Tangy sourdough cinnamon rolls, caramelized butter & brown sugar topped with delicious cream cheese frosting
Prep Time: 15 minutesmins
Cook Time: 18 minutesmins
Resting Time: 16 hourshrs
Total Time: 1 dayd
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15rolls
Ingredients
Dough
1cupfed (bubbly and active) sourdough starter
1/2 cupwhole milk
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1tspsalt
1/4cupsalted butter, melted
3cupsbread flour (White Lily Brand)or King Arthur All Purpose Flour
Filling
1/2cupsalted butter, softened to room temp
1cupbrown sugar
2tspcinnamonor more, to taste
Icing
2tbspsalted butter, room temp
2 ozcream cheese, room temp
3/4cuppowdered sugar
1/8-1/4 tspsalt
1/2cupheavy cream or milk
1/2 tspvanilla
Instructions
For the dough
In a large glass bowl, mix together starter, milk, sugar, salt, butter and flour. Mix until a rough ball begins to form, then knead the dough until it forms a smooth ball. Grease the bowl and cover the dough with plastic wrap or a damp towel overnight.
The following morning, if the dough has doubled in size, remove the dough onto a floured counter. Roll the dough with a rolling pin to a large rectangle, about 10 x 15 inches, and about 1/4" to 1/2" thick.
Prepare the filling by mixing all of the ingredients in a small bowl, and then spread the filling within 1/2 inch of each side of the dough.
Roll the dough from the long side toward you.
Mark the dough with cut marks, either 1 inch or 1 1/2 wide rolls. You should get between 12-15 rolls. 1 inch rolls usually gives you a pan of around 15 rolls.
Gently cut each roll with a serrated knife and place into a buttered 9x13 baking dish or a large cast iron skillet.
Cover again and let rise until doubled. This is usually around 2-3 hours. (If you need to hurry things along, you can place the pan in the oven with the light on, this will warm the oven slightly and give the rolls a quicker second rise. Just don't forget to remove them before you preheat the oven!)
Preheat oven to 375. Bake the rolls for 18-20 minutes or until very lightly starting to brown on top. I have to bake these on the lower 3rd of my oven to keep the tops from browning too quickly.
While the rolls are baking, prepare the icing. Once rolls have cooled for about 10 minutes, smooth the icing over the top. Enjoy!