Need Help with Cinnamon Roll Filling

[Kevy Baby]

Or just go to Cinnabon and pick up a box of six.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by bewitched

I believe most cinnamon roll recipes call for brown sugar. Dark vs light is the amount of natural molasses in the sugar. Try light brown and real butter (the butter/margarine shouldn't make a difference but baking with butter, in my experience, usually tastes better).

Try buttering the pan (w/butter, not Pam or something else). Hopefully that will help keep any stray sugar a "caramelly" texture rather than crystallizing.

I had been using Butter "Flavored" Pam, I'll try real butter next time. I originally opted for dark brown sugar because I thought it would have more flavor, but I'll give the light a try. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Or just go to Cinnabon and pick up a box of six.

OMG, you have no idea...!

That's actually what started this whole experimentation. For weeks (no kidding) I tried to find a good cinnamon roll. All the ones I found were too dry and I didn't know of a nearby Cinnabon.

So about two weekends ago, I had some time on my hands and went to the 3rd Street Promenade for the main purpose of getting a Cinnabon from the Santa Monica Place Mall. Much to my surprise, it was gutted.

A few days later, I checked the Cinnabon web site for a nearby location. I wanted to pick up a pack for my D&D game that night. I also had an appointment with my doctor about my jaw, but I figured I had enough time since it was quite literally on my way there.

As it happened, I parked on the exact opposite side of the mall from the Cinnabon. After I hiked to the store, I asked to buy a pack of six. Even though they had nine fresh rolls ready to go, they refused to sell me a box of six. The guy claimed he had to save those for people walking up. Well what the hell was I doing?!? He said if I could wait half an hour, he could make me some. Uh no, I still had to hike back to my car and get to my appointment.

So I determined right then and there that I would find a way to make cinnamon rolls that were just as good and certainly a lot less expensive.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Or just go to Cinnabon and pick up a box of six.

What KB said.
Then you take it home, wring out each Cinnabon like a wet rag and collect the filling in a cheesecloth.