Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients

• 600 g plain white flour
• 0.75 tsp salt
• 7 g instant yeast (7 g packet)
• 70 g soft light brown sugar
• 250 g milk
• 80 g butter (Melted for the dough; extra for greasing the tray is unquantified.)
• 1 egg
• 1.5 tbsp cinnamon (For the filling cinnamon-sugar mixture.)
• 82 g soft light brown sugar (For the filling; 1 tbsp of this amount is used to cook the apples.)
• 55 g butter (Softened, for spreading over the dough.)
• 2 apples (Small, chopped; gently fry until slightly softened but not cooked.)
• 1 tsp cinnamon (For coating and cooking with the apples.)
• 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar (For cooking the apples; included within the 82 g brown sugar listed for the filling.)
• 25 g icing sugar
• 180 g cream cheese
• 1.5 tsp vanilla bean paste
• oil (For oiling the bowl.)
• flour (For dusting the work surface; amount unspecified.)

Steps

1. 1

   Warm the milk until lukewarm. In a stand mixer bowl, add the warm milk, the 70 g brown sugar, yeast, egg, and 80 g melted butter; whisk until creamy.

2. 2

   Add the flour and salt. Mix with a spoon until a rough dough forms.

3. 3

   Fit the dough hook and mix on low-medium speed for 8–10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and only slightly sticky.

4. 4

   Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and cover with cling film. Let it rise in a warm area for 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.

5. 5

   Chop the apples into small chunks. Gently fry them over low heat with 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tbsp of the filling brown sugar for about 5 minutes, until slightly softened but not cooked.

6. 6

   In a bowl, mix the remaining filling brown sugar with the 1 1/2 tbsp cinnamon.

7. 7

   Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and roll it into a rectangle.

8. 8

   Spread the 55 g softened butter over the dough. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and the cooked apples across the surface.

9. 9

   Roll the dough up into a log. Cut into equal 1-inch pieces using floss; discard the end pieces. The author reports getting nine rolls.

10. 10

    Arrange the rolls in a greased baking tray and cover with cling film. Leave for 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Preheat the oven to 180°C/360°F.

12. 12

    Bake the rolls for 20 minutes.

13. 13

    Let the rolls cool for 5–10 minutes.

14. 14

    Combine the icing sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla bean paste in a bowl.

15. 15

    Spread the frosting over the rolls and serve.

16. 16

    For leftovers eaten in the following days, microwave for 20 seconds to warm them and refresh their texture.

Notes

Extra butter for greasing the tray is mentioned but not measured. The source gives one tablespoon brown sugar for cooking the apples in addition to the filling list's 82 g; the listed tablespoon is treated as part of that measured filling quantity. Dusting flour and bowl oil are unquantified. Leftovers can be microwaved for 20 seconds.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• baked
• autumn
• fall
• apple
• cinnamon
• vegetarian
• make-ahead