Raspberry Sweet Rolls Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Do you have to thaw cinnamon rolls before baking? ›

Place your cinnamon rolls on a baking sheet, about 2-3″ apart. If you are proofing them while frozen, you will proof for 1 1/2-2 hours. If you are baking the following day, thaw your cinnamon rolls in the refrigerator over night (covered with plastic wrap), then proof next morning.

Do you need to refrigerate cinnamon rolls? Unfrosted cinnamon rolls do not need to be refrigerated and will keep best at room temperature. Iced cinnamon rolls, and especially rolls with cream cheese frosting, should be stored in the fridge.

Since it can be a bit tricky to know when rolls are fully baked, use a digital thermometer. Bake cinnamon rolls until golden brown and the internal temperature reaches between 190°and 200°F.

Place rolls in the refrigerator in the morning. Take the rolls out in the evening when you arrive home. Once double in size, bake your rolls while dinner is cooking.

Refrigerator thaw (8-16 hours): Prepare rolls as directed in step 1, then thaw in refrigerator for at least 8 hours. Rolls may need to continue to rise at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours if not double in size.

Can cinnamon rolls rise for too long? Yes definitely! If you let your cinnamon rolls rise for too long you can over-proof them. This can lead to dense rolls or rolls that collapse after baking.

At room temperature, cream cheese frosting only lasts two hours, which is why it needs to be refrigerated if you don't want to waste leftovers. Cream cheese frosting will usually last in the refrigerator for up to a week, which gives you plenty of time to use it on various baked goods.

Most cinnamon rolls have a royal icing on them which doesn't have dairy, so there's really no need to refrigerate them. Even rolls with cream cheese icing would be fine for a day or two because of the 10x sugar. Confectioner's sugar (10x) contains corn starch.

If you store them like conventional breads, where they're tightly wrapped and in a bread bag in the bread box, they'll last between 3 and 5 days, but you shouldn't go beyond that, or they'll start to taste stale. If you store them in the fridge, they'll last a bit longer, perhaps up to 7 days.

If the dough can stretch out and get translucent (I like to hold it up to a window and see that light passes through it), you've kneaded it long enough and you can shape it and place it in a bowl to rise. If the dough rips and will not stretch out you'll need to knead your dough more.

Why are my cinnamon rolls hard the next day? ›

You are describing the normal quality of the item as it cools. It it remains soft and doughy, it means that it has not been fully baked. That said, if the rolls are becoming too hard and chewy, you may not be permitting the dough to rise enough, or you may be working the dough too much before shaping.

Place the cinnamon rolls into your prepared pan, with little room between each roll and ½ inch from the edge of the pan. Lightly press down on each roll so that the edges of each roll barely touch each other, and improve their round form if needed.

You can refrigerate the rolls for up to 12 hours, but try not to go any longer. The rolls are still prone to over-proofing if left in the fridge too long; and the cinnamon-sugar filling can melt and make the bottoms of the rolls syrupy and damp if left unbaked for too long.

What if my dough rises too much? You can punch down the dough and reshape it. Then let it rise again. Remember, since it is already thawed, it will rise quickly.

* You can freeze the rolls, unrisen, in the pan. Cover them tightly with both plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Then you'll just need to remove them, allow them to thaw and rise, and continue the baking and icing process.

Wet a few paper towels and then wring out so that they're damp, but not soaked. Cover the rolls with the paper towel, making sure that the tops are completely covered. Microwave for a minute at a time, checking after each minute to ensure that the rolls are defrosting, not cooking.

Remove the rolls from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before baking. Pick the option that works best for you, but don't chill longer than 2 days total.

Do I need to bring the cinnamon rolls to room temperature before baking? Nope! These beauties can go straight from the fridge to the hot oven. You certainly can take them out of the fridge while the oven preheats, but it's not necessary.