Small Batch Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls
Merry Christmas!
While the dough is rising, you might enjoy reading A Christmas Miracle, a dizzyingly tall tale very true story (I swear) of one of those heartwarming things that somehow only happen on the holidays...and if you just decided that cinnamon rolls would just take too long, might I suggest these simple, flaky biscuits.
Were I to guess at such things, I'd bet that "How many calories are in one of Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls?" is an awfully common question in some people's mind. The rolls are very popular and look seriously decadent with that generous helping of gooey icing on top of the fluffy rolls.
The answer is, perhaps not as many as you think.
Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls recipe, however, makes a HUGE batch of cinnamon rolls. I mean, sure if you live on a ranch and have to feed hungry cowhands (which are neither cows nor hands, discuss), make them for holiday gifts, or you have a big freezer you can stuff full of them you might be able to cope with 40-50 cinnamon rolls, but what about apartment dwellers or people with an itsy-bitsy little freezer? Like a large percentage of the people I know.
Well, how about a small batch recipe?
Small Batch Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls
Makes 12
Cinnamon Rolls
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1/2 package)
2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour (plus 1/4 cup for kneading)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder (heaping)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda (scant)
1/4 tablespoon salt (heaping)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons melted butter, for pans
Maple Frosting
1/2 pound powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
1/8 cup whole milk
1/8 cup melted butter
1/16 cup brewed coffee
tiny pinch salt (technically 1/64 tsp, what is that 12 grains?)
Snag the adjusted quantities from here and go over to Pioneer Woman for the instructions: Cinnamon Rolls 101 (the long version with a gazillion purty pictures) or the printable (short) version.
Enjoy!
