If you are like me and the thought of making cinnamon rolls scares you to death, then whip up this recipe! This is really easy, very fool proof and the result is so good you are not going to believe you made it with your own hands and in your own kitchen.

There’s also not a lot of waiting around for the dough to rise since I honestly don’t have a lot of patience to wait for things to be done.

But can we please go again and talk about the flavor? Because it’s really one of the most delicious things I’ve ever had. First, the filling is really full of cinnamon which in my opinion differentiates a good cinnamon roll from a bad one.

Second, the roll is flavorful, I mean just the roll alone without the filling is packed with flavor! Part of the reason is because we are using buttermilk instead of milk. It really makes a difference.

And finally, there’s the brown sugar part that adds another layer of caramel like flavor.

They are great as a breakfast or even as a dessert, but I personally love to serve them for brunch, and I consider them the best recipe to whip up if you have overnight guests.

They also keep really well in the freezer which means you can make them ahead of time (that includes the baking) and then pop them in the oven once you are ready to serve them. Can we just agree that buttermilk cinnamon rolls on demand seems like a dream come true?

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Buttermilk Cinnamon Rolls

These are some of the easiest cinnamon rolls you'll ever make, and so tasty, too!

Servings 8

Author Michelle Dudas

Ingredients

• 3 Cups flour
• 1 Cup buttermilk
• ½ Cup sweet cream butter
• 1 Cup brown sugar
• 2 Tsps baking powder
• 2 Eggs
• ⅛ Cup ground hazelnut
• ¼ Cup melted butter
• 2 Tbsps ground cinnamon
• ¼ Ounce yeast

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• In a bowl mix the flour, buttermilk, butter, ½ cup sugar, baking powder, eggs, ground hazelnut, and yeast.
• Transfer to a flat surface and knead for 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a bow and let it rise for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl beat together the remaining sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon
• Sprinkle flour over a flat surface to avoid sticking and stretch the dough using a rolling pin.
• Brush the dough with the cinnamon sugar, roll, and cut it into slices
• Grease a circular baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place the rolls side by side and take to the oven for 30-35 minutes or until done.
• Remove from the oven, serve and enjoy.

If you liked this recipe for Butt, then you’ll definitely want to check some of my other recipes over at The Essential Baker and Thrifty DIY Diva! I believe that eating well doesn’t have to cost a fortune, and you most certainly don’t have to go out to eat to satisfy your cravings. I love making copycat versions of my favorite restaurant recipes at home and creating new ones, too! Be sure to follow me over at Pinterest and Facebook!

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I’m gonna assume that if you are here you love pinterest! We all have tons of boards (well I know I do) full of recipes we think look good, and that we want to try but so often never try! So I’m excited to try some of my pinned recipes out and share them with you!

I love love LOVE breakfast (but usually at dinner time, breakfast for dinner is HUGE at our house). And I’ve been wanting to share my AMAZING french toast recipe, but rather than share it with boring regular bread this time I wanted to make something special. Cinnamon Swirl bread… and let me tell you… it is seriously rockin!

Anyway, I went searching for a good recipe on pinterest and stumbled upon this pin, EVERYTHING I’ve ever tried from King Arthur Flour is great so I knew it would be a good one to start with.

I was right, this recipe is delicious! And it’s actually a super easy recipe, it can be made in your bread machine (single batch) or in you mixer (I use a Bosch so I can make HUGE batches at once, I went with a double batch this time) with a dough hook. But it’s so good I will DEFINITELY be making an extra large batch next time (tomorrow, seriously so easy and so good). After letting the yeast proof just mix everything together until the dough is nice and smooth. Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size.

So now you have a pretty classic bread dough, in fact if you have a recipe you love, or even a frozen dough (like from Rhodes) you can more forward with any of those. Pat out the dough (6×8 inches) and move on to the next step, brushing the dough with an egg mixture then sprinkling on the cinnamon sugar mixture! Roll it up, pinch the edges and place into a prepared pan (I suggest Bakers Joy, it’s AMAZING) seam side down.

Cover and let it rise until it’s about an inch over the pan. Now bake it (to keep the crust from getting too dark cover it with foil for at least half of the baking time, I wanted the crust softer for the french toast so I left it off longer. Now it’s time to ENJOY!!!

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Cinnamon Swirl Bread Recipe

Course Breakfast

Cuisine French

Author Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

dough

• 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/8 C lukewarm water
• 3 C All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 6 Tbsp butter room temperature
• 1/4 C nonfat dry milk
• 1/2 C instant mashed potato flakes

swirl

• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp All-Purpose Flour
• 1 large egg beaten
• 1 Tbsp water

Instructions

• Mix the water, sugar and yeast in your mixer (with a dough hook)
• Let it sit for 15 mins, it will bubble and expand
• Now add in everything else and begin to mix
• The dough will be sticky at first but after awhile the dough hooks will do it's job, the dough will come together and start to ball up.
• Lightly oil a bowl and place the dough inside, cover with a damp dishtowel
• Allow it to double in size, it will be around an hour, but depending on your humidity (or lack) and elevation it could be a little less or more.
• Once it's doubled place on a lightly greased surface and pat out to a 6x8 rectangle
• Beat the egg and water together and brush it over the dough (you won't use it all)
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon and flour, sprinkle over the dough generously.
• Start on one 6 inch side roll the dough up
• Pinch it closed
• Prepare a loaf pan, I like to use Bakers Joy
• Place the dough, seam side down in the pan
• Cover with a bit of greased saran wrap (again, I just spray it with bakers joy)
• Let rise until it's about an inch above the pan, about an hour
• Preheat the oven to 350
• Bake the bread 40-45 mins. After the first 15 mins cover it loosely with aluminum foil to keep it from getting too brown.
• Let cool and slice!

Let cool slightly, and using a serrated knife slice! Enjoy warm, with butter and more cinnamon/sugar OR make the best french toast ever. And if you like breakfast foods, or bacon, you’re going  to love my site…

So I’d love to hear from you, what types of pinterest recipes do you want to see reviewed?

BEST French Toast | Liege Waffle Recipe | Maple Bacon Cupcakes

Thanks so much Ashlee for making me salivate today!  I predict that this Cinnamon Swirl Bread will definitely be in my future! 

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