Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

The recipe you've been looking for! So, my non-gluten-free friends actually like these better than the regular ones I make! They did hit the spot! The texture is not a typical yeast bread texture, it's really hard to describe, but it seems to be that way with all the GF breads. I don't think I will ever enjoy GF as much as I enjoy yeast breads, but this is a close 2nd and an excellent substitute.

Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

wet:

6 tablespoons butter, room temperature

1/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup milk

1 tablespoon yeast

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

dry:

3/4 cup corn starch

1/2 cup millet flour

1/4 cup brown rice flour (omit if you live in a dry climate)

1/4 cup potato starch

2 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

make a "ball" of dough.

Directions:

Mix together wet ingredients, then mix dry ingredients in a different bowl and add to the wet ingredients, mixing and adding more brown rice flour if necessary, in order to make a "ball" of dough. Loosely cover and allow to sit in a warm area for 2-3 hours and let rise. Flour a large piece of parchment paper, place dough on flour, sprinkle with more flour and top with another piece of parchment paper. Roll out to about 1/4" thick. Remove the top piece of parchment paper.

Filling:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

Spread the butter onto the rolled out dough

1 cup organic sugar

1/8 cup molasses

Mix together and then add:

place dough on flour,
sprinkle with more flour

3 tablespoons saigon cinnamon

Directions:

Mix the sugar, molasses and cinnamon together and sprinkle/spread over the butter. Roll up Jelly-roll style, using the parchment paper to help roll it up. Cut into 8 equal pieces and place in greased 9" x 13" baking dish. Let rise 1-2 more hours in a warm area (You can bake them now, they don't rise a great deal- the timing is very flexible.) and then bake approximately 20 minutes at 400˚.

Frost while warm.

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup (4 ouches) cream cheese

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

sprinkle with more flour and top with
another piece of parchment paper

pinch of salt

Directions:

Blend thoroughly and spread over cinnamon rolls.

Roll out to about 1/4" thick. Remove
the top piece of parchment paper.

Spread the butter onto the
rolled out dough

Mix the sugar, molasses and cinnamon
together and sprinkle/spread over the butter

using the parchment paper to
help roll it up

Cut into 8 equal pieces