Raspberry Sweet Rolls Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Do you have to thaw cinnamon rolls before baking? ›

Place your cinnamon rolls on a baking sheet, about 2-3″ apart. If you are proofing them while frozen, you will proof for 1 1/2-2 hours. If you are baking the following day, thaw your cinnamon rolls in the refrigerator over night (covered with plastic wrap), then proof next morning.

Do you need to refrigerate cinnamon rolls? Unfrosted cinnamon rolls do not need to be refrigerated and will keep best at room temperature. Iced cinnamon rolls, and especially rolls with cream cheese frosting, should be stored in the fridge.

Place rolls in the refrigerator in the morning. Take the rolls out in the evening when you arrive home. Once double in size, bake your rolls while dinner is cooking.

Cover the pan with plastic film and put it in the refrigerator overnight or for eight hours so the rolls can defrost. Remove them from the fridge and let them rise for about an hour. They'll snugly fill the pan when they're ready.

Can cinnamon rolls rise for too long? Yes definitely! If you let your cinnamon rolls rise for too long you can over-proof them. This can lead to dense rolls or rolls that collapse after baking.

Did you know that yeast can deactivate, which will stop your bread and rolls from rising? Make sure to check the expiration dates on our packages to help ensure you're buying the products with the freshest yeast. Yeast can also be damaged when it is allowed to thaw and refreeze.

At room temperature, cream cheese frosting only lasts two hours, which is why it needs to be refrigerated if you don't want to waste leftovers. Cream cheese frosting will usually last in the refrigerator for up to a week, which gives you plenty of time to use it on various baked goods.

Most cinnamon rolls have a royal icing on them which doesn't have dairy, so there's really no need to refrigerate them. Even rolls with cream cheese icing would be fine for a day or two because of the 10x sugar.

If you store them like conventional breads, where they're tightly wrapped and in a bread bag in the bread box, they'll last between 3 and 5 days, but you shouldn't go beyond that, or they'll start to taste stale. If you store them in the fridge, they'll last a bit longer, perhaps up to 7 days.

You are describing the normal quality of the item as it cools. It it remains soft and doughy, it means that it has not been fully baked. That said, if the rolls are becoming too hard and chewy, you may not be permitting the dough to rise enough, or you may be working the dough too much before shaping.

Can you overproof cinnamon roll dough? ›

You can refrigerate the rolls for up to 12 hours, but try not to go any longer. The rolls are still prone to over-proofing if left in the fridge too long; and the cinnamon-sugar filling can melt and make the bottoms of the rolls syrupy and damp if left unbaked for too long.

Why did my dough not rise? Sometimes dough has been allowed to thaw and refreeze, which can deactivate the yeast. Also make sure the dough has does not have ice crystals or is close to the expiration date. Make sure you don't buy thawed dough at your store.

Try turning you oven on to its lowest setting and then place the rolls in a cupcake tin, cover with a towel, and set on the stovetop. Not in the oven but on the top. You want it to be about 70–80 degrees for the rolls to rise once they have thawed.

Don't Overmix the Dough

When making cinnamon rolls, mix the dough just until the ingredients are incorporated and the dough is smooth and soft. Overmixed dough leads to tough cinnamon rolls. The dough is ready when it pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl and feels tacky but doesn't stick to your fingers.

Place the rolls into the baking pan about 1 inch apart. Cover tightly with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Wet a few paper towels and then wring out so that they're damp, but not soaked. Cover the rolls with the paper towel, making sure that the tops are completely covered. Microwave for a minute at a time, checking after each minute to ensure that the rolls are defrosting, not cooking.

Remove the rolls from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before baking. Pick the option that works best for you, but don't chill longer than 2 days total.

Do I need to bring the cinnamon rolls to room temperature before baking? Nope! These beauties can go straight from the fridge to the hot oven. You certainly can take them out of the fridge while the oven preheats, but it's not necessary.