Are you a Gluten Free family? Do you have Celiac Disease? I suppose if you have never tasted bread, rolls, pizza or cinnamon rolls then you wouldn’t miss them but what about someone who loved them and suddenly found eating it would make you sick? That would be awful! So – this recipe is for you from me with a little help from Pillsbury! Remember my Mini Cinnamon Roll recipe that went viral? This is a GF version of those.
This (and some brown sugar – not shown) is all you will need to have warm and tasty cinnamon rolls anytime you want and you can do it in no time at all too! It took me a couple of tries to get it right but now that I have, I feel like a Gluten Free Pro.
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients:
1 Tub Pillsbury Gluten Free Pizza Dough thin crust.
Brown Sugar
Ground Cinnamon
Non-Stick Spray
½ Stick unsalted butter
Icing:
1 Cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
½ Teaspoon Vanilla
You will also need:
Wax paper
Plastic wrap
Foil
Several Spatulas
1 Small biscuit pan
A little Freezer Space, preferably in the door
Directions:
Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
Spread out two pieces of wax paper and tape them to the counter top making sure there are no creases in the paper or it will tear that dough……learned that the hard way!
Spray liberally with Non-Stick Spray (NSS).
Press down on the dough with your clean hands and then get out your rolling pin, spraying with NSS and roll it out. It rolls out easily which is a plus.
After it’s rolled out, brush with melted butter.
Then take a couple of handfuls of brown sugar and sprinkle it all over the top of the dough – you don’t have to be careful here so let the kids help.
Then sprinkle cinnamon on top of that like this:
After that it becomes a little delicate so you better do it without help.
Begin rolling the dough slowly and carefully by using the wax paper in a sushi like manner. Use a mixing spatula to help peel the dough off the wax paper if it sticks – and it will in some places!
At the far end of the wax paper, tuck the end of plastic wrap the same size that has also been sprayed liberally with NSS.
Once the dough roll has rolled onto the plastic wrap, continue wrapping, then fold in the sides like this:
Wrap in foil and place in freezer for at least 1 hour.
Pull out the dough roll and carefully unwrap – it should be MUCH easier this time. Putting it in the freezer works SO much better than placing in the refrigerator like with my mini cinnamon rolls.
Slice in 1 ½ inch pieces and place in a pan. Once sliced, they will look like this:
See? Doesn’t that look just like regular cinnamon rolls?
This is how they look in the pan ready to go in the oven.
Cook for 22 minutes or until done.
This is how they look right out of the oven:
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls/Kelli’s Kitchen
Quickly drizzle icing over top and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Serve!
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls/Kelli’s Kitchen
These are honestly much better warm than cold. I wasn’t really sure how they would taste, I have never had anything Gluten Free. You know what? They were really good. To me, it tasted just like a cinnamon roll to me and everyone else in the house………….except Mr. Picky Eater and he just looked at me when I asked him to try it. Even Rocket ate a whole one. Now I can make regular and GF cinnamon rolls any time I want and it won’t take all day.
It’s so easy you should try it too! Buy your ingredients from gluten free wholesalers for big savings.
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls/Kelli’s Kitchen
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It’s so great that gluten-free options are available to those who need them. I have one friend who has Celiac Disease and is used to be such a struggle for her. Of course, she has moved from Houston to Jakarta, so it might be a struggle again. I think the US has many more things than you can find overseas. Meanwhile, those cinnamon rolls look perfect! Why did you even tell MPE that they weren’t normal?! I’ve learned to delay the truth when I’m doing something that might be objectionable. Just ask my girls about the time I served them ostrich steaks. 🙂
Ooohhh! Ostrich – I love that! Why did I tell him? He doesn’t put a thing in his mouth that he doesn’t ask what’s in it and is there something new in it. Last night we had pizza and I got the hamburger and the Italian sausage mixed up. You would have thought I fed him poison instead of him just talking a small bite of sausage. 🙂
He won’t eat SAUSAGE? We’d have a real problem with that at my house. 🙂 Well, actually, I guess we wouldn’t. I am used to accommodating vegetarians. I would have liked to have seen his face though.
These buns look sensational and I think it is so flexible for a range of people to enjoy 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you CCU!!
LOVE! I didn’t know Pillsbury had a GF dough- how fabulous 🙂 Pinning!
Thank you! They have GF cookie dough as well!
I am doing my Sunday morning reading and starving! I want some of theseNOW please!
Thank you! They are really good!
They look wonderful – I’m passing this on to an aunt who has Celiac. I might just have to try them first to let her know whether or not she would like them!
Great! I hope she likes it. I’m glad you dropped by and hope you will come by again!
These look so delicious. I’m lucky and I don’t have to worry about being Gluten Free but my Mother in Law had Celiac and I always felt so bad when she couldn’t eat certain things. I’m so glad there are more and more yummy Gluten Free things for people to eat.
Hope all is well with you!
Beth
did not know about this Pillsbury gluten-free dough. Wow! Looks tasty. Great idea to roll cinnamon buns with pizza crust 🙂
I’m glad you found out – it’s good stuff!
These look really delicious, and easy to make. I love good easy recipes. Thank for sharing! Pinning for later! Have a great week!
Thank you so much for dropping by and pinning!! Please come again!
What a great recipe for those who must eat a gluten free diet. I would miss bread horribly…but knowing there are excellent options like your cinnamon rolls would offer much comfort.
PS…my hubby asks for details about every new recipe I make. He knows I’m up to no good if I try to be elusive 🙂
Thanks Liz! I think our husbands are cut from the same cloth!
Where did you find that gluten free dough?!
I found it at Wal-Mart where the refrigerated cookie dough is!
Thanks for the recipe Kelli. My wife has Krohns disease and gluten seems to be one of the things that gets it riled up. This is perfect!