Overview
These are based on The Pioneer Woman’s recipe, tweaked to suit us. It makes 1-2 trays’ worth, or 3-4 small disposable round pie tins if sharing is being considered.
Time
15 minutes to bake, about 3 hours preparation
Ingredients: Rolls 480 ml full-fat milk ½ cup vegetable oil ½ cup sugar 2¼ ts active dry yeast 4 cups plain flour (plus another ½ cup) ½ ts (heaped) baking powder ½ ts (scant) bicarbonate of soda 1½ ts salt ½ cup (approximately) melted butter 1 cup sugar Generous sprinkling of cinnamon | Ingredients: Frosting 2 cups icing sugar, sifted 60 ml maple syrup 30 – 40 ml milk 30 – 40 ml melted butter 1 ts vanilla paste |
Method
Preheat oven to 190° C when the final proof begins
1 – Mix the milk, oil and sugar in a medium saucepan. Scald, then leave for 45 minutes to cool.
2 – Sprinkle yeast on top of warm milk mixture and leave for 1 minute.
3 – Add 4 cups of flour. Mix, then cover and leave for at least an hour.
4 – Add the last ½ cup of flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Mix. At this point, it can be left in the refrigerator (up to 2 days – watch for overflow).
5 – Sprinkle the bench generously with flour. Roll out a large rectangle, about ½ – 1 cm thick. Brush melted butter thickly over the top, then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
6 – Roll from far (long) edge towards yourself, keeping it as tight as possible. Pinch the roll to seal.
7 – Spread the base of the pan with some melted butter. Cut the roll into slices 2 – 2½ cm thick and arrange in the buttered pan. Leave to proof for 30 minutes or until noticeably puffy. Preheat the oven to 190° C.
8 – Bake at 190° C for 15 minutes or until golden on top.
9 – While the rolls are baking, make the frosting by mixing all of the ingredients together with a whisk until smooth.
10 – Tip rolls out of the pan onto a cooling rack (or leave in disposable tray) and generously pour the frosting all over.