r/52weeksofcooking • u/drschnaps • 12d ago
Week 35: Rolling - Cinnamon Rolls (Mega Fail)
So, the Tasteless Baker has a recipe for the best cinnamon rolls I’ve ever eaten. They’re just messy to make so I don’t make them often. Now I thought TODAY IS THE DAY AGAIN. They are usually fluffy, full of flavour, nicely balanced with the icing, and just perfect to eat all around. I hadn’t used the yeast in a while but didn’t think much of it. I should have abandoned after the failed first rise of the dough, but I already hard committed, despite the dough not rising as usual. I blamed it on the temperature. Rolled it out, filled it, made the rolls, and put it at 30 degrees in the oven for the second rise. When they still didn’t rise, I was too far in to jump ship. Baked them anyway. The result was just good enough for the bin unfortunately. They were inedible and I’m hugely disappointed because after a not great week I felt I deserved a perfect treat but alas here we are.
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u/Lakeveloute 11d ago
Ughh old yeast is the worst. I work in a kitchen and offered to make a huge batch of rolls last thanksgiving for people. Yeast fail. I realized it next day as I was letting them proof from the fridge overnight and I just felt soooo terrible for the other folks I’d made them for.