Cinnamon Rolls

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These cinnamon rolls taste so good, it's hard to believe they're healthy!

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Cinnamon Rolls

These sweet and toasty cinnamon rolls are the perfect treat on a Sunday morning!
Prep Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Yield 15 people
Serving Size 1 each
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American, Universal
Author Skinny Ms.

Ingredients

For the Dough:

  • 1 packet of active dry yeast about 1 and 1/4 teaspoons
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • 1/8 cup water warm, 100 – 115 degrees F
  • 1 cup almond milk unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil + a little extra on reserve
  • 1 egg
  • 3 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

For the Filling:

  • 1 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 2 tablespoon cinnamon

Optional Topping:

  • 1 cup pecans chopped

Instructions

  • Note: This recipe will require 3 hours of total rising time. So plan accordingly.
  • This will all be done in one large mixing bowl:
  • Pour the yeast into the bowl and mix in the warm water and the 1/2 tsp. honey. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  • Now, add the almond milk, 1/4 cup honey, salt olive oil and egg to the yeast mixture.
  • Whisk gently until combined.
  • Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour. When it’s partially mixed and too thick to mix with the spoon any longer, begin kneading by hand. This will be very sticky at first, but you’ll find that the more you knead, the more the gluten starts to pull everything together. In the end, you’ll have a fairly firm ball of dough. So keep kneading (about 10-15 minutes).
  • Coat the ball of dough in a thin layer of olive oil and set back in the bowl. Cover with a towel and let stand for 1 hour to rise.
  • Punch down the dough, and cover again. Let it sit for another hour.
  • Punch down the dough one last time, cover and let sit for 10 minutes while you prepare the filling.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, blend all your filling ingredients together. You should have a nice, thick, molasses-like filling when you are done mixing.
  • On a generously floured surface, roll out your dough. Again, be generous with the flour. If you are not, the dough will stick to your counter making the rolling process a real chore. Roll the dough into a rectangle. Cut with a knife if necessary and place the cut offs in the center of the dough to be rolled back in with the rolling pin (no wasting good dough here!) In fact, if you look closely at the photo above, you can see the lines in the dough where I rolled my cut-offs back in.
  • Pour the honey mixture onto the middle the dough.
  • Smear on your filling. Make sure it only touches 3 of the four sides of your rectangle.
  • Roll the dough, starting with the side that has the honey mixture up to the edge.
  • When you get it rolled almost all the way, use your fingers to “paint” some water onto the edge of the dough that does not have any honey mixture on it. Give the dough one final roll so the dough will be “glued shut” by the water.
  • Note: If you get to this point and feel like you should just throw the whole thing in the trash, you’re probably doing it right.
  • Cut the roll into approximately 1 inch strips, and place each strip in an oiled baking pan or casserole dish. You want the dish to be big enough to give your rolls a little room for rising, but so that they fit tightly after rising. I used a 9X13 pan. But if you have something one size smaller, go with that. If the pan is too big, all the filling will run out.
  • Cover the dish with a towel and let the dough rise, one last time, for 1 hour.
  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
  • If using the pecans, sprinkle them on now. Place rolls in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes.
  • Allow to cool and squeeze some honey over the top of the rolls.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1each | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg |
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 11
Keywords Kid-Friendly, Vegetarian

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23 Comments

  1. I'd love to try this recipe!  It would be great to have such a special recipe to share with my family that doesn't wreck a diet. 

  2. I'm looking to make these xmas morning. Could I make these the night before and then bake them in the morning after allowing the appropriate times for rising???

      1. Confused about the honey mixture. It first says to place in the middle of the dough, but then says to begin rolling on the side that has the honey mixture all the way to the end…Can you clarify for me?

        1. Jill, Here’s are it should read (made the correction): Pour the honey mixture onto the middle the dough.

    1. Lauren, Try mixing 1/2 cup softened low-fat cream cheese, 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup, 1 tsp vanilla extract. I think you'll love it!

  3. Wondering if the final ties could be done over night in the fridge so they could just be popped in the oven in the morning?

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