I have been here for almost a month and I can't believe I haven't baked cinnamon rolls yet. I can smell it everywhere every time I go shopping. The cafes, supermarkets and even small convenience stores sells them. I love it. I love that smell. It's so comforting, so warm, so...Swedish.
So today was perfect for that, especially since I have all the ingredients I need. I even have the pearl sugar to sprinkle on top before baking. I love the sugar. They make the rolls and cupcakes and other baked stuff look so pretty.
The dough was quite easy to make and does not require too much kneading. I think I only took less than 5 minutes to make the dough nice and smooth. But it did take a bit of muscle power to beat the flour with the warm milk, egg and butter before it was ready for kneading. The recipe I followed said to allow 2 hours for the dough to rise but mine only needed one and a half hours.
Once it has risen enough, I rolled it out into a huge rectangle, brushed it with melted butter and sprinkled evenly with sugar and ground cinnamon. I rolled it and cut it and for half of the rolls, I sprinkled the pearl sugar. The other half I left bare since Pete prefers it that way. I also set aside some dough to make cheese braids using a chunk of gouda cheese that I grated.
Once the rolls were done, we took a quick walk since the sun was finally coming out from behind the clouds. I thought the weather has finally turned, but I was wrong. The walk became a brisk one since we wanted to get out of the wind. It was very windy and very cold. Once we got through the door, Pete said, "It smells of cinnamon rolls in here."
And yes, after being out in the cold wind, the hot tea and rolls were just the thing to warm us up.
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