Description
Soft, homemade cinnamon rolls swirled with a luxurious sweet pistachio cream and cinnamon sugar. This small-batch recipe makes six perfect, gourmet treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp yeast
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup shelled pistachios
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1/4 cup warm milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix warm milk, yeast, and 1 tbsp sugar. Let sit 5 mins until frothy.
- Combine flour and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add melted butter and egg yolk to yeast mix. Stir.
- Gradually add flour mix to wet ingredients to form a dough.
- Knead dough on floured surface for 8 mins until smooth.
- Place in greased bowl, cover, let rise 1 hour until doubled.
- Blend pistachios into a fine powder in a food processor.
- Mix pistachio powder with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- Roll dough into a rectangle, spread pistachio cream evenly.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar over cream.
- Tightly roll dough from long end and slice into 6 pieces.
- Place in greased dish, cover, let rise 30 mins.
- Bake for 25 mins or until golden brown.
Notes
Rolls are best served warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.
Keywords: pistachio cinnamon rolls, small batch cinnamon rolls, homemade cinnamon rolls, pistachio cream recipe, easy breakfast pastry
