Scrumptious Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls (EASY, no yeast, no rolling)

Candy and gooey Dutch oven tenting recipes are all the time a campsite deal with. These scrumptious Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls are really easy to make. They require no yeast and no rolling. The key: ready-to-bake dinner roll dough from the freezer!

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Prep To Make This Recipe

There are a lot of other ways to make your personal cinnamon rolls if you’re tenting. You could possibly make a completely do-it-yourself recipe however which means you’d need to do a number of work with gear you don’t have within the wilderness

Primary steps to make do-it-yourself rolls.

• Mix yeast with heat water or heat milk, add liquids and a flour combination.
• Use an electrical mixer, make a pleasant sticky dough.
• Use rubber spatula to switch dough to greased bowl of a stand mixer.
• Cowl the bowl with a kitchen towel, plastic wrap or wax paper and let it rise.
• Place dough on clear floor, use a rolling pin to roll dough right into a rectangle form.
• Add the cinnamon and brown sugar combination and tightly roll the dough right into a log form.
• Minimize into 2 inch items, place in pan, cowl and let rise.
• Bake, cool, frost and serve.

How I’ve made them simpler.

I don’t like making dough until I completely should (even at residence) so I desire making an straightforward recipe that doesn’t require a lot time or work to prep, particularly for, tenting breakfast concepts, however I nonetheless need that ooey-gooey basic taste and texture which you can’t get from a bundle of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls. With just a little little bit of trial and error, I got here up with a easy recipe that was an enormous hit.

The key ingredient.

Frozen dinner roll dough: You continue to get recent dough with out the effort. You do need to let it rise however you don’t need to roll it or reduce it as a result of the particular person rolls are already shaped into little dough balls.

Cooking Strategies

If you’re making this cinnamon roll recipe for the first time it’s a good suggestion to make use of charcoal briquettes due to their constant form and burning uniformity. After making them a time or two, if you wish to use campfire coals, particularly if you’re tenting in chilly climate and making winter tenting recipes whilst you preserve heat by the hearth, or a propane camp range with a dome and warmth diffuser plate … go for it.

Steps To Make This Recipe

Step 1. Put together your components, cooking gear and timing as directed. The one factor you might have to chop are the walnuts when you like them in small items. I desire them bigger for this recipe.

• Camp Cooking Tip: Plan your time accordingly, you might be beginning with frozen dinner roll bread dough. It would take about 1.5 hours for the dough to thaw and rise earlier than you’ll be able to start baking. Then you will want roughly 30 extra minutes for baking time.

Step 2. Line a regular depth 12-inch Dutch oven with parchment paper. I like to recommend lining your Dutch oven with a piece of parchment paper or a pre-cut parchment paper liner. In the event you’ve by no means carried out it earlier than, I’ve tips about the best way to line a Dutch oven with parchment paper. Some folks line with aluminum foil however I believe it provides an odd taste to baked items.

• Camp Cooking Tip: The scale of your Dutch oven issues. It is advisable use a commonplace depth Dutch oven (NOT a deep Dutch oven) to bake these cinnamon buns. The flanged lid of a deep oven does NOT place the new coals shut sufficient to the dough to bake them evenly. The backside will burn whereas the high of the dough will nonetheless be uncooked. If you might want to use a regular depth 10-inch or 14-inch Dutch oven, you’ll want to regulate the variety of cinnamon rolls you’re making.

Step 3. Place dough balls in oven, thaw and let rise. Now it’s time to organize the frozen dough balls within the Dutch oven. You’ll wish to house them evenly aside so that they have room to thaw and rise in a heat place. You’re in search of the dough to double in dimension … it’ll take about an hour and a half.

• Camp Cooking Tip: Forged iron cookware maintains its temperature. You by no means know the precise state of affairs if you’re coping with out of doors cooking. So, you might have to improvise on discovering a location that’s heat sufficient to let the dough thaw and rise. In case your forged iron pot is cold-soaked from chilly air temperatures, you might have to add just a little backside and high warmth by setting it close to a campfire or another location that can take the chilliness out of it.

Step 4. Put together coals for baking. Be sure that your dough has risen sufficient previous to getting your coals prepared. This recipe bakes in about Half-hour so you must solely want one set of charcoal briquettes. You’ll be baking at 350 F levels. For a 12-inch Dutch oven, you’ll want about 25 coals, 17 will probably be positioned on high of the Dutch oven and eight beneath it. If you’re utilizing a special oven dimension, test our Dutch oven temperature chart to see what number of coals you’ll want.

• Camp Cooking Tip: When baking at particular temperatures, use charcoal briquettes. Their uniform form and dimension present constant warmth for even baking.

Step 5. Pour the butter and cream over the dough balls. Now it’s time to pour the melted butter over the dough. Adopted by the cream.

• Camp Cooking Tip: If a recipe requires melting 1 cup butter, use a small saucepan. If a recipe solely requires 1 tablespoon butter, simply soften it in a heat-resistant espresso cup by setting it close to a campfire or heat camp range.

Step 6. Mix cinnamon sugar combination and sprinkle over dough. In a small bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Then sprinkle it evenly over the entire rolls.

Step 7. Cowl and bake. Place lid on the oven and organize the coals for even baking.
Bake about 25-Half-hour, anticipating a good golden brown colour to type. Any time you make Dutch oven baked items, ensure you flip the lid and oven 1/4 flip in reverse instructions each 10 minutes or so to make sure even baking.

• Camp Cooking Tip: Place the coals in a checkerboard sample so there’s NOT a “middle coal” beneath the center of the oven, in any other case the rolls closest to the middle might burn on the underside.

Step 8. Put together the frosting. It doesn’t take a very long time to make the frosting so you’ll be able to simply do it whereas the rolls are baking. If you’re making one recipe, you’ll combine the softened butter, softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. In the event you’re making a double batch (like we did), you’ll wish to use a big bowl in any other case you might find yourself with 1 cup sugar on the bottom. LOL Now simply place combination apart and anticipate the rolls to complete baking.

• Camp Cooking Tip: The frosting may appear thick however don’t fear, as you unfold it on the new rolls, it’ll soften.

• Camp Cooking Tip: In case your tenting crowd likes a number of frosting, make a double batch like we did. Guarantee your components are softened since you’ll be mixing by hand.

Step 9. Frost and serve heat. As soon as the rolls are carried out, take away the lid and switch the oven to a location the place you’ll be able to unfold the mouth-watering frosting over the rolls. It would soften over the nice and cozy rolls right into a creamy texture. Use the “handles” of the uncovered parchment paper liner (watch out to not burn your self on the new oven) to raise the rolls out of the oven to switch to a serving plate. Let cool barely and get pleasure from.

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P.S. They’re a little messy so you might wish to get away a fork and knife. If there are leftovers, simply refrigerate them till the following morning … these items are scrumptious chilly too!

What To Serve With These Simple Cinnamon Rolls

You actually don’t want something with these yummy treats apart from a tall chilly glass of milk and a sturdy scorching cup of espresso! I’ve acquired tips about the best way to make espresso when tenting so you’ll be able to benefit from the good cup of joe each single time.

That is a kind of straightforward tenting meals for giant teams however in case you have a very massive crowd and wish to serve one thing savory too, make a casserole with meat, eggs and potatoes in a single pot. This Mountain Man Breakfast has a barely spicy contact of the southwest … yum!

Comparable Recipes

I really like making straightforward tenting meals that style implausible. In the event you like this recipe, listed below are some others you must strive.

• I’ve a number of totally different French toast recipes however this Dutch Oven French Toast is baked in a Dutch oven, sliced and served household type. The cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves give this recipe good heat notes and it’s topped with a candy, powdered sugar glaze drizzle.
• This Purple Velvet French Toast combines cinnamon, cocoa powder and brioche bread as the bottom. Fry it in butter and add a candy cream cheese glaze to high it off. That is the proper vacation breakfast.
• My straightforward Dutch Oven Espresso Cake has related flavors with cinnamon and brown sugar being the celebs. I made it very easy for Dutch oven cooking within the nice open air by beginning with a boxed cake combine.
• Have you ever ever made pie iron cinnamon rolls? Numerous folks name them campfire cinnamon rolls and they’re sooooooooo straightforward. They’re nice on your final day at camp if you wish to make the best factor doable.
  • The very first thing you might want to do is begin with a low temperature campfire, that’s the one approach to prepare dinner the cinnamon roll dough all over. Use just a little cooking spray on the inside your pie iron and place a slice of the cinnamon roll log in, prepare dinner about quarter-hour, turning to prepare dinner either side. Prime with frosting and revel in.
• That is one among my favourite tenting desserts for fall and winter camp journeys. I particularly like making it on the vacations for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This Higher Crust Apple Pie feels a bit like a cobbler however has a extra conventional pie dough type-topping that you simply sprinkle excessive of your filling … no rolling pins allowed!
• Cinnamon, sugar, nuts and refrigerated biscuit dough make a easy and quick Dutch Oven Monkey Bread.

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Simple Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls Tenting Recipe

Kim Hanna

Tenting For Foodies Breakfast Tenting Recipes: This Dutch oven cinnamon roll recipe requires no yeast and no rolling. It’s the simplest approach to make do-it-yourself candy rolls within the nice open air.

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 30 minutes minutes

Further Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes minutes

Complete Time 2 hours hrs 5 minutes minutes

Course Breakfast Tenting Recipes

Delicacies American

Servings 12 Servings

Energy 194 kcal

Cinnamon Roll Components

• 12 frozen unbaked dough dinner rolls bread dough dinner rolls (see * Word)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Cream Cheese Frosting Components (In case your tenting crowd likes a number of frosting, make a double batch of it.)

• 2 tablespoons butter softened
• 2 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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• Line a regular depth 12-inch Dutch oven with a bit of parchment paper or a pre-cut parchment paper liner. (see ** Word)

• Prepare frozen dinner roll dough balls within the Dutch oven, spacing them evenly. In a heat place, cowl with lid and let the dough thaw after which rise till the dough doubles in quantity, about 1 1/2 hours.

• Put together coals for baking at 350 F levels. You’ll want about 25 coals whole (17 high/8 backside). (see *** Word)

• Pour the melted butter over the dough balls.

• Subsequent, pour the heavy cream excessive.

• Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and walnuts then sprinkle excessive of every dough ball.

• Cowl with lid and organize the coals for baking. Place the coals in a checkerboard sample so there’s not a “middle coal” beneath the center of the oven, in any other case the rolls closest to the middle might burn on the underside.

• Bake till golden brown, about 25-Half-hour. Rotate the lid and oven 1/4 flip in reverse instructions about each 10 minutes.

• Whereas rolls are baking, make the frosting. By hand, combine the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. The frosting may appear thick however don’t fear, as you unfold it on the new cinnamon rolls, it’ll soften.

• When the rolls are completed baking, take away the Dutch oven from the coals and unfold with frosting, letting it soften and barely cool.

• Use the uncovered parchment paper as “handles” to raise the rolls out of the new Dutch oven (watch out to not burn your self) to switch to a serving plate. Serve heat.

Serving: 1gEnergy: 194kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 1gFats: 11gSaturated Fats: 5gPolyunsaturated Fats: 3gMonounsaturated Fats: 2gTrans Fats: 0.2gLdl cholesterol: 22mgSodium: 55mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 279IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.3mg

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