I had posted my last recipe Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies! (Vegan option) and asked the question, “What are some of your favorite desserts?” One of my friends commented “Cinnamon Rolls” and I thought that would be a great recipe to try next!
So I searched the web for a recipe to go off of, because I’ve never made cinnamon rolls, and need a template of sorts. I found a recipe for healthy ones on ironically https://amyshealthybaking.com/ Ironic, because my name is Amy as well, and I also have a health food blog. I just tweaked her recipe a little with the ingredients I had, and I prefer spelt flour to whole wheat flour anyways.
Get you a cute assistant like I have!! My nephew is getting to the super fun stage. He loves food like his auntie, and anytime I’m in the kitchen, he wants to see what I’m doing, and help me. I LOVE it!! I’d like to make him a lil apron, and stand for him to stand on, so he can help me, and I can teach him how to cook/bake.
These were super simple to make, and took less than an hour. No rise time, which is a win in my book! Usually when I’m making something, I wanna be able to eat it as soon as it’s done. If that’s not the case, then I either don’t make it, or plan to have something else to do while I wait, so I don’t get impatient.
I did make a cream cheese icing to go on top of it, but I wasn’t really impressed with it. If you want the recipe for that just comment below, if not you could eat it plain, or make up your own icing recipe. I like cream cheese frosting, it just didn’t go well on the cinnamon rolls in my opinion. But that’s just me so…
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Healthy, Spelt flour CInnamon Rolls!
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 cups Spelt flour
- 2 & 1/4 tsp Dry Yeast
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 Cup Warm Milk (100-110F)
- 1/2 tbsp Melted Butter
- 1-2 tsp Pyure (or preferred sweetener)
Filling
- 3-5 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tbsp Melted Butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 9" springform pan with coconut spray, or oil.
- Whisk together 1 cup of Spelt flour with the yeast, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In another medium sized bowl, mix the milk, butter and Pyure. Add this mixture to the flour mixture, then slowly add the rest of the spelt flour 2 tablespoons at a time.
- Mix until the dough pulls away from the edge of the bowl. (I used our ninja, so it didn't take too long.)
- Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes, or until the dough springs back when you push on it gently with your finger.
- Let it sit and prepare the filling.
- Mix the maple syrup, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. (Butter comes in a little bit, no worries...I didn't forget it!)
- On a floured surface, roll the dough into a 10x16" rectangle. Brush the melted butter around the border in a 1 inch width, then brush the syrup/cinnamon mixture all over the rest of the dough in the middle.
- Roll the dough into a log, starting from the longest side. Pinch the ends to seal.
- Cut it into 12 pieces with floss or a nice sharp serrated knife.
- Place them all in the springform pan and bake for the 17-20 minutes. You can bake them longer if you want them browned, but it may dry them out.
- Let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then enjoy.
- Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- I did make a cream cheese frosting for it, but I wasn't super impressed with it. If you'd like the recipe for it though, comment!!