Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

0 of 16 out on the counter

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1½ tsp instant yeast
• 1 cup plus 1 tbsp 1% milk, warm (105 to 115 °F)
• 1 large egg
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp olive oil, for the filling
• ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ⅔ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp 1% milk, for the glaze
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• A little olive oil for the pan
• A little flour for the counter

All set! Everything is out. Time to bake.

Method

1. 1Warm the milk to 105 to 115 °F. It should feel like a warm bath, not hot. Hot milk kills the yeast.
2. 2In a large bowl, stir both flours, the sugar, salt and yeast. Add the warm milk, egg and olive oil and stir to a shaggy dough.
3. 3Knead on a floured counter for 8 minutes, or 6 minutes in a stand mixer with the dough hook, until smooth and springy. Whole-wheat flour drinks more, so if it is too stiff to knead, work in 1 to 2 tbsp more 1% milk. Flour here is drier than at sea level.
4. 4Put the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let it rise in a warm spot 45 to 60 minutes. Stop when it has just doubled. A mile up it rises faster and falls if left too long.
5. 5Rub a 9 × 13 in pan with a little olive oil. Roll the dough on a floured counter into a 16 × 12 in rectangle, with a long side facing you.
6. 6Brush the 2 tbsp olive oil over the dough. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle it evenly, leaving a thumb's width bare along the far edge.
7. 7Roll up from the long side, tight, and pinch the seam shut. Cut 12 equal slices with a piece of unflavored dental floss or a sharp knife. Set them cut side up in the pan.
8. 8Cover and let the rolls rise 30 to 45 minutes, until puffy and touching. Heat the oven to 375 °F while they rise.
9. 9Bake 22 to 25 minutes, until deep golden and a thermometer in the center of a middle roll reads 190 °F.
10. 10Whisk the powdered sugar, 1% milk and vanilla into a thin glaze. Let the rolls cool 5 minutes, then drizzle it on while they are warm.