Cinnamon Rolls

October 23, 2024 Naturally Sweet Products

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Most low carb cinnamon rolls use fat head dough, which is basically dough made with a lot of cheese. Being a cheese fiend, I get enough in my life so love that this is made with a more traditional yeast ‘dough’.

You have a couple of topping options depending on your taste. The recipe includes a more simple ‘no sugar’ glaze or you can top them with a cream cheese icing.

Note that you can use any of our sweeteners in these but we do recommend our Naturally Sweet Xylitol Icing Sugar for the cream cheese frosting. Happy baking!

Ingredients (makes 9 rolls)

170 grams almond flour/almond meal
35 grams coconut flour
¼ cup Naturally Sweet Erythritol
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
2 tablespoons ground linseed/ flaxseed
⅓ cup 80 mls almond milk/nut milk of choice heated till warm but not hot
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 sachet dried yeast- 7 grams or .25 oz
3 large eggs

Cinnamon Filling

2 tablespoons butter softened - nearly melted but not liquid
1½-2 tablespoons cinnamon powder to taste!
3 tablespoons Naturally Sweet Erythritol

No-Sugar Glaze Ingredients Option

3 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons granulated sweeter of choice

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients Option

3 tablespoons cream cheese full fat at room temperature
2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
3 tablespoons Naturally Sweet Xylitol Icing Sugar
A dash of vanilla extract

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Make Your Dough

Combine almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, baking powder, linseed/flaxseed powder and xanthan gum in a medium sized bowl.
Heat almond milk and vanilla extract until warm (about 20-40 seconds in the microwave). Add the yeast to the almond milk and stir to combine.
Add the almond milk mixture and the eggs to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Bring the ingredients together to make a round ball shape. Cover your bowl with a cloth or cling wrap, and set aside for 30 minutes.

Make Cinnamon Filling

Melt the butter until soft but not liquid. Add the cinnamon and the sweetener to the butter and stir to combine. If you mixture is too runny, set aside in the fridge for a few minutes so it firms up to a slightly more solid consistency. If it firms up too much you can zap it until it softens slightly.

Create Your Buns

Prepare a 9 " baking pan (round or square) by lining it with baking paper and preheat your oven to 190 C/374 F
Tear off a piece of cling wrap, large enough to fit an A4 piece of paper on it with generous edges. Lay it out landscape length on the bench. Tear off the same size piece of baking paper and leave above your cling wrap on the bench.
Slide the dough onto the centre of your cling wrap and use a spatula to press it out to a rough rectangle. Place the baking paper on top of the dough and use a rolling pin to roll it out into a clean edged A4 rectangle. Remove the baking paper and use some cutting and pasting to get your dough rectangle nice and 'square'. If your dough is sticking, slightly wet hands can make it more easy to manage. You may need to reroll your dough using a rolling pin on the baking paper once more, for a final even shaping.
Using a spatula, smooth the cinnamon butter all over the dough, leaving a fingers width along the long sides at the top and bottom but taking it all the way to the sides.
From just above the top edge of your dough, grab the cling wrap and gently roll the first section of your dough over on top of itself, to start creating your roll. The aim is to create a snail like circle without too much gap. You may need to run your fingers along the top edge on the clingwrap to get what will be the 'centre' of your roll sitting properly, allowing you to roll it up properly.
Once the top edge is rolled over all of the way, pick up the cling wrap at the top about ¼ of the way in from the side edge, and pull down gently towards the bench, but actually bringing the dough back towards yourself. You want to press just firmly enough so that you get a roll without gaps but ensure it's not too compressed. Your dough should roll easily into shape. Once fully rolled up, press the dough gently along the long edge to form a seam.
If you need to, you can press your roll into a better shape while the cling wrap is still holding the shape. If happy with the shape, remove the cling wrap so you can cut it into rolls.
Roughly divide the roll into thirds and slightly mark the dough. Now using a large sharp knife, divide each third into 3 and slice through gently to create 9 rolls. Gently place each roll into your prepared baking pan, leaving room for them to expand.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through. If your rolls are browning too much, use a foil tent until your rolls are cooked through in the middle. Take care not to overcook. Remove from the oven and leave in the baking pan.
If using a glaze, brush it onto your rolls while they are still hot. If you are using cream cheese frosting, you can ice them while they are still hot/warm for more of a glazed frosting, as it will melt due to the heat. Alternatively you can ice your buns once cool, to ensure your frosting retains a thicker consistency.

Make your Glaze or Your Cream Cheese Frosting

To make your 'no sugar' glaze, combine the hot water and the sweetener together, stirring until sweetener has dissolved. Allow the mixture to sit until cooled before using.
To make your cream cheese frosting, blitz all ingredients in a small food processor until smooth and creamy, or use beaters. If you prefer your frosting runnier, add a small amount of almond milk to the mixture and mix until well combined.

To Serve

Enjoy your buns warm or at room temperature. They will last around 3 days in a sealed container in the fridge. I love to heat my buns up in the microwave on high for about 20 seconds prior to serving, especially if the have been in the fridge.You can freeze the buns, frosting, glaze and all for up to 2 months. Defrost at room temperature and heat up if desired prior to serving.

Recipe Notes

If you don't have xanthan gum you can omit it but your buns could be a little fragile.If you don't have linseed/flax powder you can omit it but only if you still use the xanthan gum.If you don't have a sugar free icing mix, use your regular granulated sweetener but blitz until powdered in a processor.If you want more flavor in the bun, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder.Vary the amount of cinnamon you add to the butter filling to suit your taste- less or more!!Note that the nutritional values are based on a cinnamon roll without glazing or frosting.

Nutritional Information

Note that we calculate our own nutritional values so they may not be precise. Calculate your own if desired. Carb values exclude sugar alcohols such as Erythritol, as they generally have no impact on blood sugar levels. 50% of the carbs from Xylitol is added to nutritional values. This is consistent with industry practice.