Mini Soft Cinnamon Rolls (Bite Size for Kids)
These Mini Soft Cinnamon Rolls (Bite Size for Kids) are the perfect festive sweet bread to serve on special holidays or parties! These rolls are pillowy soft, delicious and so cute!
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Servings: 24 mini rolls
Calories: 175kcal
Equipment
- 1 Stand mixer with dough hook
- 1 Bowl
- 1 9x13in baking pan
- 1 Pizza Cutter
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
Dough
- 255 ml milk warm
- 7 g active dry yeast
- 20 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 90 g butter melted
- 480 g all-purpose flour or bread flour
Filling
- 100 g brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 85 g butter
Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
Preparing the dough
- In a large bowl of a stand mixer, add the warm milk, yeast and sugar. Mix and wait 5 minutes until some bubbles form on top ofthe milk and it becomes foamy. This is a very important step, if your yeastdoes not foam after 5-10 minutes, it is probably old and no longer active. Make sure to re-do the process with fresher dry active yeast.
- Add the egg and melted butter. Turn the stand mixer on low (using the dough hook).
- Slowly add the flour, using a slow setting of 2-3. Once all the flour is in, increase the speed to 5 and let the mixer work kneading the dough for 8-10 minutes.
- Grease a large bowl with melted butter, transfer the dough, and cover it with plastic wrap. Allow it to rest in a warm place for 1-2 hours. It will depend on how warm your house is. You need to wait until it has doubled in size.
- Decompress the dough, using a rolling pin, roll it out on a lightly floured surface shaping it as a 24x14 large rectangle.
- Preheat the oven to 100F (37C) for the second dough rise, while you finish preparing the rolls.
Assembling the little cinnamon rolls
- Spread the softened butter on the rolled-out dough.
- Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle the mixture on top, pressing and spreading with your hands to ensure the rolls are evenly covered.
- Using a pizza cutter, cut out 24 strips of doughand roll them up (see reference pictures).
- Grease a 9x13 baking dish, distribute the mini rolls evenly and cover with aluminum foil.
- Turn OFF the oven, place the baking dish inside andlet them rise for 30 minutes.
- Remove the rolls from the oven.
- Set the oven temperature to 356F (180C). Remove the aluminum foil, add the milk between the rolls and bake for 22 minutes in the preheated oven until they are light golden brown.
Making the simple frosting
- Whisk powdered sugar and milk until a thick white paste is formed.
- Spread the frosting over the cinnamon rolls andserve warm.
Notes
- Do not overbake the rolls or they will be too dry!
- Make sure to add the milk in between the rolls before baking; this will ensure the ultimate softness.
- Bake these mini cinnamon rolls in a ceramic baking pan or a light-colored aluminum baking sheet. Aluminum pans bake more gently and attract less heat, resulting in softer rolls. If you use a dark-colored baking sheet, it will result in dryer rolls with a darker crust.
- Use the assisted rise method, utilizing a warm oven preheated at 100F(37C) for the 2nd This will ensure that your rolls will always rise and puff beautifully. Make sure to turn off the oven before placing the rolls inside to rise.
- When rolling out the dough, make sure to keep the same thickness throughout. The middle tends to be thicker!
- Add the frosting while the cinnamon rolls are still warm; this will allow it to melt over them perfectly!
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Mini Soft Cinnamon Rolls (Bite Size for Kids)
Amount per Serving
Calories
175
% Daily Value*
Fat
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
24
mg
8
%
Sodium
56
mg
2
%
Potassium
53
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
10
g
11
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
212
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
0.01
mg
0
%
Calcium
26
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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