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No Yeast Vanilla Brown Sugar Beer Cinnamon Rolls

No Yeast Vanilla Brown Sugar Beer Cinnamon Rolls
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Every Christmas I make cinnamon rolls. Yeasty, gorgeous, giant rolls with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. A recipe that took years to prefect into the soft, tender, sweet and cinnamony treat with the thick ribbon of sugary butter center and tangy frosting. I make it the night before allowing the second rise to take place overnight in the fridge. It’s the first recipe in my first cookbook, The Craft Beer Cookbook (affiliate link).

But I also understand that taking two days to make breakfast might not be ideal for most people. And there may even be some of you that found your way to this post because yeast terrifies and baffles you the way some people think it takes a wizard to make velvety cheese sauce that doesn’t separate. I’m afraid of mall Santas, we all have our thing.

These rolls were awesome. Soft, tender, a bit more on the cakey side than the yeast rolls I’m so in love with, but still a fantastic way to throw together a dessert or a holiday breakfast. The yeast in the yogurt and the beer reacts with the leavening powers of the baking powder and basking soda to do a fabulous job of mimicking yeast dough. The way I try to do a fabulous job of mimicking a normal person when I see a middle aged man in a red suit and fake beard lurking near a Hollister.

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No Yeast Vanilla Brown Sugar Beer Cinnamon Rolls

Servings 8 -10 rolls

Ingredients
  

Dough:

  • 3 cups 360g all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp 4g baking soda
  • ½ tsp 3g baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ cup 107g brown sugar
  • 2 tbs 18 olive oil
  • 2 tsp 8g vanilla extract
  • ½ cup 150g vanilla Greek yogurt (not non-fat)
  • ¾ cup 190g wheat beer, room temperate

Filling:

  • ½ cup 113g unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup 142g brown sugar
  • 2 tsp 4g cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp 0.5g nutmeg
  • pinch salt

Frosting:

  • 8 wt oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup 113g powdered sugar
  • ½ cup 119g heavy cream
  • 1 tsp 4g vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and brown sugar making sure to break up any brown sugar lumps.
  • Make a well in the center, add the oil, vanilla extract, yogurt and beer, stir until combined.
  • Add to a lightly floured surface, knead lightly until the dough comes together and is much less sticky (it will still be slightly sticky). Cover loosely and allow to rest for 15-20 minutes
  • Roll into a large rectangle about ¼ inch thick.
  • In a small bowl stir together the softened butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  • Spread the filling evenly over the dough. Starting at the long edge, roll the dough into a long log.
  • Slice into 2 inch rings, place in a baking dish with the swirl side up.
  • Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Using a hand mixer beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and salt until well combined, light and fluffy.
  • Spread the cinnamon rolls with the frosting before serving.

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Comments


Raspy December 4, 2015 um 7:06 pm

I hate to say it… but you do realize that there is yeast in beer, right? 😉

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Jackie December 5, 2015 um 10:48 am

Of course I realize that. Dry active bakers yeast is what I’m talking about, managing that is different that yeast that is beer. There is technically yeast in everything, including yogurt.

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Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar December 6, 2015 um 5:58 pm

Making cinnamon rolls every year is the best Christmas tradition! I love this recipe!

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Nathalie December 8, 2015 um 4:37 pm

I am always so stunned with all the recipes you are able to create with beer.
To be brutal and honest I am not much into beer (apart from the black one or on a a really really hot day-then it is a treat) but all these recipes looks absolutely AMAZING!

Are most of your recipes child friendly?

I definitely have to make some beer recipe as well for myself and my blog 🙂

Thank you so so much for all the inspiration and wonderful photos!
xx

potsofsmiles.blogspot.com

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Jackie December 8, 2015 um 6:01 pm

Thank you so much!

For the kid-friendliness, it changes recipe to recipe. If the beer is cooked, there is still some small trace amounts of alcohol that remains but it’s super minimal. Beer Popsicles and beer cocktails, obviously are not child friendly. But anything bakes is pretty safe (although everyone needs to make that decision for themselves)

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Bella December 17, 2015 um 1:04 pm

I was looking for a Cinnamon Roll recipe for Christmas morning and came across your recipe. Looks wonderful…can’t wait to make it!

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Erick December 21, 2015 um 4:36 pm

I was thinking these would be good with a beer glaze like the one for the beer glazed donuts 🙂

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Jackie December 22, 2015 um 8:18 am

Sounds good to me. I’m always in for a good beer-glaze.

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Vanessa July 11, 2016 um 2:18 pm

What type of beer would you recommend for these?

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Jackie July 11, 2016 um 3:55 pm

Any wheat beer will do fine. I used a Hefe

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