Homemade Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Description

Gluten-free Cinnabon®-like cinnamon rolls…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 works.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons quick-rise yeast
  • 1 ¾ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons gluten-free all-purpose flour, or as needed
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 dash salt

Instructions

  1. Make dough: Combine sugar and yeast in a small bowl. Mix flour
  2. baking powder
  3. xanthan gum
  4. baking soda
  5. and salt together in a separate bowl.
  6. Place milk and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high
  7. stirring every 15 seconds
  8. until 110 to 115 degrees F (43 to 46 degrees C)
  9. about 45 seconds. Whisk into yeast mixture and set aside to proof
  10. about 5 minutes.
  11. Combine proofed yeast with olive oil
  12. egg
  13. and vanilla extract in a large bowl; mix for a few seconds
  14. then slowly add flour mixture. Mix with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until dough thickens and loses some of its stickiness
  15. about 1 1/2 minutes.
  16. Cover a work surface with plastic wrap and a light layer of flour. Place dough in the center
  17. dust with a little more flour
  18. and cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Roll out to a 10×13-inch rectangle; remove the top layer of plastic wrap.
  19. Make filling: Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Spread melted butter over dough; sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top.
  20. Starting at a long edge
  21. roll dough up like a jelly roll
  22. 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
  23. cover with plastic wrap
  24. and place in a warm spot to rise for 15 minutes.
  25. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  26. Bake rolls in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown
  27. 22 to 27 minutes.
  28. Make frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add powdered sugar; mix until smooth. Mix in lemon juice
  29. vanilla extract
  30. and salt.
  31. Remove cinnamon rolls from the oven and immediately drizzle frosting over top.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 10

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