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Banana Cinnamon Roll Recipe and Necessities

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Ready to bake the best banana cinnamon rolls of your life? Follow these steps and gather the ingredients to ensure it's sweet success!
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Materials

To successfully create these delicious rolls, you'll need standard baking equipment. Here are the materials you'll need to begin!
 
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When the dough needs to rest and rise (a process called proofing), I use a clean kitchen cloth/towel as a breathable cover. I lightly place it over the bowl to shield the dough from the dust.
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The knife plays an important role in the final shaping stage! It serves as the primary tool to transform the long, filled dough into individual cinnamon rolls into the shape and size you want.
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The mixing bowl's large, shallow shape provides the space to efficiently whisk, combine, and eventually knead the dough. It's important since it ensures every ingredient is thoroughly combined to form a smooth creation of the rolls!
Mixing bowls
 
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Measuring spoons are THE tools in the baking process, specifically designed for precisely portioning small-volume ingredients and ensure consistency in your progress!
TILUCK Stainless Steel Measuring Cups & Spoons Set
 
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The one and only spatula acts as the dough's gentle, non-stick guide, allowing you to carefully scrape down the mixing bowl walls to ensure no precious bits are left behind.
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The rolling pin is going to be your tool for transformation! Acting as the smooth, cylindrical architect that turns the lump of dough into a wide, flat, and even canvas.
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Ingredients

The real baking starts with the ingredients. You should carefully pick the right ones, here's everything needed!
 
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The first main ingredient of a cinnamon roll. You need to warm 3/4 cup of milk (can be through microwave or heat it in a pan).
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This will enlighten you about the properties of instant yeast. After you've warmed the milk, add 1/2 teaspoon of instant yeast in it then mix.
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Not only with cookies, but cinnamon rolls also benefit from the butter. Once you've done mixing the warm milk and instant yeast, add 1/4 cup of melted butter into the mix. (Again, can melt through microwave or heat in pan)
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Another ingredient for your cinnamon roll. Once you add the melted butter, also add 1/4 cup of white sugar.
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Crack a room temperature egg and add it into the mix after adding the sugar.
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Will really help soften your dough! After adding the white sugar, add 2 tablespoons of powdered milk.
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The highlight of the banana cinnamon roll! Mash 2 large bananas and add it into the mix.
Banana fruits
 
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Final ingredient into creating your dough! Add 2 and 3/4 cups of flour into the mix and thoroughly combine all of them together in the mixing bowl. After mixing, start kneading the dough for 10 minutes.
Bread Flour
 
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The perfect ingredient to match the cinnamon! Combining them is sweet perfection!
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Obviously, without cinnamon, it wouldn't be a cinnamon roll.
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Follow this cinnamon roll process if you want! But instead of the temperature in the video, you should bake the banana cinnamon roll at 175° and in 30 minutes.
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Machines

To speed up your process, specialized machines are important!
 
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This is where you'll bake your banana cinnamon roll! Make sure it's set at 30 minutes with 175° temperature to fully cook it.
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This is where you'll warm and melt some ingredients!
Microwave