Softest "Mini" Cinnamon Rolls
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ cup canola oil or any vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup white granulated sugar
  • 1.25 tsp active dry yeast
  • 2 cups plus ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 tbsp butter, melted
  • 10 tbsp white granulated sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp cinnamon powder
  • Cream Cheese Glaze
  • 4 ounce cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup milk (I suggest staring with 1 tbsp and proceeding depending on how thick/thin you want your glaze)
  • ¼ -1/2 cup powdered sugar (Start with ¼ cup and taste and adjust)
  • Sprinkles for topping
Instructions
  1. Heat the milk, oil and sugar in a deep pot. We want it lukewarm basically at the appropriate temperature where yeast can thrive.
  2. If it feels too hot let it cool down a bit and make sure it's not too cold either.
  3. Add yeast and stir and let it sit for 10-15 minutes until you start to see bubbles forming on the surface.
  4. Add 2 cups flour and stir until mixed. Cover and let it sit in a warm place for around an hour until it doubles.
  5. Once double its size, add baking powder, baking soda, salt and ¼ cup flour and stir to combine it thoroughly.
  6. Now you are ready to shape or if you want you can cover it tighlty and refrigerate for future use.
  7. Divide the dough into two parts and roll out the first ball of dough into a long thin rectangle. If you are going for mini size, it's important to roll it long.
  8. Add half of the melted butter and spread it all over. Sprinkle half of the sugar and half of the cinnamon powder and use your hands to make sure its all spread evenly. Now start rolling for the longest side opposite to you and roll it into a tight roll towards you. You should have a tight thin long roll filled with butter, sugar and cinnamon mixture.
  9. Cut the rolls into about ½" size using a knife. I ended up having around 40-45 mini cinnamon rolls from both the dough balls in total.
  10. Preheat oven to 375F.
  11. Take a baking pan and grease it with oil or butter. Lay the rolls side by side and cover and let them rise second time for good 20-25 minutes. Transfer them to oven and bake for around 15-18 mins or until golden brown but make sure you don't want them to get too browned too!
  12. While rolls are baking make the glaze with mixing all the ingredients except sprinkles . Taste and adjust the sweetness and consistency as per your liking. As soon you pull the rools out of the oven, drizzle with cream cheese glaze and using a spoon spread theglaze around so it seeps in all the nooks and crannies.
  13. Sprinkle with sprinkles and enjoy.
  14. Once cool, store in airtight conatiner for upto 1-2 days outside and then move them to refrigerator.
Notes
Basic cinnamon rolls recipes adapted from "The Pioneer Woman"
Recipe by Naive Cook Cooks at https://www.naivecookcooks.com/softest-mini-cinnamon-rolls/