Ingredients
Scale
For the dough
- 240 g or 2 c all-purpose flour
- 46g or ¼ c potato flour (can use 46 g or ½ c dried potato flakes)
- 29 g or ¼ c nonfat dry milk
- 198 to 227 g or ¾ to 7/8 c lukewarm water
- 57 g or 2 oz unsalted butter, softened
- 5 ml or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 g or 2 tsp instant yeast (I use SAF Gold)
- 25 g or 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 g or 1 tsp salt
For the filling
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 100 g or ½ c granulated sugar
- 8 g or 1 tbsp cinnamon
For the frosting
- 27 g or 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 54 g or 4 tbsp cream cheese (not spreadable)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 170 g or 1 ½ c confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 14 g to 29 g or 1 to 2 tbsp milk, heavy cream, or buttermilk—enough to thin to desired consistency
Instructions
Make the Dough
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, sift the flour, potato flour and dry milk. Add the rest of the dough ingredients and knead until a soft, smooth dough forms (about 5 minutes).
- Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for 60 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
Make the filling
- While the dough rises, put the melted butter into a medium bowl and add the remaining ingredients, stirring until the mixture is the texture of damp sand. Set aside.
- Lightly grease a 9” x 13” baking tin.
Assemble the rolls
- Transfer the dough to a lightly greased work surface and press it into a 10” x 16” rectangle about ½” thick.
- Brush the dough with the beaten egg and sprinkle it with the filling, covering all but a ½” strip along one long side.
- Starting with the filling-covered long side, roll the dough into a log.
- Score the dough lightly into twelve equal 1 ½” pieces. Cut the dough at the score marks. (TIP: dental floss will give you the cleanest cut: pull off a long piece of floss, loop it underneath the log at the score mark, and pull the ends in opposite directions to cut the dough). A bench scraper or sharp knife will work if you don’t have dental floss.
- Tuck the rolls onto the prepared pan and cover with lightly greased plastic wrap or a reusable cover; let them rise for about 45 minutes.
- About 20 minutes before you’re ready to bake, position a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Bake the rolls for 14 to 18 minutes until they’re a light golden brown, and a digital thermometer inserted into the centre of one roll reads 190°F.
- Remove the rolls from the oven, place the pan on a rack and let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before icing.
Notes
Adapted from Cinnamon Star Bread, King Arthur Bakery.