I’m really into the term “Throwback Thursday.”
For most of us, Throwback Thursday is an opportunity to post 10 year old bikini shots from before we had stretch marks, or the photo from that time we ran into some obscure daytime television star in the airport, but Throwback Thursday can also be used as an opportunity to reminisce on on fun, tasty memories. While I know today is not Thursday, we can totally pretend it is, or, if you’d prefer, we can say today is “Throwback Tuesday.” Cool? OK, awesome.
Today I’m throwing it back to my early teenage years (mentally wincing). As a now late 20-something, my teenage years were heavily characterized by AOL instant messaging via my dial-up desktop computer, making up dance routines to N’Sync songs in my best friend’s bedroom, and trolling the mall for cute boys and a Cinnabon. Thank God, I’ve since moved on from instant messaging and checking out long-haired, pimpled skater boys, but I am still 100% into Cinnabons. Let’s be honest- you didn’t go to a shopping mall 10 years ago without stopping at Cinnabon, did you? If I close my eyes and think hard enough, I can still smell the scent of warm Cinnabons wafting through the heavily perfumed entryway of Abercrombie and Fitch, while a friend and I try to decide on which matching polos we’re going to buy for the upcoming weekend’s JV basketball game (pause for more mental wincing). I can remember as a kid being able to put away 2 or 3 Cinnabons in a day (assuming I had saved enough babysitting money to purchase that many) with little to no effort. There’s something super nostalgic about those flavors for me and while I have yet to find a recipe that comes close to those gooey, giant rolls we all know and love, I’m still really OK with logging the man hours required to whip up those hot little buns. Today, I’m sharing a recipe for a grown up cinnamon roll: hazelnut cinnamon rolls
Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls
These hazelnut cinnamon rolls have a sweet, buttery dough, with a crunchy hazelnut and cinnamon brown sugar filling.
- Prep Time: 90
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the dough
- 2 cups (480 mL) milk (whole or 2%)
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick, 85 gm)) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (100 gm) granulated sugar
- 2–1/4 teaspoons (1 package) active dry yeast
- 4–1/2 cups (540 gm) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the filling
- 1/2 cup (60 gm) hazelnuts, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup (100 gm) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 gm) sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 110 gm)) unsalted butter, softened
For the glaze
- 4 ounces (110 gm) cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 tablespoons (55 gm) butter, room temperature
- 2 cups (250 gm) powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons (30 mL) of milk or cream, plus more as desired
Instructions
To prepare the rolls
- In a large pot, combine the milk, butter, and sugar over medium heat and allow to warm just before the milk is scalding. Remove from burner and allow to cool until luke warm. Add the yeast and allow to dissolve, about 2 minutes.
- Add 3-1/2 cups of the flour to the milk mixture and stir to combine. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel and allow to rest and rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour. If your dough hasn’t doubled in size within that hour, place the dough in a slightly warmer spot of the kitchen.
- Combine the remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and add to the risen dough. Stir to combine. At this point, you can refrigerate the dough overnight or roll out to use immediately. If you decide to save it, punch dough down into bowl if it over-rises.
- Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured surface to a 12×14″ rectangle. Combine the hazelnuts, brown sugar, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Spread softened butter out across the dough , leaving a 1/2 inch border around the sides. Evenly sprinkle the hazelnut mixture over the dough.
- With one of the long ends closest to you, begin to roll the dough away from you, pinching the dough together at the end to seal your roll. Trim off any shaggy ends (no more than 1 inch) Using a sharp knife, cut 8 equal slices buns from your log of dough.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Space out buns on a large sheet pan and cover again with a sheet of plastic wrap or a tea towel. Allow to rise for 25-30 minutes, or until buns are puffed and rounded. Bake in the oven until buns are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool on pan for 10-15 minutes and then top with glaze.
To prepare the glaze
- Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla, beating until evenly combined. Add milk slowly, 1-1/2 teaspoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Add extra liquid to thin out frosting to a drizzling glaze.
Recipe Adapted From: The Pioneer Woman
6 thoughts on “Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls”
how many pcs cinammon rolls are produced?
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I’m chuckling to myself right now — as I too can smell the Cinnabons, amidst the scent radiating out of A+F. Oh the good year.
Love your more mature rendition here, and though I’m a huge HUGE fan of cinnamon buns, I have yet to make them at home. I’m sensing a weekend project coming up soon….
YOUTH!!!! WHERE DOES IT GO???? You should totally make some bunzzz, and check out TPW website for photos on assembly. She does a great step by step.
Okay first those buns look amazing but that cake! 😍😍😍
RIGHT!?? I always prefer cake though 🙂