Easy Cinnamon Scrolls

Cinnamon scrolls have been popping up all over my feed lately—and I’ve been seriously craving one (or three)! So, we called on our resident dietitian Grace to whip up a simple, lunchbox-friendly version that busy parents can actually manage. These are warm, fluffy, and just the thing for a chilly afternoon pick-me-up. Who else is keen to give them a go?

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup plain flour
• 1/3 cup wholemeal plain flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• Generous pinch of salt
• 50g butter (room temperature)
• 1/3 cup full cream milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp maple syrup

Filling:

• 1 apple finely diced
• 100g butter (room temperature)
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Frosting:

• ¼ cup cream cheese
• ¼ cup icing sugar
• hot water for consistency

Method:

1. In a large bowl, combine both flours, salt and baking powder.
2. Using clean hands add 50g butter and rub in using fingers until mixture forms a light crumb.
3. Add in milk and use a wooden spoon to mix.
4. Lightly dust a clean surface with flour and turn out mixture.
5. Knead for approx. 3-5 minutes until it comes into a dough and roll out into a rectangle.
6. Mix together 100g butter, brown sugar and cinnamon into a smooth consistency.
7. Spread over rolled out dough and sprinkle over diced apple.
8. Roll up from the long edge to make a log.
9. Make even cuts into ~8 pieces and place faceup slightly apart on a lined baking tray.
10. Lightly beat egg & maple syrup together and glaze over the scrolls.
11. Cook in hot oven for 30 minutes at 180ºC.
12. While scrolls cool, mix ingredients for frosting using hot water to get desired consistency and top cooled scrolls with icing before serving.