Cinnamon Roll Recipe Without Yeast

A cinnamon roll is a sweet pastry popular in North America and Northern Europe. Cinnamon rolls are also known as cinnamon buns and cinnamon swirls. They taste delicious and smell absolutely yummy when baked. Just add a little warm caramel topping to the yet warm cinnamon rolls and have a bite. You will feel a heavenly taste that will play a sweet game on your taste buds.

Cinnamon rolls are basically made by dough, risen by adding yeast. Then sugar and cinnamon mixture is added to the risen dough and rolled up. This rolled up dough is sliced and baked. The baked cinnamon roll is added with two types of toppings. The caramel topping is as mentioned above and the other being cream cheese frosting. But, making cinnamon rolls is a time-consuming process. This is because the yeast takes time to rise the dough. Therefore, it takes time to knead it, roll it and then slice and bake. Thus, many people search for recipes, where no yeast is used.

There are many cinnamon roll recipes sans yeast, that you can try making in your kitchen. In this article, you will learn some no yeast cinnamon roll recipes that are easy and quick to make.

No Yeast Please

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Method of Preparation

In a bowl, sift dry ingredients and cut in shortening. Make a stiff dough by just adding enough buttermilk. On a floured surface knead lightly and roll the dough into a rectangle. Spread the rectangle dough with butter and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Now roll the dough up into jelly roll like fashion and cut into 12 slices. Place slices in a buttered and sugar sprinkled 8 x 8 inch pan. Bake at 475° for 15 to 20 minutes, until brown. Serve.

Fill Me In

Ingredients

Filling

• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ cup melted margarine

Dough

• ¼ cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 to 3/4 cup milk

Method of Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix the filling ingredients, sugar and cinnamon and keep aside. Stir flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together. Cut in shortening and margarine till you reach a consistency similar to cornmeal. Add milk as required to attain a smooth, but not sticky, dough. Knead on a floured surface three times. Roll the dough into a rectangle that is about ½ inch thick. Spread melted butter on the dough and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mix. Now roll the dough up into jelly roll like fashion and cut into ¾ inch slices. Place slices in a buttered and sugar sprinkled 8 x 8 inch pan. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes. Serve.

Roll the Apples

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tube of crescent rolls
• 2 large apples, peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• ¼ cup water

Method of Preparation

Combine cinnamon and sugar and set aside. Unroll crescent roll dough and separate it into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise and make 16 triangular strips. Roll up each strip after placing an apple wedge on the wide end of each strip. Place the rolls in a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Drizzle the rolls with melted butter and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture. Pour water into pan, but NOT over the rolls. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in a preheated oven to 400° till the rolls are golden brown and apple wedges are tender. Serve.

You will love these tasty cinnamon roll recipes, no yeast added that are simple and quick. Try these no yeast cinnamon rolls recipes from scratch and see your family gobble them up in a jiffy.