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    Home » Sweets » Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls

    Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls

    October 18, 2015 by Tracy | Updated May 26, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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    Kick up your homemade cinnamon roll game by using a sourdough starter and making these delicious, sweet, sticky, Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls from scratch!

    a cinnamon roll with icing and walnuts on a plate.

    There are some things that you just cannot say no to.  Seriously, no matter the day, time, or star alignment, it is impossible to say no to a fresh out of the oven cinnamon roll.  How hard is it to walk by the Cinnabon in the mall?  It's torture. Luckily you can have these Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls in your home. Homemade, coated with a delicious sweet frosting, and they're topped with candied walnuts. No driving to the mall required!

    uncooked cinnamon rolls in a glass dish.

    These homemade cinnamon rolls do take a little extra time, don't be worried about the 8 hr prep time- that's just because after you mix the dough you pop it in the fridge overnight for them to develop that delicious sourdough flavor before rolling it out and then slicing it into rolls.

    The dough itself is an easy roll and fill with a cinnamon and sugar mixture then sliced into delightful little rounds. Then, and now this is key to the stickiness and candied walnuts, you line a baking dish with a sugary walnut mixture before placing the cinnamon rolls on top.

    fresh baked unglazed cinnamon rolls.

    Baked for about 20-25 minutes.

    fresh baked sticky walnut coated cinnamon rolls.

    Flop those bad boys over so the sweet sticky candied walnuts are on top.

    a glazed sticky cinnamon roll with walnuts on a plate.

    then drizzle the final bit of cinnamon roll crack  frosting on top, and then invite some friends over to help save you from devouring these Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls all in one sitting. Trust me, that's the true torture!

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    a glazed sticky cinnamon roll with walnuts on a plate.

    Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls

    Kick up your cinnamon roll game by using a sourdough starter and making these Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls from scratch!

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    Course: Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Resting time: 8 hours hours
    Total Time: 8 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 Rolls
    Author: Tracy

    Equipment

    • 9X13 baking dish
    • or baking sheet

    Ingredients

    Dough

    • 1 cup Herman or sourdough starter
    • 3/4 c 2% heated milk 1 minute in microwave
    • 2 tablespoons salted butter room temperature
    • 1 large egg room temperature
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • 3 1/4 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon instant active dry yeast

    Cinnamon Filling

    • 1 tablespoon butter melted
    • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

    Walnut Topping

    • 1/4 C melted butter
    • 1/2 C walnuts roughly chopped
    • 1 C brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

    Frosting

    • 2 cups powdered confectioners' sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 4 tablespoons hot water

    Instructions

    • Mix all of the dough ingredients together in a bowl, cover, and let rest overnight.
    • In the morning, when ready to bake, pre-heat oven to 350°. Prep a 9 X 13 baking dish by mixing together the walnut topping and then line the bottom of the baking dish with the mixture.
    • Roll and stretch the dough into a 15 X 24 rectangle. Mix the cinnamon mixture together. Brush melted butter (as a part of the cinnamon filling) over the dough, the sprinkle the cinnamon mixture on top of the butter. Then starting at the long edge, roll up the dough, but don't roll too tightly, otherwise the cinnamon roll centers will rise above the rest of the roll while they bake.
    • Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven, let cool for a couple of minutes, then turn pan upside down on to a parchment paper lined baking pan and 'plop' rolls onto the pan so that the walnut mixture is now on top.
    • Mix the water and vanilla for the frosting, and whisk into the powdered sugar for the frosting and drizzle onto rolls as desired.
    • Enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Diane Arredondo

      September 30, 2019 at 8:10 am

      Hi, maybe I'm missing something, but you don't state how to prepare the topping with the walnuts. I improvised when I got to that part of the recipe but can you clarify what to do there? Thanks so much.

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      • Tracy

        October 04, 2019 at 5:55 pm

        Hi Diane,

        I'm so sorry!!! Step two, after pre-heating the oven it says, "Mix together the walnut topping and then line the bottom of the baking dish with the mixture." But because it's in that instruction, I can totally see how it would be missed!

        Reply
    2. Molly Kumar

      October 30, 2015 at 3:03 pm

      They look so dreamy, delicious n I literally want to lick them off the screen - Absolutely YUM!

      Reply
      • Tracy

        October 30, 2015 at 7:57 pm

        Thanks, Molly!!

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