Rainbow Sweet Rolls Recipes

RAINBOW SWEET ROLLS

Steps:

• Warm milk in microwave (should be warm like bath water). Dissolve yeast in milk and let rest 5 minutes or until frothy on top.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and melted butter. Mix in yeast and milk mixture until combined.
• Add flour to the bowl and stir until a ball of dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough briefly until it is smooth and even. Form the dough into a ball, place in greased bowl, cover loosely and let rise for one hour or until it doubles in volume.
• While your dough rises, make your filling:.
• Stir together cream cheese, sugar, melted butter and cinnamon. Divide into 6 bowls and tint each one with a color of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Punch down the risen dough and transfer it to a lightly floured work surface. Using your hands, flatten, stretch and shape the dough into a rectangle. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough until it is approximately 16 inches by 24 inches and about 1/4-inch thick.
• Spread each rainbow filling across dough in separate stripes, length-wise, getting as close to the edges as possible. Then, starting with the long, red side of the rectangle, roll the dough up into a log.
• Use a sharp knife or serrated bread knife to carefully (and without downward pressure, you don't want flat rolls!) slice the log into 12 equal portions. To help make each portion the same size, first cut the long in half, then quarters, then each quarter into three pieces.
• Arrange the cinnamon rolls in a greased 9x9 inch casserole or pie plate.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes or until puffy and golden. Let cool 10 minutes.
• While cooling, make your glaze:.
• Mix the confectioners' sugar, butter, and vanilla together. Adding half the milk to start, stir to make a thick glaze. Add a drop more of the milk at a time until you get a nice thick glaze.
• Drizzle glaze immediately on cooled cinnamon rolls and top with an abundance of rainbow sprinkles. Glaze will harden as it cools.

BASIC SWEET-ROLL DOUGH

Steps:

• Warm 1/2 cup water and the milk in a saucepan over low heat until a thermometer registers 100 degrees F to 110 degrees F. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the yeast on top, then sprinkle with a pinch of the sugar; set aside, undisturbed, until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the melted butter, egg yolk and vanilla into the yeast mixture until combined. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the remaining sugar, the salt and nutmeg. Make a well in the center, then add the yeast mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to make a thick and slightly sticky dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until soft and elastic, about 6 minutes. Shape into a ball.
• Brush a large bowl with butter. Add the dough, turning to coat lightly with the butter. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough is doubled in size, about 1 hour, 15 minutes.
• Turn the dough out of the bowl and knead briefly to release excess air; re-form into a ball and return to the bowl. Lightly butter a large piece of plastic wrap and lay it directly on the surface of the dough. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

SWEET DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Place water, milk, egg, 1/3 cup butter, sugar, salt, flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough/Knead and First Rise Cycle; press Start.
• When cycle finishes, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 inch circle, spread 1/4 cup softened butter over entire round. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Roll wedges starting at wide end; roll gently but tightly. Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place, let rise 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden.

RAINBOW ROLLS

Steps:

• Dust your largest baking sheet or tray with flour. Mix the flours, yeast, oats, seeds, nuts, bicarbonate and 2 tsp salt in a bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingers until it almost disappears.
• Pour in the buttermilk and 150-200ml water and mix quickly with a wooden spoon, then your hands, to form a dough. Divide into 3 and knead a grated veg into each to make a courgette dough, a carrot dough and a beet dough. Form each into 6 rounds with floured hands. Arrange, spaced apart, on the baking tray, cover loosely with oiled cling film, and leave to rise somewhere warm for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush the tops with milk or egg, scatter with extra seeds and bake for 30-35 mins until the bases are pale golden and sound hollow when tapped. Cover with a tea towel and leave to cool a bit - this will keep them soft.

VEGAN RAINBOW SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Have all your ingredients prepared and ready to go before you start assembling the rolls. Dip a spring roll wrapper into a shallow bowl of water until it just softens (don't leave it too long or you'll be left with a gluey mess). Put the wet wrapper on a chopping board, then top with a couple of mint and basil leaves (if using), and some spring onion, courgette, carrot, mango, chilli and peanuts (if using).
• Starting with the edge nearest to you, fold the wrapper into the centre so that it covers half the filling. Fold in both of the shorter ends, then, rolling away from you, fold the wrapper over so that the entire filling is encased. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and fillings to make 12 spring rolls. Can be made in the morning and kept in the fridge for later.
• To serve, cut the spring rolls in half on the diagonal. Serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce on the side.