By Svara Jayasinghe
This weekend, I baked cinnamon rolls from scratch, using the Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe by Laura from JoyFoodSunshine. These are a bit complicated to make, and take several hours, but the results are definitely worth it! The recipe includes all the ingredients, how much of each ingredient you will need, and step by step instruction. Although the recipe does have some helpful tips, here are some suggestions of my own. If you don’t have a standing mixer, and are using a hand-held electric mixer, make sure you have a wooden spoon and/or spatula nearby. As the dough gets thicker, it will get stuck in the beaters, so after the dough reaches a certain consistency, make sure to switch from the electric mixer, to using a spoon and/or spatula. Another important tip is to be careful not to put too much flour in your dough. Putting too much flour in your dough will result in your cinnamon rolls turning out extremely dry and crumbly. When making the dough, stick to the recommended amount on the recipe. If the flour is too sticky, carefully add a little bit of flour and continue to knead the dough until it is smooth and only slightly sticky. In the scenario that you do add too much flour, just put the dough in the freezer for about 5 minutes, so the dough can gain moisture.
For me, the cinnamon rolls turned out almost perfectly. The dough was perfectly baked, the cream cheese frosting was just the right amount of sweet, and there was the perfect amount of cinnamon. Baking these cinnamon rolls was a fun experience, and I recommend trying it. Here is the link to the recipe:
https://joyfoodsunshine.com/cinnamon-rolls-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-13774