Saturday, April 9, 2011

The Healthy Cinnamon Roll ;)

I love cinnamon rolls! I was inspired to make a healthier version of a cinnamon roll because the other day my parents brought home a weakness of mine, Cinnabon! I did my best to stay away from them, reminding myself of the all the sugar, fat, animal cruelty, ect that contributed to the making of one of those whopping 800 calorie cinnamon rolls!
Soon after I started to wonder what it would take to make a cinnamon roll without all the guilt yet still maintaining delicious texture and flavor to it.. And this wonderful cinnamon roll is what I came up with!
Bread Ingredients
(serves 8-9)
  • 1/4 oz yeast packet
  • 1 tbsp stevia (about 6 packets)
  • 1/4 c lukewarm water
  • 2 c whole wheat flour
  • 2 c all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 c cool water
Filling Ingredients
  • cinnamon
  • brown sugar
  • agave nectar
  • chopped toasted almonds
Topping Ingredients (enough for to cooked cinnamon rolls)
  • 1 tbsp almond butter
  • 1 tbsp vanilla soy milk
  • 1 small chunk of dark chocolate
Directions
First, dissolve yeast and stevia in the lukewarm water.
Mix whole wheat flour, all purpose floursalt, and cinnamon. Add yeast mixture, and 1 c cool water. Mix. Add remaining water.
Knead bread mixture and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Oil a large glass bowl and place the bread inside (flip once so that the bread is covered with oil on the top and  bottom) Cover with saran wrap.
Place in warm area and let rise fo 2-21/2 hours.
When the dough has risen, spread out the dough on a flat surface so it is a large, flat rectangle.
Add a thin layer of agave nectar to the dough. Then sprinkle the cinnamon, brown sugar, and almonds to your liking.
Roll the dough to form a large spiral.
Cut 1 to 3/2 inch until you have 8-9 uncooked cinnamon rolls
Place rolls on dark circular pans so that the sides of the rolls slightly touch, or don't touch at all.
Place in 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.
While the cinnamon rolls cook, you can make the topping. In a small bowl microwave almond butter, chocolate, and soy milk until chocolate is melted. Stir well and drizzle on cinnamon rolls when they are finished cooking.

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