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Cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese topping.
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The Best Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Do you dream about the gooey goodness of a cinnamon roll? If you have sourdough starter discard, look no further than these sweet sourdough cinnamon rolls.
Course Breakfast, Pastries
Cuisine American
Keyword cinnamon rolls, sourdough cinnamon rolls, sourdough recipes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 55 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 480kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls Dough

Filling

Icing

US Units - Metric

Instructions

Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls Dough

  • In a mixing bowl. whisk the sourdough starter, milk, and eggs together.
    Milk, egg and a starter in a bowl.
  • Add in the all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, and salt. Knead for about 3 minutes to combine everything together. Cover the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes.
    Flour, butter and liquids combined.
  • After resting the dough, knead it on medium-low speed for about 10 minutes.
    Kneaded cinnamon rolls.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise for about 4 hours.
    Dough in a mixing bowl with a towel.

Filling

  • For the filling, combine the sugar and cinnamon together. Melt the butter in a separate jar.
    melted butter in a cup and cinnamon with sugar in a bowl
  • Generously dust a working surface with flour and roll out the dough into a rectangular shape.
    Rolled out dough for cinnamon rolls.
  • Spread the melted butter on the dough and sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly all over the top.
    Sugar applied to the cinnamon rolls dough.
  • Roll up the dough into a tight roll. Using a sharp knife, cut the cinnamon rolls into 12 equal parts. Place them on a baking sheet, cover with a towel, and let them rest for about an hour.
    Rolled up cinnamon rolls dough cut into pieces.
  • Bake at 350°F for about 25-30 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown. Let them rest for about 10 minutes before spreading on the icing.
    Baked cinnamon rolls on a baking pan.

Icing

  • In a large bowl, stir the cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Whisk until perfectly smooth.
    Whisked cream cheese frosting in a mixing bowl.
  • Apply the icing to each cinnamon roll. Enjoy!
    Cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese topping.

Nutrition

Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 763IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg