These Sourdough Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls are a delightful baked treat bursting with tangy cranberries.
The recipe is modified from Alaska Sourdough by Ruth Allman.
The best way to get sourdough starter is to get some from someone else. If that is not an option you can make your own, but it will take weeks or even months for it to be ready to use. Sourdoughhome.com has a great method for making your own starter as well as instructions for maintaining it once it is nice and bubbly.
Sourdough Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1 packet yeast 2 1/4 teaspoons
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or shortening
- 1 egg
- 2- 2.5 cups flour
- 1 cup cranberries finely chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water. Combine yeast, sourdough, sugar, egg and butter/shortening. Add enough flour to make a soft dough (start with 2 cups and add more if dough is too sticky to be kneaded).
- Turn out on a floured board and knead until smooth and satiny. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a towel, set in a warm place and let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down and let rise a second time.
- Grease a 13″ x 9″ pan.
- Combine cranberries sugar and cinnamon and let sit for 10-15 minutes until sugar and juices turn into a syrup.
- Roll out dough to a 12″ x 18″ rectangle. Spread cranberries across the rectangle.
- Roll up jelly roll style along the shorter side. Cut into 12 rolls and place in the pan on top of the topping. Let rise again until rolls fill the pan.
- Bake for 350 degrees for 45 minutes, until golden.
- Serve rolls warm drizzled with glaze.
Notes
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These Sourdough Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls sound fantastic! Thanks so much for hosting today π
Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks so much for hosting! I hope you have a great week!
Thanks for sharing with us.
This would be perfect for Christmas morning breakfast. Oh, I just LOVE cinnamon rolls.
They are! That’s what we had last Christmas morning.
Oh these look so good! Great for the upcoming holiday!
They were great Christmas morning last year. Thanks for stopping by.
These look so good – Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.
Thanks for stopping by, they were delicious.
I make sour dough everything. I always have a batch going. It’s a staple in our house. I love your spin on it. The cranberries are a nice addition. Thanks for co-hosting #Homematterparty
I grew up on sourdough but always storebought. Once I learned to make my own I can’t stop.
I didn’t know this much goes into making of a sour dough because I have never tried to make them. I love your fusion of cranberries into the sourdough. #HomeMattersParty
Sourdough is easy to make, but to start from scratch it takes weeks or months to get a nice tangy taste to it.
oooh I’ve never made sourdough, but this looks absolutely delicious! I may just have to give it a try!
Once you make your own starter you will be hooked. Or better yet ask if someone you know has some to get you started.
Oh wow, sourdough and cranberry cinnamon rolls – what a unique combination. They look very Chrstimassy π
I’m happy to be partying with you again this month. #HomeMattersParty
Oh, my! These look incredible!!! Thanks for sharing and co-hosting at the #HomeMattersParty – you’re lovely! π
~Lorelai
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What a yummy combination!! Pinning this to try! π
These look so delicious and perfect for the holiday season! I love cranberries and I love sourdough.