Make the Best Cinnamon Rolls of Your Life With Claire Saffitz | NYT Cooking

Ready to get your bake on? You’re in luck, Claire Saffitz is here! “Try This at Home” is a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques.

This time, Claire is showing us how to make her recipe for cinnamon rolls, with a special trick that makes them extra special. Watch on to learn her tips and tricks.

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[angellebelleza]

The day this came out, I searched for "cinnamon roll recipe Claire Saffitz" and was so sad that there wasn't one on her personal channel. An hour later, this video came out! Happy to say this is a tried and true recipe for me! Thanks, Miss Saffitz. You never fail me!

[TheNinnyfee]

Without shaming the stand mixer, and I love the colour: if you truly cannot afford it or borrow it, use your hands or those of someone else. You can still make great cinnamon rolls with this recipe and you will also have a great time.

Centuries of mostly moms and grannies used this as a workout. ❤❤❤ There is no shame in not being able to buy a stand mixer.

I am just writing this because poverty shame is real and everybody deserves delicious cinnamon rolls from Claire's great recipe. ❤

[Matthewaustinbellmusic]

1:26 scald milk & prep dough (1/3 cup milk) mixer 2/3 stays in pot

3:22 make rue (1/4 cup flower to 2/3 milk, heat and whisk

4:32 scrape into stand mixer

5:00 add 1/4 cup ice cold water

5:20 3 eggs in bowl and whisk

5:39 chill in fridge 10 min

6:00 add all purpose flour & teaspoon of active dry yeast to mixing bowl

7:13 mix at low speed
7:35 cover bowl 5 min (pull out butter from fridge)
8:00 salt and sugar into bowl still mixing 20 more minutes
9:28 add 1 stick of COOL temp butter bit by bit

11:45 scrape out dough when butter incorporated

12:23 let rise in greased bowl at room temp for an hour then fridge overnight

Filling:
13:20 pulverize 4 oz biscoff cookies with salt, teaspoon of FRESH ground cinnamon (not too much mix), and 1/2 c Demarara sugar

15:10 stick and a half of unsalted butter mixed with powder

15:48 prep 13x9 aluminum pan and flower work surface
By buttering sides, press parchment into pan, butter partchment

17:00 butter foil same size as pan

18:00 fill, roll, cut
18:36 roll out dough 1/4 inch thick dusting when needed

20:36 spread filling leaving clean border

21:16 roll it up!

22:34 trim edges
Cut into 3rds then each 3rd into 5

25:08 buns proof 45 min oven 350F, foil on top tightly


30:26 15 min with foil 15 min without at 350•

*cream cheese icing *
Powere sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, 6 tablespoons room temp butter
27:40

28:30 let buns cool, add icing

[josiahboi]

Claire’s episodes are always so entertaining and informative.

[galaxy_mosaic]

I enjoy the precision of baking that Claire uses and the detail and technical level of her explanations. also I just had no idea that other people liked to unravel the cinnamon rolls while eating them. I don't know why I like to but it is kind of fun. lol

[allnaturalbrown]

Can I give ONE tip from my mom who used to be a baker? Please crack your eggs in a clear bowl separate from what you are cooking. That way you can inspect the egg. One time my mom was making her cake mix and had everything in the bowl with all that expensive butter, cracked the egg into the bowl, and it was bloody. She had to dump it all and start again. She never did that again. Lol!! I just found Claire and can't get enough of her videos!!

[jaredmahonevideos]

Not joking when I say I’ve probably watched 70 different, full- length cinnamon roll recipe videos. Maybe more. This one is now my favorite. Bon Appetite was my goto but this one bumped it to a close second. This host is it. So knowledgable and she explain things so well.

[itslinziwalker]

Claire Saffitz "Food Processor Professional" cracked me up 😂 I've loved every recipe of Claire's that I've ever made, so im definitely trying these. Thanks!

[PlantNative]

Claire ROCKS! She makes every recipe manageable.

[riccardo]

I would die for Claire from the NYT Cooking channel

[BumblebeeeeHoney]

I've made these twice already and they are the best cinnamon rolls I've ever made! I do not have a mixer like that, so I did everything by hand. Sure, it takes time and it's a good workout, but the dough is very pleasant to work with and my goodness, is it worth it.

[biancajingles]

For cinnamon rolls I’ve been using your All Purpose Enriched Dough recipe! Last time I add browned butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon to the dough recipe. And man man man, absolutely DELICIOUS. Pillowy and perfectly sweet. ☺️ no dry or crumbly cinnamon rolls over here! Just pull-aparty goodness

[CodyRobertEly]

Just made this. It’s excellent, but some changes I’m making for next time:
1. More cinnamon in filling. The flavor is a little light.
2. Full 20min bake time after uncovering. The dough doesn’t bring much to the table flavor wise and it’s very light, so crispy texture is the only option.
3. Less butter in icing. The butter/cream cheese flavor balance is off imo, so less butter would probably work.

[nkjoep]

And with this recipe the winter season is officially open! Love it!

[DaisyStalls]

I learn so much when Claire is explaining stuff! I don't even really bake, but I catch myself in the kitchen when my mom is cooking saying "claire saffitz said you should..." :')

[Daissweetest]

I let the dough sit in fridge for 2 hours and made them, we couldn’t wait, this is the best recipe, so light and fluffy. I used extra cinnamon, and vanilla extract in cinnamon sugar and I love a bit of fresh squeezed lemon in my cream cheese frosting. Thank you.

[timijosephariyo]

I just want to say - I love Claire!! I started watching her videos during lockdown and she got me back into baking! I've dared to make things I wouldn't normally be brave enough to make, all because of how fun and detailed she is. Long may she reign!

[vhart]

Claire, I love how you give us the reasoning (aka madness) behind all of your methods. It's fascinating! And it makes for easier learning. Thank you!

[hubby]

Claire: The best cooking instructor on the Internet. Clear, complete, and concise (and charm).

[aaronkahler]

I think Claire is one of my favorite bakers on Youtube. Her hiatus from youtube was good on my diet but not good for my soul. These rolls look amazing and I will be trying this out soon!