Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls &Cream Cheese Icing
Sourdough & Non Sourdough Recipe Included
A favorite cake turned into your favorite breakfast roll, whats better than that?! Super easy to make and absolutely delicious!
SOURDOUGH RECIPE
Ingredients & Instructions
DOUGH
- 100grams of starter needed (1/2 cup)
Step 1: Feed Starter ahead as you’ll need to let the dough rest/bulk for 6-10 hours
- 1 - 2 cups of shredded carrots
Step 2: shred carrots and set aside to prepare for the dough
- 4- 5 cups of walnuts
Step 2: roast walnuts on sheet pan for just a couple minutes at (just until you smell the aroma of the walnuts) at 375 degrees then set aside
- 113grams cold unsalted butter (8 tablespoons)
Step 3: Shred or cube the butter and add into a kitchen mixer
- 480grams of all purpose flour (4 cups)
Step 4: Add the flour into the kitchen mixer with the butter
- Spices: 1 tablespoon | Cinnamon , 1/2 teaspoon| Nutmeg , 1/4 teaspoon | All Spice , 1/8 teaspoon| Ginger Powdered
Step 5: Add the spices into the flour/butter mixer and begin to whisk everything together until all incorporated.
- 240grams of Milk (1 cup)
Step 6: Once mixture above is incorporated, add the milk in and ingredients below
-24grams of sugar 0r maple syrup as alternative (2 tablespoons)
Step 7: add maple syrup into the bowl
-5grams of salt (1 teaspoon)
Step 8: add salt into the bowl
Remainder Instructions To Finish Dough
Step 9: add in your shredded carrots
Step 10: remove the flat beater and attach the dough hook on the mixer and mix the ingredients until it forms a
Step 11: take the dough out and knead on counter for at least 1 minute
Step 12: place in a clean bowl , cover and let it sit/bulk/proof on counter for 6-10 hours max
Step 13: Once fully proofed, lay the dough on lightly floured surface and roll out the dough out but not too thin!
Step 14: Once fully rolled out, smear the cinnamon butter mixture all over the dough
Step 15: sprinkle the dark brown sugar on top and take your baking spatula and smear/incorporate with the filling
Step 15: Sprinkle on top the chopped roasted walnuts!
Step 16: Begin to roll the dough until you get a dough log
Step 17: cut the dough log in pieces of the size you’d like your rolls to be
Step 18: Slightly press to slightly flatten the roll and place it into a baking pan or sheet
Step 19: bake about for 25-30 minutes or until done (if you’re familiar with baking)
Step 20: smear icing on top when warm :)
REGULAR ROLLS RECIPE
DOUGH
- 1 packet of active dry yeast
Step 1: mix your packet of yeast, sugar below and milk below to active - Whisk Together set aside
- 240grams of Milk (1 cup) - slightly warmed, not hot to touch
- 1 teaspoon of sugar (just to active the yeast)
- 1 - 2 cups of shredded carrots
Step 2: shred carrots and set aside to prepare for the dough
- 4- 5 cups of walnuts
Step 3: roast walnuts on sheet pan for just a couple minutes at (just until you smell the aroma of the walnuts) at 375
- 113grams cold unsalted butter (8 tablespoons)
Step 4: Shred or cube the butter and add into a kitchen mixer
- 480grams of all purpose flour (4 cups)
Step 5: Add the flour into the kitchen mixer with the butter
- Spices: 1 tablespoon | Cinnamon , 1/2 teaspoon| Nutmeg , 1/4 teaspoon | All Spice , 1/8 teaspoon| Ginger Powdered
Step 6: Add the spices into the flour/butter mixer and begin to whisk everything together until all incorporated.
- Add in your milk/yeast mixture into the bowl
-24grams of sugar 0r maple syrup as alternative (2 tablespoons)
Step 8: add maple syrup into the bowl
-5grams of salt (1 teaspoon)
Step 9: add salt into the bowl
Remainder Instructions To Finish Dough
Step 10: add in your shredded carrots
Step 11: remove the flat beater and attach the dough hook on the mixer and mix the ingredients together
Step 12: Once a shaggy dough is formed, remove and place dough on lightly floured surface
Step 13: Knead the dough together until smooth dough ball forms
Step 14: place in a clean bowl , cover and let it sit/bulk/proof for about 15-30 minutes to 1 hour max
Step 15: Once fully proofed, lay the dough on lightly floured surface and roll out the dough out but not too thin!
Step 16: Once fully rolled out, smear the cinnamon butter mixture all over the dough
Step 17: sprinkle the dark brown sugar on top and take your baking spatula and smear/incorporate with the filling
Step 18: Sprinkle on top the chopped roasted walnuts!
Step 19: Begin to roll the dough until you get a dough log
Step 20: cut the dough log in pieces of the size you’d like your rolls to be
Step 21: Slightly press to slightly flatten the roll and place it into a baking pan or sheet
Step 22: bake about for 25-30 minutes or until done (if you’re familiar with baking)
Step 23: smear icing on top when warm :)
ICING RECIPE
4 ounces cream cheese softened, use the cream cheese sold in a brick
¼ cup unsalted butter (i.e. ½ stick) softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Splash of milk until desired consistency
How To:
Beat in a mixer with whisk attachment until icing consistency forms!
FILLING RECIPE
8 ounces unsalted butter (softened/room temp)
1 -2 table spoons of cinnamon (or more if you prefer)
1-2 table spoons of maple syrup
How To:
Whisk together until whipped and fully incorporated