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Cinnamon Roses

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by: Joanna Cismaru

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Cinnamon Roses – These delicious cinnamon rolls are shaped like roses making them not only yummy but gorgeous and impressive as well. 

Close up shot of Cinnamon Rose with yellow rose decoration

This weekend was a busy weekend. It’s my little nephew’s one year birthday and my father came to visit. I volunteered to make the cake for Nicholas and that took me a few hours but it looks gorgeous. I will post some pictures later.

Yesterday everyone came for dinner here so I wanted to make something special and I decided to bake these gorgeous cinnamon rolls. I saw how these cinnamon rolls were made on a Chinese blog, Lucy’s Kitchen  and I thought they were just gorgeous. I couldn’t really use her recipe because the translator didn’t do such a good job, so I used my cinnamon rolls recipe which I modified a bit like instead of the water I added more eggs and milk.

I thought the technique to make these rolls look like roses was great and they were so easy to make. The end result was stunning. I can think of so many different ways to use these rolls, instead of cinnamon and sugar, I could use nutella or jam and I believe they would be just great. Next time, it’s nutella!

I’m not going to go into details on how to make the dough for these rolls because I’ve done that with my cinnamon rolls recipe. Here I mostly want to focus on the technique to make these roses.

After you’ve made the dough and let it rise until it doubles in size, cut the dough in 24 little pieces, and roll out each piece into a ball.

Dough shaped in balls

Take 4 balls at a time and roll out each one into a circle so that it’s about 3 inches in diameter. Place the circles on top of each other from the middle down as in the picture below and top with one or two tablespoons of the cinnamon sugar mix, spreading it evenly over each circle.

Rolled out dough placed on top of each other in a line, topped with cinnamon sugar mixed

Starting at the bottom, start rolling the circles until you’ve rolled all the way up. You don’t need to pinch the sides.

Assembled cinnamon roses

This will make two roses. Take a knife and cut exactly down the middle. Place the roses cut side down, in a well buttered muffin tray.

Assembled cinnamon roses placed in a greased muffin tin.

Repeat with remaining balls of dough, working 4 at a time until finished.

Close up of cinnamon roses in muffin tin

Let the cinnamon rolls sit for another 20 to 30 minutes, you will notice they will continue to rise. Brush the rolls with egg wash and sprinkle with some sugar before baking. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 F degrees for about 25 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

Baked Cinnamon Roses still in the muffin tin

When you’re done, you’ve got a dozen gorgeous cinnamon roses. They are so pretty and let’s not forget they also taste great. They were very impressive and all my guests loved them.

Step shots of making cinnamon roses
Close up shot of finished cinnamon rose

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a freshly baked cinnamon rose with a fresh yellow rose resting in front

Cinnamon Roses

5 from 5 votes
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Rising Time: 1 hr
Total: 2 hrs
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 12
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Cinnamon Roses – These delicious cinnamon rolls are shaped like roses making them not only yummy but gorgeous and impressive as well. 

Ingredients

Dough

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk melted

Cinnamon Filling

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon sugar

Egg wash

  • 1 egg
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Instructions

  • In a small bowl add the warm milk, yeast a 1 tsp of sugar and let the yeast activate. In the mixing bowl of your mixer add the melted butter, 1/4 cup of sugar, eggs, and salt and mix well. Add the yeast mixture and mix.
  • Add a cup of flour at a time and mix until you’ve added all the flour. Knead for a minute.
  • Place in an oiled bowl and let the dough rise until doubled in size, may take up to 2 hours.
  • In a small bowl mix the sugar, brown sugar and the cinnamon.
  • Cut the dough in 24 little pieces, and roll out each piece into a ball.
  • Take 4 balls at a time and roll out each one into a circle so that it’s about 3 inches in diameter. Place the circles on top of each other from the middle down and top with one or two tablespoons of the cinnamon sugar mix, spreading it evenly over each circle.
  • Starting at the bottom, start rolling the circles until you’ve rolled all the way up. You don’t need to pinch the sides.
  • Take a knife and cut exactly down the middle. Place the roses cut side down, in a well buttered muffin tray.
  • Repeat with remaining balls of dough, working 4 at a time until finished.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Let the cinnamon rolls sit for another 20 to 30 minutes, you will notice they will continue to rise. Brush the rolls with egg wash and sprinkle with some sugar before baking.
  • Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1rollCalories: 317kcal (16%)Carbohydrates: 48g (16%)Protein: 7g (14%)Fat: 10g (15%)Saturated Fat: 6g (38%)Cholesterol: 90mg (30%)Sodium: 134mg (6%)Potassium: 109mg (3%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 16g (18%)Vitamin A: 360IU (7%)Calcium: 48mg (5%)Iron: 2mg (11%)
Course:Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:cinnamon rolls
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  1. Sue says

    February 14, 2021 at 5:58 am

    5 stars
    Tried this out today (coincidentally on Valentines Day). Great recipe, thanks! Your pictures are worth a thousand words.

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth Davis says

    February 24, 2016 at 10:56 am

    5 stars
    When you say cut the dough straight down the middle, do you mean length wise or width wise? I am a novice at bread baking so I need someone to be precise!
    Thanks,
    Liz Davis

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      February 24, 2016 at 11:23 am

      Width wise, so you end up with the pretty ends. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Antonina says

    November 19, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    You’ve rolled them perfectly !! Absolutely gorgeous !

    Reply
    • jo says

      November 19, 2011 at 10:32 pm

      Thank you Antonina, they’re a lot easier to make than they look.

      Reply
  4. Christine @ Whiskful Thinkin says

    October 3, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    5 stars
    Oh wow! These look fantastic! Not only do I love cinnamon rolls, but when they are done in as creative of away as these are, they make me absolutely drool at the thought of them! I’ll be bookmarking this recipe to try shortly!

    Thanks for inspiring a teen cook!

    Reply
  5. Cat says

    September 12, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    Is the butter supposed to be softened or melted? It says softened under the ingredients list, but then it says melted in the instructions!

    Reply
    • jo says

      September 12, 2011 at 9:56 pm

      Hi Cat, I always melt the butter, so I changed the ingredients list to say melted. Thanks.

      Reply
  6. Claudia Annie says

    September 1, 2011 at 9:23 pm

    che supersquisitezza queste cinnamon roses!!!
    complimenti, un bacione!

    Reply
    • jo says

      September 1, 2011 at 11:43 pm

      Grazie Claudia!

      Reply
  7. The Dinner Belle for KimberlyBelle.com says

    September 1, 2011 at 2:26 am

    These are exquisite!! You’ve rolled them perfectly – they really do look like roses 😉 Can’t wait for you do nutella rolls, ha!

    Reply
    • jo says

      September 1, 2011 at 2:39 am

      Thank you. I will definitely let you know when I make the nutella rolls. 🙂

      Reply
  8. mjskit says

    August 29, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    Can I order two dozen? 🙂 These look absolutely wonderful! I can almost taste them from the pictures. Thanks for all of the procedure shots. They help a lot!

    Reply
    • jo says

      August 29, 2011 at 7:01 pm

      Thank you. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Dave at eRecipeCards says

    August 29, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    GENIUS!!! pure genius

    Reply
  10. April-Living the Sweet Life says

    August 29, 2011 at 4:46 am

    5 stars
    Love these rolls. What a cute idea. Perfect for a brunch.

    Reply
  11. Tres Delicious says

    August 28, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    I love cinnamon flavored muffins.

    Reply
  12. Winnie says

    August 28, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Wow – it’s sooooooooo beautiful !
    Thank you for explaining how to create the roses. Gonna try it soon
    I love it!!!

    Reply

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