Blogging About Baking Day 1: Rollin’ like a Cinnamon

Let me start by saying a beautiful afternoon everyone. This is The Baking Lassie, giving you a glimpse of joy in baking. Please bear with me as I start my journey in baking the most delectable cakes and bread that will make you crave for that sweet delicious taste. For day 1, let's roll like a cinnamon, the cinnamon rolls. 

For my brother’s birthday, I decided to make cinnamon rolls. You might ask, why make a bread rather than a cake for a birthday? Well, other than breaking the tradition, the cinnamon rolls best fit my brother for he is sweet in the simplest way.

Now, let's start. The ingredients needed for the sweetest bread rolls are:

• 1/2 cup water or 120 ml of water (preferably warm)
• 1 Tsp instant yeast
• 3 Tsp white sugar 
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp powdered milk 
• 1 large egg
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 cups of flour

In a clean bowl, mix together water, yeast, sugar, salt, powdered milk, beaten egg, and vegetable oil. Now, you might ask, is she even a professional baker? My answer is no, I'm not. But, because I love baking, I am trying to learn from watching videos and reading cookbooks. Everything is trial and error here but what I am sharing to all of you is the success in all of my trials in baking. So, to continue rollin’, mix everything together, except for the flour, until the milk, sugar, and salt are dissolved.Then,  gradually add the flour in four parts while mixing in between. Now we have a dough. It will not seem like a dough yet that's why we need our reliable hands to knead the dough and make it glutinous. Knead for about 15 to 20 minutes and the dough should be ready. To check if the dough is elastic enough, the dough will not break easily when pulled. You can use a mixer but I prefer to use my hands for kneading because the natural warm temperature of our hands helps in the formation of gluten while kneading. Put the dough in a clean bowl that is brushed with oil and cover it with a cling wrap and towel. Place it in a dark and warm place for 1 hour and wait for it to rise or double in size. Tip: warm a cup of water in a microwave oven. After that, unplug the microwave leave the warm water and place the dough inside. This way, the dough will rise faster as a greased lightning. For 30 to 45 minutes, the dough should be ready.

Meanwhile, let's make the magic that made that bread rolling. The cinnamon mix. It is very simple. Just melt 3 tbsp of butter, add 4 tbsp of brown sugar, add 2 tbsp of ground cinnamon and mix everything together. Tada! Magic.

We are close. When the dough has doubled in size, punch it for a bit before placing on a clean counter. With a rolling pin, flatten the dough, spread the cinnamon mix and roll it. Use a thread when cutting it into 12 small pieces and place it in a pan lined with a parchment paper. Cover it again with cling wrap and let it rise the second time for 30 min. After 30 min, bake it in a preheated oven, 200-degree Celsius for 30 to 45 min or until the bread is golden brown.

Lastly, let it cool and enjoy that sweet cinnamon rolls.

Thank you for reading this recipe. I'm happy for sharing it with you. I am looking forward to sharing with you my next baking journey. The Baking Lassie signing out for now ;).