Pink Velvet Cinnamon Rolls
Directions
- 1Start by blooming the yeast with warm milk and sugar.
- 2Let it sit for 10 minutes.
- 3Add flour, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder to the stand mixer.
- 4Whisk two eggs with food coloring and vanilla extract.
- 5Add the egg mixture to the stand mixer.
- 6Add the yeast mixture to the stand mixer.
- 7Mix until everything is blended.
- 8Switch to a dough hook and knead on medium speed for 7-10 minutes until the dough pulls away from the edges of the bowl, forms a ball and springs back when pressed.
- 9Start the cinnamon mixture with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon.
- 10Once the dough has proved, roll it out with some flour and a rolling pin.
- 11Knead the dough a little more.
- 12Spread the cinnamon mixture evenly over the rolled-out dough.
- 13Cut the dough into strips and roll each strip into a cinnamon roll.
- 14Place the rolled cinnamon rolls in a pan.
- 15Add heavy cream to the bottom of the pan.
- 16Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1.25 cups whole milk
- 2.25 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp granulated white sugar
- 4.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- red gel food coloring
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- heavy cream
Equipment
stand mixerwhisk attachmentdough hooklarge bowlplastic wraprolling pinpan
Tips
- If the filling is too firm and not spreadable, add heavy cream a teaspoon at a time until it's easily spreadable.
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