No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
These no-yeast cinnamon rolls are perfect when you’re short on time (or yeast) and look especially attractive when baked in a cast-iron skillet.
By Yankee Magazine|Sep 30 2022|
Non-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
Photo Credit: Heath RobbinsThese no-yeast cinnamon rolls are perfect when you’re short on time (or yeast) and look especially attractive when baked in a cast-iron skillet.
Recipe courtesy of The Captain Lindsey House in Rockland, Maine.
Yield
16 rolls
Ingredients
4-1/2 cups flour
2-1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter — thinly sliced (plus extra for topping)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup (approx.) maple syrup
Instructions
Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in shortening. In a separate bowl, combine baking soda and buttermilk; stir into the flour mixture. Form into ball. Turn dough out onto floured surface and shape into a 24 by 12-inch rectangle. Dot rectangle with butter slices and sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Starting on long side, roll rectangle tightly into a log. Slice log into 16 rounds, each 1-1/2-inch thick. Place into well-seasoned cast iron skillet; pack rolls in tightly. Drizzle with maple syrup and butter slices. Bake about 40 minutes, until just brown. Let stand for 5 minutes; then separate rolls and serve.
Sounds yummy. I haven’t made them for years, but I used to make an apple cinnamon roll in a similar manner but I baked them in the oven. Rolled out biscuit dough, spread the dough with melted butter, cinnamon, sugar and somewhat finely chopped fresh apples then rolled it up, sliced and baked. I spread them out so the edges were a bit crunchy.
What size cast iron pan please!
What size cast iron skillet?
What size skillet? I see two previous request have been made for skillet size. Please post. Thank you!!
Can I bake in oven & at what temp/baking time, if I don’t have a cast iron skillet ?
the first instruction is to preheat the oven to 375. If you don’t have a cast iron fry pan, you can bake these in a 9 x 13 cake pan.
They are baked per the recipe. Just in a skillet rather than a cake pan.
Can I cut the recipe in half? This is too many rolls for 2 persons. Or – freeze extras?