Gluten-free pull-apart cinnamon rolls are ideal for weekend breakfast. The cinnamon rolls have all the goodness and flavors of cinnamon and a cream cheese frosting. The delicacy is gluten-free which means it can be enjoyed by people who are allergic as well. This is actually a combination of cinnamon rolls and monkey bread.
Health Benefits
Cinnamons have lots of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties as well. Cinnamon is also known to reduce the risk of heart diseases.
Ingredients
gluten-free flour: 2 ¾ cups
instant yeast: 2 tsp
ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
sugar: ¼ cup
salt: 1 tsp
sated butter – melted: 2 tbsp
warm water: 1 cup
cider vinegar: 1 tsp
egg at room temperature: 1
ground cinnamon: 1 tbsp
ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
sugar: 1/3 cup
butter – melted: 1 tbsp
butter – melted: 1 tbsp
cream cheese – at room temperature: 1 tbsp
salted butter: 1 tbsp
milk: 1 tsp
powdered sugar: ½ cup
vanilla extract: ½ tsp
How To Make Gluten-free Pull-apart Cinnamon Rolls
For the rolls :
- Mix flour, sugar, instant yeast, ground cinnamon, and salt in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer.
- Add warm water, melted butter, cider vinegar, and egg. Run the mixer on low speed.
- Increase the speed to medium and let it run for 3 minutes. In a 9-inch round cake pan, spray cooking spray. In another small bowl, whisk sugar and cinnamon. With a small scoop, scoop one ball of dough and put into the bowl of sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll evenly and place in the round pan. Continue till all the dough is used. Sprinkle the leftover cinnamon sugar mixture on the top of the balls.
- Drizzle melted butter on top. Cover the balls with a dry towel and leave in a warm place for one hour to allow the dough to rise. In an oven preheated to 400 degrees, put the balls and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and put on the cooling rack.
For cream cheese icing:
- Use a hand mixer to beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, salted butter, vanilla extract, and milk. Beat till it becomes smooth. Put the icing in a decorated icing bag.
- Snip the end and squeeze out in the desired pattern over the baked cinnamon rolls. Cut into wedges.
If your flour does not contain guar gum, add 1 ½ tsp guar gum to the recipe.
Trivia
Cinnamon rolls are believed to have originated in Sweden but the cinnamon rolls in Sweden are not as heavy and sweet as in the US. In Sweden, the delicacy has a flavor of cardamom.