Who said you can’t lose weight, or maintain it, while enjoying Cinnamon Rolls? After many months of my Instagram followers asking — or technically begging — me to come up with something they can enjoy without the guilt Cinnamon Rolls normally bring, I thought what better to give this as a Christmas gift to you all: right before Christmas? You’re welcome..
After scouring magazines and recipe books all over the place, I finally found Cooks Illustrated and instantly fell in love.The first attempt? Not sa’ good. But this second time around? Oh so soft and fluffy I nearly died. And if the empty tray needing to be washed in the kitchen sink can tell me anything at all, it would be that my family definitely approved this one.
Although we are Nutella heads up in here with all the Nutella recipes coming outta my ears lately, (which reminds me, I’ll be smearing Nutella into these guys when I make ’em again), we are also Cinnamon lovers. Donut lovers. And Cinnamon Roll admirers.
But. Baking with yeast scares the living yeast outta me. Mainly because I don’t normally bake with it, and I don’t have time to wait for it to rise.
I need quick. Now. Yesterday-type recipes. And this one might just be the one.
Because lighter on the hips Cinnamon Rolls? Yeah…throw one or two over here please! Ahhhh so fluffy! … Read More
