Honeyed Clove and Cinnamon Rolls
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recipe by Lena Geller https://lenaslunchbox.com/
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- Total Time
- 4hrs 0mins
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- Serves
- 18
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- Calories
- 266
The filling in these rolls is enhanced by fragrant cloves and honey, which marry beautifully to the brown sugar and cinnamon and result in a sticky glaze on the bottom. The cream cheese frosting soaks into the nooks and crannies of each spiral, adding tang and moisture. These take about four hours from start to finish. I would recommend waking up early and making them for a big Sunday brunch. The recipe can easily be halved for a smaller crowd, but keep the proofing times the same.
Inspired by: https://lenaslunchbox.com/2015/06/15/honeyed-clove-cinnamon-rolls/recipe updated 23 Feb 2022
Ingredients
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- Granulated sugar
- 100 g
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- Egg
- 1
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- Quick-rise yeast
- 2 ¼ teaspoons
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- Plain flour
- 455 g
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- Milk
- 240 ml
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- Salted butter
- 3 tablespoons
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- Light brown sugar
- 145 g
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- Ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons
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- Ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons
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- Honey
- 2 tablespoons
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- Salted butter
- 115 g
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- Cream cheese
- 115 g
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- Powdered sugar
- 120 g
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- Vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon
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- Baking spray
- as needed
Tools
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Stand Mixer
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Oven
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Microwave
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Wooden spoon
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Plastic wrap
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Lightly floured surface
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Glass measuring cup
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Stand mixer bowl
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Small bowl
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Large mixing bowl
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Square pan - 9"
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Step preview
- Add granulated sugar, egg, quick-rise yeast and plain flour to a clean stand mixer bowl
- Add milk and salted butter to a clean glass measuring cup
- Melt - 50°C
- Beat dough - 3 min, low speed
- Add plain flour to the dough
- Mix until combined - low speed
- Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and knead for around 8 min
- Form into a bowl and transfer to the large greased mixing bowl
- Cover with plastic wrap
- Let rise until doubled - 2 hr
- Add light brown sugar, ground cinnamon and ground cloves to a clean small bowl
- Mix together then set aside
- Punch down large mixing bowl
- Roll out into a rectangle and spread with salted butter and top with cinnamon and cloves mixture
- Drizzle with honey
- Roll into a log and slice the dough into rounds
- Add baking spray to the clean square pans
- Cover with kitchen towel
- Let rise - 45 min
- Add salted butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to a clean stand mixer bowl
- Beat until smooth then set aside - medium speed
- Pre-heat oven - 190°C
- Bake rolls until golden brown - 15 min, 190°C
- Let cool - 10 min
- Spread the frosting over the warm rolls
- Serve immediately