Cinnamon Honey Rolls

Published: Feb 21, 2012 · Modified: Mar 18, 2024 by Radhika · This post may contain affiliate links · 31 Comments

I love working with yeast. Period. These honey rolls are adapted from the Dinner rolls that I baked earlier. Since then I had wanted to try a sweet version of the rolls and finally found time. Also as the previous one was an eggless one, I wanted to see the difference it would make when eggs are added. Want to know what the difference is....

When I made the dinners rolls without eggs, though I found everything perfect when it came fresh out oven, the rolls did become a bit hard after some time. It had to be microwaved for few seconds to bring it back to life. But these rolls were super soft and stayed soft and springy to touch even the next day and the other. If you do not like to add eggs and still want to get soft breads and if you happen to be one of the lucky ones to live in a place where you can get “bread improver” off the shelves, do not hesitate or give it another thought for purchasing it. Go right away for it. I’m telling out of experience that the improver would be make a huge difference to your yeast bakes.

If you are wondering about the cracks on top, well there was an electricity cut after the second rise of the rolls and I was able to bake it only 2-½ hours instead of the supposed 20-30 mins. But since I had added eggs, texture wise I could not find any difference after the bake and it came out superb and I was quite satisfied with the result.

You’ll need:

All purpose flour – 3 cups (approx.)
Warm water – 1 cup
Egg – 1
Butter – 1 tbsp
Active Dry yeast – 2 tsp
Honey – ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon for brushing
Cinnamon powder – 1 ½ tsp
Salt – 1 tsp

Method:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C and prepare a baking tray by greasing it with oil and keep it ready.

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Take warm water in a large mixing bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and let sit for 5 minutes. Add the honey, salt and egg.

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Stir until blended and frothy. Add 3 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and mix until the dough comes together. If using an electric mixer, knead the dough with the dough attachment for 5-7 minutes, or until elastic.

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If not, knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until soft and elastic (about 8-10 minutes), adding more flour to keep the dough from sticking if necessary. Do not add too much flour than necessary. The dough will become more workable the longer you knead.

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Cinnamon Honey Rolls | Step by Step Recipe - Tickling Palates (12)

Transfer the kneaded dough to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel. Let the dough rise in a warm area until it doubles in size, about 2 hours.

Punch dough down and shape into rolls. I just made them into cylindrical shape and further cut them with knife instead of shaping into balls. Place in a pan or on a baking sheets coated lightly with oil. Cover with a kitchen towel and let it rise for another 20 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, 1 tablespoon honey and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Brush over the rolls. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature. You can also brush the top with more honey before serving.

Notes:

You can skip from adding the egg and continue with the recipe to get the same quality rolls.
Avoid cinnamon powder if you are not in favor of that and just make honey rolls.
If using Instant yeast, use the same measurement given for Active dry yeast.

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Vidhya
February 23, 2012 at 4:07 am
Gr8 rolls.....Love it
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Suchi
February 22, 2012 at 5:56 pm
The rolls look lovely and oh-so-fresh...I love cinnamon and honey combination...apart from everything else, your home must have smelled heavenly while these were cooking 🙂
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Rashida shaikh
February 22, 2012 at 5:54 pm
First time here...Roll looks Delicious
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Shobha Kamath
February 22, 2012 at 1:14 pm
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Looks absolutely delicious.!Will try it out without eggs.
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Kalpana Sareesh
February 22, 2012 at 12:32 pm
superr awesome..
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Vardhini
February 22, 2012 at 11:33 am
Tempting rolls Radhi. Thx for linking to the event.
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Nirmala's kitchen
February 22, 2012 at 9:30 am
Loos delicious and lovely colour!!!!
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Jay
February 22, 2012 at 7:31 am
hey this is absolutely awesome..;)
Tasty Appetite
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sangee vijay
February 22, 2012 at 5:58 am
Wow...super delicious n soft rolls,they come out really good!!
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Achu's Amma's Kitchen
February 22, 2012 at 1:33 am
wow super cinamon honey rolls..awesome clicks
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Anu
February 21, 2012 at 11:27 pm
WOW!! lovely rolls. Nice clicks too.
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Hamaree Rasoi
February 21, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Honey rolls look simply mouthwatering.
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The Yogi Vegetarian
February 21, 2012 at 11:19 pm
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What a great event... I'm going to enter for sure, as I do love to bake. Thank you for your lovely recipes and inspiring blog community-building 🙂
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Preeti Garg
February 21, 2012 at 10:36 pm
love this recipe
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Archana
February 21, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Yummy yummy. Love it
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Anjali Bapna Shukla
February 21, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Radhika, your baking lessons are working wonders! Till now, I never thought of baking buns n rolls at home but your step to step recipe makes it so easy that I might become a good baker someday. 🙂
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Pinky
February 21, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Wow on a gr8 baking spree radhika, ya the crack may have happened coz of the reason u mentioned, but maybe next time u can store the dough in the fridge and then keep them out for 30 mins before baking....the dough will stay good as well instead of over proofing.
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Hema
February 21, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Very delicious rolls, lovely color from the honey you added..
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Kaveri
February 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Looks Great Radhika..
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simran
February 21, 2012 at 3:32 pm
these look so good!.really nice step by step pics:)
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faseela
February 21, 2012 at 2:51 pm
yummy cinnsmon rolls.....great recipe dear
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Priya Sreeram
February 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm
wow- what a fine bake; neat blend of simple flavours
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Farah
February 21, 2012 at 1:59 pm
what a lovely recipe!.....looks so soft and fluffy.....
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Mélange
February 21, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Looks fabulous with both colour and content..Cheers Radhika.
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Charu Srivastava
February 21, 2012 at 12:50 pm
wow d rolls luk simply divine...beautiful clicks !!
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anusha praveen
February 21, 2012 at 12:11 pm
rolls look lovely radhi!!!! Very eye catching
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Chandrani
February 21, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Rolls looks so soft and yummy.
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Rekha shoban
February 21, 2012 at 11:34 am
rolls looks soft and yummy!!nice click!
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Prathibha
February 21, 2012 at 11:15 am
Nice n delicious rolls ..loooks yummm
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Sukanya Ramkumar
February 21, 2012 at 11:12 am
Perfect looking rolls. Loved the touch of honey in it. Nice recipe. Yum!!!
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Roshu
February 21, 2012 at 10:52 am
Awesome....nice presentation n clicks
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