Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls [+ Video]

Keep in mind these superior orange cinnamon butterflake rolls that we made some time again? Properly, now we’ve obtained a maple glazed cinnamon butterflake rolls recipe! When you’ve got by no means tried a butterflake roll earlier than, one of the best ways I can describe this recipe is maple cinnamon rolls mixed with a flaky pull-apart dinner roll. 

We love the simplicity of a butterflake roll, however toss in a thick cinnamon combination and a candy maple glaze and overlook concerning the regular rolls, we’re speaking a mashup between cinnamon rolls and maple bars!! It’s the brand new creation, Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls!

Talking of cinnamon rolls, that you must bake my apple cinnamon rolls as effectively! Possibly not all on the identical day, however these are equally as scrumptious! 

These Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls have two choices, a heavy maple glaze like a maple bar, or a really mild glaze in the event you’re in search of one thing that isn’t as wealthy. Each are scrumptious, however for the lighter glaze simply use extra liquid and a sew much less maple extract.

Our youngsters like to make these with me however the kitchen shears snipping by means of the dough with little fingers round does make me a bit of nervous with our youthful kids, so we have now a deal. I do all of the slicing they usually get to get their fingers all sticky and messy by rubbing the butter cinnamon combination all around the rolls earlier than we bake them.

Our youngsters are all completely different so one fastidiously makes use of her fingers to coat the rolls whereas one other makes use of a brush as a result of heaven forbid the fingers get soiled.

The way to Bake with Rhodes Rolls

Rhodes rolls are such a straightforward hack for baking, however some individuals get a bit of flustered as a result of though they don’t need to make the dough, they find yourself quick on time nonetheless. That’s as a result of the rolls nonetheless want to sit down out and rise. It’s frozen dough, so please be sure you account for that point. With thawing, rising and baking, the full time will probably be roughly 4 hours.

As soon as the rolls have turn into delicate and fluffy you’ll be able to proceed with the recipe, however they might want to do a ultimate rise earlier than they hit the oven. Don’t panic, I like recipes like this for a motive.

When every thing is hanging out, doubling in measurement I hunker down and get a lot stuff carried out.  Simply because bread takes all day, doesn’t imply that you just’re standing there all day. The truth is, it’s the very best particularly as a result of you might have hardly any time simply within the kitchen.

Maple Glaze

The maple glaze is rather like a maple bar. I’ve discovered that heavy cream is greatest, however entire milk completely works in a pinch.  I believe the important thing to an excellent maple glaze is an efficient maple extract, not a maple flavoring, so don’t be so fast to purchase the most affordable. It completely doesn’t need to be the most costly, but it surely ought to have good taste and scent. With that being stated, this recipe particularly requires maple extract, not maple syrup. That’s as a result of the extract is a extra concentrated taste. 

You may make your glaze as thick or as skinny as you’d like. It form of is determined by my temper. Generally we would like these extra like dessert and we make it thick like a maple bar, whereas different occasions it’s going alongside a winter savory meal and we skinny issues out.

How Do You Make Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls?

1. Place 24 frozen rolls in a 9×13-inch baking dish or an analogous measurement rectangle pan so that they aren’t touching and canopy with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. Enable to thaw in a heat place for 2-3 hours or till delicate. 
2. Mix two dinner rolls and roll right into a ball. Utilizing kitchen scissors or a pointy knife, reduce 5 deep slits virtually to the underside of the roll and gently unfold the layers barely. Repeat with remaining rolls. 
3. Mix melted butter (it should be melted, not simply softened butter), brown sugar, and floor cinnamon in a small bowl and blend till it seems like moist sand . Utilizing your fingers rub the cinnamon sugar paste all around the rolls and sprinkle it inside each slit. 
4. Place in a greased muffin tin. Spray plastic wrap with cooking spray and loosely cowl rolls to rise till doubled. 
5. When the rolls have risen, take away the plastic wrap and bake in a preheated 350 diploma oven for 15-16 minutes. Fastidiously take away rolls from muffin tin as quickly as they’re completed baking and brush the maple icing over the nice and cozy rolls, or dip the tops of the rolls in a bowl of icing. 
6. For the maple frosting, whisk collectively the powdered sugar, cream and maple extract. The icing must be very skinny. If it’s too thick, add a bit of extra cream. 

Can You Freeze Butterflake Rolls?

Sure, you’ll be able to however, not after you might have frosted them. When freezing these rolls you’ll be able to both freeze them after you might have assembled them, earlier than you bake them, or after you might have baked them, however earlier than you might have frosted them. That is useful if you’re eager to make them forward of time. It doesn’t matter what, the frosting shouldn’t be frozen on the butterflake roll. For the very best style, make the maple frosting recent on the day you intend to eat the rolls. 

Can You Refrigerate the Dough? 

Sure! You’ll be able to, after the doughs first rise, and also you assemble butterflake rolls, you’ll be able to cowl them with plastic wrap and place them within the fridge. That is nice if you wish to bake them very first thing within the morning for breakfast. The following day, merely pull them out of the fridge whereas the oven preheats and bake as directed within the recipe card. 

Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls