Synonym Rolls

The last batch of cinnamon rolls turned out not half bad, but also a little short of all good. So, I made a few adjustments.

The first was to make the puff pastry a little bit more moist, in particular adding a little brush of water when folding the layers together. That way there would be more water inside to flash to steam while cooking, which should result in a puffier puff.

Still just looks like puff pastry to me.

But the layering looks good, so we'll go with it.

The cinnamon sugar mix was basically unchanged, just some granulated sugar, molasses, cinnamon and butter mixed together.

The hardest part of making cinnamon rolls is not just shoving that whole bowl of buttery cinnamon sugar in your mouth right at the start.

Next up, rolling.

Followed by rolling.

I also gave the seam a little smear with water here to help keep the roll from unrolling while baking. Anyway, while this sits in the fridge a little while to chill, we'll go ahead and prepare a 9x13 pan.

Just some parchment snipped on the corners, stuck in place with a little non-stick spray. Ironic, isn't it?

But it does the job.

The initial puff was looking good, no signs of unrolling. This is about 7 minutes in.

After 20 minutes, the rolls weren't nearly done baking. I don't know why I bother looking at the recipe that says they should be done by now.

After more like 35 minutes, they were looking nicely cooked on top. A little pale, but I didn't brush them with an egg wash or anything so I wasn't expecting much browning on this side.

But the other side, though...

Oh yes, that's what we like to see.

Not to mention the chef's treat left behind on the parchment.

Just a little crunchy and smoky, wouldn't have wanted to bake them any longer than this for sure.

Now there's the money shot. The looks are good, but more importantly are they tasty?

Hmm, I'll let you know.