up on them from the bakeries in Northern CA. I swear, everybody wants to make them healthy or something (if you want to be healthy, NO cinnamon/sticky/pecan/caramel bun is going to fit that description, IMHO).

My ever-hopeful DH keeps trying despite numerous disappointments. We just got back from a swing through Sonoma County, which is full of really good bakeries and patisseries. We stopped in at an artisanal bakery and I tried their Gouda Bread which was superb, so I bought a loaf. Sort of country-style, mixed grain and hearty, nice tender crumb and a crust that was chewy but not rock-hard as many are.

He ordered a sticky bun and they put it in a separate bag. I paid for it, but then when I picked it up I almost dropped it, it was so heavy!

We tried it at home and it was really a raisin-walnut bread rolled up, with some tasty glazing on top. The one roll weighed......over a pound! 17 oz, to be precise.

A single roll....maybe we can use it as a doorstop, LOL!
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Bamba
4 years ago
Yum! I haven't made cinnamon rolls in ages.
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plllog
4 years ago
Sooz, everytime I see your threads I want cinnamon rolls. :)

Jakkom, you can too make "healthy" cinnamon rolls. 2" in diameter and a ribbon of icing rather than slathered with butter/sugar wallow. No other adjustments allowed. Oh, and there have to be nuts. Nuts are healthy, right?
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LOL!
fillmoe
4 years ago
Your cinnamon rolls made me gain a couple of pounds just by looking at them. But, I lost most of the weight while laughing at your identifying someone as looking Methodist. Many, many times in the past I was told, "Funny, you don't look Jewish." Really?

A better cinnamon roll!

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