Dish · american
Cinnamon Roll
A yeasted dough rolled around butter, cinnamon, and sugar, sliced into spirals and baked soft, usually finished with a sweet glaze or cream cheese icing.
Where it comes from
Sweet rolls with cinnamon spread across Northern Europe through Scandinavian and German baking traditions. Immigrants carried the technique to the American Midwest, where bakeries scaled up the size and added cream cheese icing.
What cooks argue about
Bakers disagree on proofing the dough overnight in the refrigerator for a slower rise and deeper flavor, and on slicing the log with floss instead of a knife to avoid squashing the spiral.
Versions
Nobody has published a cinnamon roll here yet. When somebody cooks one from a video and publishes it, their version appears in this list, with a link back to the original.
What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
all purpose flour
active dry yeast
cinnamon
brown sugar light
butter
cream cheese