Post Punk Kitchen Forum

Friends, I want to try this thing. I have heard whispers about making cinnamon rolls, and rising them partially, then putting them in the fridge and then baking them in the morning. I am scared, because it's very important to me that my cinnamon rolls are a yummy success for my brunch party tomorrow. Do I do the 1st rise tonight, punch them down, form them into cinnamon rolls, and then put them in the fridge for a slow second rise in the fridge? Do they come to room temp before going in the oven, or do they go straight from fridge to oven? Please, teach me.

thank you,
Amey

I've done it before exactly how you described with great results. First rise, punch down, form, fridge overnight, let them warm up a little on the counter while the oven preheats, bake, deliciousness!

I've also done this and they were delightful.

AMEY! It's very important to me that your cinnamon rolls be awesome too, ha ha. VERY important.

I usually do the first rise on the counter like normal, and then the second rise with the buns laid out on a baking sheet in the fridge overnight. There's no real mystery or magic to it, you just get a nice long slow second rise instead of the faster one you'd usually have.

excellent!! Thank you very much everyone.

I am going to go put on my apron and get to work! Fingers crossed coldandsleepy!

ps. I am making special apple-pie-cinnamon-rolls. I have many apples.

crepe, that sounds amazing.

Maybe this post over at thekitchn will help: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips ... ime-104192

I've done that too. But I can't figure out where I read about it/what recipe it was. I thought it was the old Eat Air blog one, but it isn't listed there.

Please send rolls.

I am crossing all 27 of my fingers for you!

News Flash!

I used the cinnamon roll recipe from VB. Got a most excellent rise on the first rise. Hoorah!

Then I cut up 3 apples into 1/2" dice. Melted 1 Tbsp EB. Sauteed apples. Added a little cinnamon, the scraped out innards of about 3 inches of vanilla bean, and a splash of rum. Then proceeded with the rest of the recipe from VB, except with a little less EB to compensate. Now they are all rolled up and tucked away in the fridge for a long, good night's rest. Sweet dreams, Little Friends... I'll see you in the morning!

Ooooh, those sound super good...

Maybe I'll make some rolls tomorrow. :)

I made the DEOTS pumpkin rolls last night and brought them to work today. They were a big hit!

The apples are a genius idea! They look so pretty. Hope your brunch is a smashing success!

This thread makes me so happy. I've been wondering if this would work for awhile now. I really want fresh out of the oven cinnamon rolls.

Great idea with the apples, they look great!