Cinnabon-Ish Cinnamon Rolls (Gluten-Free)

Andrew Mollmann's Note:

This is a combination of two or three recipes. Makes some absolutely delicious and decadent cinnamon rolls. The frosting is good straight out of the bowl. I have successfully substituted buckwheat flour and rice flour for the millet flour in this recipe and a review has used oat flour to great success as well. I'm betting brown rice flour wouldn't be horrible either. The last 2 times I made these, the dough required a bit more flour than listed.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 rolls

Dough

• 2 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2⁄3; cup skim milk , warmed
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ cup potato starch
• ¾ cup cornstarch
• ½ cup millet flour (or rice or brown rice or oat)
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Filling

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 ½ tablespoons cinnamon
• 1⁄3; cup butter , softened

Icing

• 8 tablespoons butter , softened
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup cream cheese , softened
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄8; teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Dissolve the yeast in large mixing bowl with warmed milk. Let bubble for a few minutes.
2. Add sugar, butter, oil, and vanilla to milk/yeast mixture. Stir to combine.
3. Add egg and combine thoroughly.
4. Sift together salt, potato starch, cornstarch, millet flour, baking soda, baking powder, and xanthan gum.
5. Slowly add flour mixture to mixing bowl. Stir until well combined. If the dough appears too sticky/wet, add more flour as necessary.
6. Remove dough from mixing bowl and place in a greased container and put in a warm place to rise for 45-60 minutes. The dough will be extremely sticky, do not worry, this is normal.
7. Preheat oven to 400°F.
8. Roll dough to 1/4" thick 13 x 13 square between 2 pieces of well floured parchment paper.
9. Remove top sheet of paper from rolled dough and spread softened butter on top of dough.
10. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over buttered dough surface. Leave a 2" strip of dough uncovered at one end of square. Some reviewers have commented that there is too much filling, if so, don't use it all ;).
11. Using bottom sheet of parchment paper has an aid, roll the dough into a log. Start at the end opposite of that which you left uncovered.
12. Carefully cut into 8 equal pieces using a serrated knife. Place rolls in a greased baking dish, leaving about half an inch between rolls to allow for expansion. Put any remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture in the bottom of the dish.
13. At this point you can either bake them or allow them to rise a bit longer.
14. Bake in oven for ~18-22 minutes until tops are golden brown and delicious. Check for doneness by running a knife between rolls in the center of the dish. Dough should not easily stick to the knife.
15. While the rolls are baking, whip together frosting ingredients until soft and creamy. Try not to eat it all before the rolls are done!

Reviews

[Ames0325]

very good easy cinnamon roll. I did use a GF all purpose flour mix instead of the various flours listed and it turned out wonderful.

[RedHeadToToe]

I just made these and they are soooo good! I cannot tell they are GF. I also made them Dairy free using almond milk, egg replacer and vegan butter even with all the changes they proofed beautifully and tasted yummy (even at high altitude). I am going to try other flour besides millet and see if the results are the same very soon. THANKS for posting.

[jammieg]

I just made these today. They were...time consuming, the dough was very difficult to work with, and they didn't look very pretty when they were done.......and I hope they are exactly the same every time I make them because these were THE BEST homemade cinnamon rolls I have ever had!! And it wasn't just because the frosting was to die for either! I took a couple bites with no frosting, and in no way can you tell these are gluten free! This will always and forever be my go-to recipe for cinnamon rolls! I love the idea others have of using this dough for rolls and croisants and I will definately be trying that!! Thank you soo much for posting this recipe!