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[Recipe] Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls

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[Recipe] Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls

We all love a soft and slightly hot cinnamon roll. This delicious recipe is easy to make and is suitable for the whole family.

Ingredients

DOUGH:

  • 1 1/2 packages dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup Warm fat-free milk
  • 1/4 cup Warm water
  • 1/4 cup Butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup Honey
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Lemon juice, preferably fresh
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 large Egg white
  • 320g All-purpose flour
  • 200g Whole-wheat flour
  • Cooking spray

FILLING:

  • 1/4 cup Packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp Ground nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup Raisins

GLAZE:

  • 3/4 cup Icing sugar, sifted
  • 3/4 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 5 tsp Fat-free milk

Method:

DOUGH:

  1. In a large bowl add the yeast to the warm milk and 1/4 cup warm water.
  2. Wait 5 minutes until nice and foamy.
  3. Add the butter, honey, salt, lemon juice, egg to the egg whites and add to yeast mixture. Stir well.
  4. Then add 2 cups all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour to the yeast mixture. Stir until a soft dough forms.
  5. Turn dough out on a floured surface and knead for about 8 minutes until smooth and elastic.
  6. Add the remaining flour slowly to prevent dough from sticking to your fingers. This dough is quite sticky.
  7. Coat a resting bowl with cooking spray, place dough in bowl, cover and rest in a warm place for about 1 hour.
  8. When dough has risen to twice its size, knead down.
  9. Roll into a 30cm x 40cm rectangle.
  10. Coat the surface of the dough with cooking spray.

FILLING:

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  2. Gently and evenly sprinkle the mixture over the dough, make sure to leave a clean 1cm border all around the dough.
  3. Press the mixture gently into the dough.
  4. Tightly roll up the dough rectangle, starting with the long end. There should be no air pockets.
  5. Cut the dough into 16 rolls.
  6. Place the rolls, cut side up into a coated baking tray,
  7. Cover and let rise until they are double their size. (About 40-50 minutes)
  8. Heat the oven to 190°C.
  9. Uncover rolls and bake for 22 minutes until lightly brown.
  10. Cool the rolls in the pan on a wire rack.

GLAZE:

  1. In a small mixing bowl add the icing sugar and vanilla.
  2. Add 5 tsps milk in 1 tsp intervals. Stir continuously to form a thick glaze.
  3. Drizzle the glaze evenly over the rolls.
  4. Serve and enjoy!

NOTE:

To find out if your dough has risen enough, gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains you know your dough is perfect. If not let it stand a bit longer.

Source: my recipes .com

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