Elaina's cinnamon rolls

[anniez]

I have a question about this recipe on page 514 of Alissa's book. The instructions say to "Place the cough on a teflex sheet or piece of wax paper and form into a 1/4 inch thick square....." So far so good.

Then: "Cover with another Teflex sheet or wax paper and roll with a rolling pin until the dough is a uniform thickness." Here's where I need help.

Is the uniform thickness supposed to be 1/4 inch? Is it thinner, and if so, what size will the dough be when rolled?

I used to make SAD cinnamon rolls, and I always rolled the dough into a rectangle.

I'm hoping someone who has made these can give me some help here.

Thanks!

Annie

[revdrcyn]

I've only made them once, and my final thickness was 1/4 inch. Structurally, they turned out beautifully.

There are some videos on YouTube in which Andrea Primm demonstrates cinnamon rolls - here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Raw+Vanilla+Cinnamon+Rolls&search_type=&aq=f

NOTE: I recommend using Elaina's recipe and viewing Andrea's videos as a guide to technique.

Good Luck!

[rawrawks]

structurally they turned out beautiful...did they taste good or bad??? hahahaha

[revdrcyn]

structurally they turned out beautiful...did they taste good or bad??? hahahaha

I knew somebody would bust me on that . . .

The flavor was wonderful, but the texture was yucky -- I used soaked almond right after soaking and I probably should have dried them.

Anyway, I "mushed" all the cinnamon rolls back together, added a bunch of carrot pulp, and turned it into a carrot cake! My staff ate it and loved it - I never mentioned it was raw :p!

[rawrawks]

Ut oh...you are busted....naw its ok...funny you said that because I was going to make some with soaked almonds myself....eeeek

[revdrcyn]

Yeah -- just make sure you dry the almonds before processing - then everything should be fine!

[RawSar]

We love her cinnamon rolls!
I think the recipe calls for almond flour? I've never made the almond flour but instead just blend the almonds in the coffee grinder.
The filling definitely has to be doubled ;)
I try to roll out the dough as thin as I can without the 'dough' cracking and breaking when I roll it up. I think it usually ends up being 1/4 inch.

[anniez]

Thanks, everybody for your help. I'm going to try them. And I have wheat sprouting for Alissa's Banana Bread.

Annie