These gluten-free Cinnabon-like cinnamon rolls are the best! No one has guessed yet that they are homemade gluten-free cinnamon rolls! It took me a while to perfect this recipe that I came up with, but it finally worked.
Ingredients
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- ¼ teaspoons quick-rise yeast: 2 piece
- ¾ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour: 1 piece
- ½ teaspoons baking powder: 2 piece
- ½ teaspoons xanthan gum: 1 piece
- baking soda: 0.5 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- milk: 0.66667 cup
- unsalted butter: 1 Tbsp
- olive oil: 0.25 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- gluten-free all-purpose flour: 2 Tbsp (or as needed)
- brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- ground cinnamon: 1 Tbsp
- unsalted butter: 0.33333 cup (melted)
- unsalted butter: 2 Tbsp (softened)
- cream cheese: 2 Tbsp (softened)
- powdered sugar: 0.75 cup
- lemon juice: 0.5 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
- dash salt: 1 piece
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Make dough: Combine sugar and yeast in a small bowl. Mix flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl.
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Place milk and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high, stirring every 15 seconds, until 110 to 115 degrees F (43 to 46 degrees C), about 45 seconds. Whisk into yeast mixture and set aside to proof, about 5 minutes.
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Combine proofed yeast with olive oil, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; mix for a few seconds, then slowly add flour mixture. Mix with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until dough thickens and loses some of its stickiness, about 1 1/2 minutes.
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Cover a work surface with plastic wrap and a light layer of flour. Place dough in the center, dust with a little more flour, and cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Roll out to a 10x13-inch rectangle; remove the top layer of plastic wrap.
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Make filling: Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Spread melted butter over dough; sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top.
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Starting at a long edge, roll dough up like a jelly roll, using the plastic wrap to help lift and roll as you go. Lightly sprinkle dough with more flour and cut into 10 pieces with a sharp knife. Place rolls in a greased baking dish, cover with plastic wrap, and place in a warm spot to rise for 15 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Bake rolls in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 22 to 27 minutes.
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Make frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add powdered sugar; mix until smooth. Mix in lemon juice, vanilla extract, and salt.
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Remove cinnamon rolls from the oven and immediately drizzle frosting over top.
