Ah, cinnamon rolls. Way back when I
first started baking with sourdough, they were one of my first
successes. So naturally, despite dealing with the July heat and
humidity, I was excited that Sourdough Surprises picked them for this
month's challenge.
I decided to stick with my old recipe
(even though it's so old, the website it's from seems to have been
taken down), but halved it. Then I had to deal with the leftover pineapple from the hummingbird cake. While totally not traditional,
something about a pineapple cinnamon roll sounded really good.
Besides, also having a bag of shredded coconut in the freezer, it
would make a perfect summery tropical treat.
I did have the humidity related issues
with the dough (I ended up using a whole 2 cups of flour)
The recipe:
Pineapple Coconut Cinnamon Rolls
Adapted from otherpeoplesrecipes.com
Dough:
3/4 cup sourdough starter
1/3 cup milk
1 tblsp sugar
3/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 tblsp melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1-2 cup flour
1/4 tsp soda
1/3 cup milk
1 tblsp sugar
3/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 tblsp melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1-2 cup flour
1/4 tsp soda
Filling:
8oz crushed pineapple
2tblsp sugar
2 tblsp flour
1 tblsp cinnamon
Topping:
2 tblsp melted butter
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Mix together first 5 ingredients of the dough in a large bowl. Stir in salt and enough flour to make a soft dough just stiff enough to handle. Turn onto a well-floured board and sprinkle with 1/4 cup flour which has been mixed with soda. Work flour in and knead for 5 minutes or more, adding more flour as necessary.
Place in a buttered bowl and turn once to butter top. Cover and let rise until double, about 3 hours.
Punch down, turn onto a floured board and roll into 9" square. Mix filling ingredients and spread over dough. Roll and cut into 1 inch slices. Arrange with sides touching in a 9" cake pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, 2-3 hours.
Toss topping ingredients and sprinkle over rolls. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes.
Overfilled, much? But it made them that
much better. Although I can't say I'll be making these often – I
hope I plan better and not buy a 20oz can of pineapple when the
recipe calls for an 8oz again in the near future – they were
definitely worth making. And worth eating.
The only trouble? I've still got 4oz of
crushed pineapple left. But...that's been taken care of. Watch for
my next post!
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This sounds scrumptious! I'm with you on overfilling the rolls.
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ReplyDeleteI love the pineapple-coconut combination! Yummy!
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DeleteHahaha...I guess I have my a/c set too low :) Everyone else is having problems with humidity, my problem was getting it to rise! I love the tropical flavor combination :)
ReplyDeleteOh, 80% humidity every day and it doesn't matter where the AC is set, lol! Thanks :-)
DeleteYUM! What a fantastic idea to make a tropical summery cinnamon roll! I bet they were delicious!! :)
ReplyDeleteThey were, thank you :-)
DeleteWow, what an interesting filling! Nice job.
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DeleteLove the pineapple cocoanut combo! Yum! I guess the weather has much more influence on dough than I thought - maybe that was why I had to add so much more flour. Thanks for pointing that out!
ReplyDeleteI learned that pretty quickly...I normally stick to quick breads until around October. Thank you :-)
DeleteI love the pineapple and coconut combination! I had trouble getting mine to rise too, my a/c is always set low because my 3 pugs hate the heat! Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
ReplyDeleteI had a bulldog for a while so I do understand that! Thank you :-)
DeleteOh, yum - pineapple and coconut as a tropical filling probably makes all that heat and humidity feel just a little bit more fun ;) Awesome choice!
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DeleteOoooh, how delicious! I love coconut and pineapple together, and putting them in a cinnamon roll is brilliant! (And I'm pretty sure overfilling a cinnamon roll just makes it more awesome ;) )
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