Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls
These are the ultimate sweet with a hit of salty breakfast treat. They can easily be made the night before ready to bake and frost in the morning for all the best breakfast smells I can think of! Salty bacon is the perfect thing to offset the sweetness of the maple.
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Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 7 g (¼ oz) Packet Dried Fast Acting Yeast
- 200 ml (¾ cup) Warm Milk See Notes
- 50 g (¼ cup) Granulated Sugar
- 55 g (¼ cup) Unsalted Butter Melted
- 400 g (3 ¼ cups) All Purpose Flour
- 1 (1) Large Egg
- 1 (1) Large Egg Yolk
- 50 ml (¼ cup) Heavy Cream Optional
For the Filling
- 113 g (½ cup) Unsalted Butter
- 110 g (½ cup) Light Brown Sugar
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) Maple Syrup
For the Glaze
- 200 g (1 ⅔ cups) Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) Maple Syrup
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) Milk
- 3 (3) Bacon Rashers
Instructions
- Start by combining the yeast, warm milk and sugar in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. The milk should be just warm to the touch but not hot. Let bloom for 5 minutes – it should look 'bubbly'.
- To that bowl, add in one whole egg and egg yolk and the melted butter. Mix to combine. Add the flour and mix to form a dough.
- Knead for 8-10 minutes. Spray the bowl with some oil and let rise in a warm place for an hour (until doubled in size).
- Line a 9x9" square dish with baking parchment.
- Make the filling by combining the butter, maple and sugar in a bowl to form a paste.
- Once doubled in size, punch down and tip onto lightly floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll to about 15×8 inches. Spread the paste over the dough in an even layer.
- Starting with the long side, roll the dough away from you to form a tight log. Use either a serrated knife or dental floss to cut about 9 rolls. Place into the lined dish. Let rest 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 370℉/180℃. If using, pour over the cream then bake the tray of sweet rolls for about 15-20 minutes: until a light golden color. Remove and let cool.
- Cook your bacon however you normally would. I recommend frying in a large pan over a medium/high heat with a splash of oil and frying until crispy. Set aside.
- Make the frosting by combining powdered sugar with maple syrup and milk to form a thick but just spreadable consistency. Spread over the rolls once they've cooled. Crumble over the bacon for the perfect salty/sweet bite!
Notes
Milk: Your milk should be warm but not hot. What this means is it should feel just lukewarm to the touch but at a temperature that isn't scalding/too hot to touch.