Do you want a tasty guilt-free cinnamon roll with your morning coffee? Here is a sugar-free sourdough one that I make for special occasions. These are a crossover–meaning they have both carbs and fats in them. I did add yeast to the dough to give the more traditional cinnamon roll taste. The sourdough starter ferments the dough making it “on plan” and the yeast helps with the rise and taste.
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Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls—1 day ferment
- 2 cups active sourdough starter
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
- 1 cup King Arthur Bread Flour
- 3 3/4 – 4 cups white whole wheat flour–Prairie Gold, Golden 86, etc
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda, optional*
- 1 tablespoon Instant yeast—this helps them taste like the “normal” ones and assist in the rise when baking
- sprouted flour for rolling out dough
Cinnamon Mixture
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2/3 cup THM erythitol
- 5 tiny spoons THM Stevia
- 2 drops Loran Maple Flavoring
- 1/2 teaspoon Black-strap Molasses
- 3 tablespoons butter
Brown Butter Icing—compliments of Margaret Raber/Food For Life Cookbook
- 1 stick butter, browned and cooled
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup THM Gentle Sweet
- 2 tiny spoons THM Stevia
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
Mix starter, water, eggs, butter, and honey together in mixer bowl. Add vital wheat gluten, King Arthur flour, and vanilla. Mix well. Add 3 cups flour and Instant yeast. Mix. Add remaining flour in 1/4 cup increments mixing until you have a soft dough. You want a slack dough–which is softer and stickier than bread dough. You will not be able to knead this by hand. Let rest 20 minutes. Add salt and yeast. Mix for 6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and cover with a lid. Let rise 4 hours and then refrigerate 10.5 hours. Remove from fridge***. Sprinkle baking soda over dough and knead in. Dust a surface with sprouted wheat flour and press dough into a large rectangle with floured hands. Blend cinnamon, erythitol, stevia, maple flavoring, and molasses together (don’t use xylitiol as it will leave the rolls “wet”). Brush dough with butter and sprinkle very generously with cinnamon mixture. Roll into a long jelly roll. Cut the cinnamon rolls using a piece of heavy sewing thread—slide the thread under the roll and pull the ends across each other. Place in well greased baking pans, cover and let rise until doubled and very puffy. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool completely. In a mixer bowl combine browned butter, cream cheese, Gentle Sweet, and Stevia. Whip until smooth. Add cream and whip until fluffy. Ice rolls. Store in the refrigerator and these do freeze very well. 24 large rolls.
To be plan approved for THM sourdough items made with sourdough starter needs a 7 hours room temp ferment OR 24 hour fridge ferment. You can combine room and fridge temp,also. 1 hour room temp equals 3.5 hours in the fridge.
I love to work with cold dough…especially of it is a slack dough like these cinnamon rolls. It will be stiff from the cold but will soften quickly at room temp.
*I don’t use baking soda as I have a mature starter and it does not taste sour.
***It is best to wait until you are ready to make the rolls to remove it from the refrigerator. The dough will be really cold and you will be able to work with it without adding extra flour to roll it out. This recipe contains both carbs and fats which is not weight-loss friendly but is great for growing children, special occasions, and those maintaining. This can also be used to make doughnut and sticky buns.
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Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls—1 day ferment
Ingredients
- 2 cups active sourdough starter
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon dough enhancer or 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
- 1 cup King Arthur Bread Flour
- 3 3/4 – 4 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda optional*
- 1 tablespoon Instant yeast—this helps them taste like the “normal” ones and assist in the rise when baking
- sprouted flour for rolling out dough
- Cinnamon Mixture
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2/3 cup THM erythitol
- 5 tiny spoons THM Stevia
- 2 drops Loran Maple Flavoring
- 1/2 teaspoon Black-strap Molasses
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Brown Butter Icing–compliments of Margaret Raber/Food For Life Cookbook
- 1 stick butter browned and cooled
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup THM Gentle Sweet
- 2 tiny spoons THM Stevia
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
Instructions
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Mix starter, water, eggs, butter, and honey together in mixer bowl. Add dough enhancer or vital wheat gluten, King Arthur flour, and vanilla. Mix well. Add 3 cups flour and yeast. Mix. Add remaining flour in 1/4 cup increments mixing until you have a soft dough. You want a slack dough–which is softer and stickier than bread dough. You will not be able to knead this by hand. Let rest 20 minutes. Add salt and yeast. Mix for 6 minutes. Place in a greased bowl and cover with a lid. Let rise 4 hours and then refrigerate 10.5 hours. Remove from fridge***. Sprinkle baking soda over dough and knead in. Dust a surface with sprouted wheat flour and press dough into a large rectangle with floured hands. Blend erythitol, stevia, maple flavoring, and molasses together (don’t use xylitiol as it will leave the rolls “wet”). Brush dough with butter and sprinkle very generously with cinnamon mixture. Roll into a long jelly roll. Cut the cinnamon rolls using a piece of heavy sewing thread—slide the thread under the roll and pull the ends across each other. Place in well greased baking pans, cover and let rise until doubled and very puffy. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool completely. In a mixer bowl combine browned butter, cream cheese, Gentle Sweet, and Stevia. Whip until smooth. Add cream and whip until fluffy. Ice rolls. Store in the refrigerator and these do freeze very well. 24 large rolls.
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To be plan approved for THM sourdough items made with sourdough starter needs a 7 hours room temp ferment OR 24 hour fridge ferment. You can combine room and fridge temp,also. 1 hour room temp equals 3.5 hours in the fridge.
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I love to work with cold dough…especially of it is a slack dough like these cinnamon rolls. It will be stiff from the cold but will soften quickly at room temp.
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*I don’t use baking soda as I have a mature starter and it does not taste sour.
You will find many more recipes in the spiral bound 600+ page Around the Family Table Cookbook and the hard cover spiral bound(preorder) It’s all About Sourdough. All recipes are sugar-free and label with the correct fuel. Books can be purchased using this link. We have now added additional items to our store… Sourdough Starter Kits and more. Buy It Now. Follow my blog, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
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So, I don’t have a starter, or time to make one. Can I use the Gwens’ Nest recipe to make these?
Yes, you can. If you would like a starter I do send a small jar for the cost of packing/shipping. Email me if you would like one. glendagroff69@gmail.com
Is there anything I can do in place of the dough enhancer?
You can use vital wheat gluten. I use 3/4 the amount of vital wheat gluten for the amount of dough enhancer called for.
How long can this be refrigerated? I like to mix it up but not make the rolls for a couple days.
Three-four days is how long it can be refrigerated!!
Glenda, I would like to make these without the bread flour and without the 3 day ferment. Can you suggest how I should tweak it? For example, I am going to use all whole white wheat flour. If I mix up the dough today and let it ferment on the counter, then refrigerate overnight and and do all the steps after your “remove from the refrigerator” note should it work fine?
Yes, use all white whole wheat flour and the fermenting time as you stated. That will work!
Thanks so much!
I live in Indonesia and have no access to vital wheat gluten, plus I have a gluten sensitivity.
I also have no mixer and need to mix everything by hand.
Can I use all whole wheat and add just enough extra to be able to mix by hand?
Yes, use all whole wheat. Do your kneading by the stretch and fold method. It develops the gluten better.
Can I make it without the gluten enhanced or vital wheat gluten?
You can but they may not rise as nice.
I only have THM super sweet and gentle sweet. Can I use them instead of erythitol and Stevie?
yes, you can moit the vital wheat gluten. I would use Gentle Sweet.
I am really enjoying your recipes, Glenda! Could you share some thoughts on baking these cinnamon rolls for Easter morning? I mixed up these today (Wednesday) and the dough is now in the fridge with plans to shape the cinnamon rolls on Saturday. If I want to bake some fresh on Sunday morning, how long should they rise after shaping on Saturday before I put them (unbaked) in the fridge? Would they need to warm up before putting in the oven Sunday morning? I’d appreciate any thoughts on this.
I would bake the rolls Saturday afternoon. My family like to heat them in the microwave just a few seconds to slightly warm them.
Can I let these set on the counter overnight instead of doing the 3 day ferment in the fridge??
I would do 5 hours at room and then stick it in the fridge overnight.
Hi Glenda. I just finished making the Cinnamon rolls BUT I added the baking Soda when I added the salt and the yeast. Did I ruin it???🙁🙁🙁
No, it will be ok.
Hi! I’m confused on the ferment times…starts out saying 3 days, then instructions say 4 hours on the counter and 10.5 in fridge (plus rising time after shaping….) Can you clarify a bit?
THM has changed fermenting times…they no longer require 3 days. You only need 7 hours of room temp ferment or 24 hours fridge ferment.
I want to freeze these. Is it best to freeze unbaked and then defrost and let rise or bake first then freeze?
I prefer them baked and then frozen.
When and how do we add the instant yeast? I don’t see it mentioned in the instructions.
Also, do you make this in a stand mixer? If so (since you said we can’t do it easily by hand) is a stainless steel bowl ok to use with the sourdough?
Add the yeast with the flour. You can use a mixer and a stainless steel pan works very well.
Does it need to be active starter or can I use unfed starter?
I use active starter.
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Can I use something other than honey?
maple syrup works, too.
Good morning! Thanks for your sharing your recipes. I’m wondering if I can use a homemade xylitol/erithrytol/monkfruit blend instead of just the erithritol. I don’t like the cooling burning sensation that erithrytol has.
I would do a mix of monk fruit and erythitol. Xylitol tends to “weep” and I don’t use it in cinnamon rolls.
Will it work to make this with active dry yeast? I don’t have any instant yeast on hand.
yes, you can use it.
Hi, Glenda. Do what size pans do you use for these 24 rolls? And are they glass or metal?
I wish I could add a photo of these! These are game-changing for me! They taste sooo good, you will not feel deprived when others eat sugar-laden rolls, and you could easily serve these to guests! They have the real bread texture, and don’t taste like artificial sweeteners. I cut mine a little taller for looks, and am taking them to a benefit sale today—anxious to see how they sell! Thanks so much, Glenda!
Wonderful!!!