Beer Details
- Beer Style: American Pale Lager
- 4.8
- 25
- Brewery: Golden Road Brewing
I have been holding onto a little bit of Golden Road’s 329 Days of Sun lager since I have last made citrus cupcakes. I had a yearning to make cinnamon rolls from scratch, so it’s time to experiment with some old beer and see if I can make some Golden Rolls!
Golden Rolls details
12 servings
71 minutes
25 minutes
Hard
Golden Rolls ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour (or self rising flour)
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder (omit if using self rising flour)
- 1 teaspoon of salt (omit if using self rising flour)
- 1/4 cup of butter (soft)
- 1/2 cup of melted butter(for glazing)
- 1/2 cup of Golden Road 329 Days of Sun Lager
- 1/2 cup of whole milk
- 1 cup of sugar (for glazing)
- 1/4 cup of sugar (for dough)
- 1/2 cup of cinnamon powder (for glazing)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup of melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
- 2-3 tablespoons of warm water
Golden Rolls directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a baking sheet.
- Mix flour, baking powder, 1/4 cup of butter, and salt in a bowl.
- Add Golden Road 329 Lager and whole milk in with the dry ingredients. Use an electric mixer to mix the ingredients together. Mixed dough shouldn’t be too sticky. If so, add more flour.
- Place cloth or plastic wrap over the dough and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Melt the remaining butter into a bowl. Pour the remaining sugar and cinnamon powder onto a plate (spread it out).
- On a relatively roomy countertop (or giant cutting board), spread out some flour. Take dough out of fridge. Five-finger pinch the dough and create a tiny ball. With an ironing pin, flatten the dough onto floured surface and then roll it up to form a snake-like shape.
- Dip the dough into the butter, making sure the butter hits every surface area. Then dip the dough into the sugar and cinnamon concoction.
- Fold dough in half. Pinch at the middle, and twist. Roll the dough over in a circular motion to create a roll. Repeat these steps until you run out of dough (or fill up a pan).
- Place in oven. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.
- Icing time: mix powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in water (one tablespoon at a time) until smooth and thick (you want a viscosity of maple syrup). Drizzle onto cinnamon rolls.
Conclusion
These cinnamon rolls are amazing, however probably too big. The cinnamon-sugar-to-dough ratio made it somewhat inconsistent, making some bites more flavorful than others. By simply making the rolls smaller, you will get more consistent flavors per bite. I also didn’t have powdered sugar at my disposal so I created my own using sugar and corn starch and blending them together. This left me with a very granular icing. However, using actual powdered sugar will solve this problem.
These cinnamon rolls are amazing, however probably too big. The cinnamon-sugar-to-dough ratio made it somewhat inconsistent, making some bites more flavorful than others. By simply making the rolls smaller, you will get more consistent flavors per bite. I also didn’t have powdered sugar at my disposal so I created my own using sugar and corn starch and blending them together. This left me with a very granular icing. However, using actual powdered sugar will solve this problem.
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