Bring Some Love with Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls
Prep: 20 minutes Bake: 15-20 minutes
This is a showstopper to hear about it, or to see it at first. It’s unique enough and relatively easy to make. That’s the best combination for things to make. I loved making it, though I did waste time by not knowing the difference between instant and non instant yeast. This is much easier if you use instant yeast. A tasty treat that brings a little extra to your taste buds. Let’s dive in.
Ingredients
1 box red velvet cake mix
2 1/2 - 3 cups flour (if you’re like me, you’ll need a LOT more)
1/1/4 cups warm water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon (if you’re like me, you’ll want a lot more)
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 oz instant dry yeast
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbls softened butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
3-5 tbls milk
Prep
Being able to keep its shape is important. Add flour til true
I had too much flour but it was too sticky. More flour fixed that and I was able to dust off the excess and save things
They bake up and together
Preheat oven to 350 F
Add the cake mix, 1 cup of the flour, and yeast to a bowl (mixer bowl if you have it. I do now) and mix it around to combine
Add the water and beat for 2 minutes. This will make a sticky dough. Super super sticky. Like insanely sticky.
Add flour to a dry surface and move the sticky dough to it for kneading
Add more and more flour until it’s less sticky and keeps its form. I used a crazy amount of flour to fix the sticky and turn it into a workable dough
Once this is a manageable not so sticky dough and formable, roll it out to 1/4 in thick rectangle
Brush this with the melted butter completely
Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl
Spread this mixture out across the dough covering it
Dump more and more cinnamon to your level of love for cinnamon
Roll this starting at a short edge
Slice the roll into however many slices you’d like and add to a greased pan
Bake for 15-20 minutes
While baking, beat the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and softened butter until it’s a smooth icing that you can spread across the rolls
Spread icing on the rolls after done baking
Afterthoughts
The warmer they are when you ice the more it melts
These were a great variation on cinnamon rolls. The smooth taste of red velvet went well with the cinnamon roll and the buttery taste enhanced things. I had a few accidents with the dough before making it but it was still great. I got about a dozen smaller rolls out of this easy. I loved the taste warm. It was a super sweet and cinnamon filled treat that tasted just right. Instant yeast really brings down the time needed without having to prove and this would make anyone happy in the morning to start their day.
