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Banana Cinnamon Rolls
A healthier version of cinnamon rolls packed with lots of banana flavor. Sugar free and sweetened only with bananas.
servings: 6
total time: 2 hours
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- DOUGH:
- 1 cup warm whole milk
- 1 ripe banana, peeled and mashed well
- 1 packet (2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus extra
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp peanut oil
- FILLING:
- 4 TBSP unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed well
- 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
- BAKING & TOPPING:
- 1 TBSP unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 ripe banana, peeled and sliced
Directions
- DOUGH:
- Add the warm milk and banana to a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle on the yeast and let sit until it begins to foam.
- Stir in the flour, melted butter, cinnamon, and salt. Continue stirring until a dough is formed and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Place the dough on a well floured work surface and knead by hand for about 5 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and set aside.
- Clean the large mixing bowl and add the oil. Place the dough ball in the bowl and flip around a couple times to coat in the oil. Loosely cover the bowl and set in a warm place until about doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter the inside of an 8x8 baking dish with 1 TBSP of softened butter.
- In a small bowl mix together the filling ingredients and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a long rectangle (roughly 16x12 inches), short-side facing you, about 1/4-inch thick. Spread the filling evenly on top of the dough. Roll the dough tightly into a log and lay seam side down. Using a serrated knife carefully cut sections about 2-inches wide for a total of 6 rolls. Using a spatula carefully lay the rolls in the buttered baking dish cut-side up and bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown, about 30 minutes.
- Place the sliced banana and heavy cream in a food processor and pulse until smooth and thickened, about 1 minute.
- Take the rolls out of the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Spread the banana cream mixture on top of the rolls.
- Serve right away or cover, refrigerate and warm up for later.
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