Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

Cold winter days are always a nice time to turn on the oven and do some baking. These cinnamon roll biscuits are easy to make and use basic wholesome ingredients. Even ingredients like brown sugar are healthier than the many high fructose and other damaging sugars that are found in manufactured baking. The other benefit of doing your own baking is that there are no chemical food additives. When baking I like to use unbleached flour, as it is more beneficial to our gut microbiome, than the bleached version, and if you can get organic unbleached flour, even better. Depending on the flour you use you may have to adjust the flour to milk amount to get a nice dough that is soft, but not sticky. I don’t use a rolling pin, but just pat the dough out. During the cooking time, the rolls will expand to fill the whole baking pan.

Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

Biscuit

2 1/3 cups flour (unbleached)

3 tablespoons of sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter or lard

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

Filling

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

4 tablespoons butter

Topping

2 teaspoons white sugar

Sprinkle of cinnamon

Icing (optional)

3 tablespoons melted butter

1/2 cup icing sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Butter or grease a 9-inch round or square baking dish. When the dough is finished preheat the oven to 375 degrees. For the biscuit dough, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter, cold is better, but room temperature will work as well. In a small separate bowl stir together the milk and egg. Once the butter is well worked into the flour mixture, stir in the milk mixture until just combined. Do not over-stir. For the filling combine the sift butter, with the rest of the filling ingredients. Turn the dough on a well-floured board or counter, and using your hands, pat it out into a large rectangle, not too thin, and not too thick. Spread the filling on the dough, and roll it up lengthwise, so you end up with the longer end the full length of the roll. Cut into 9 portions. Position them into a 9-inch round or square baking dish. Sprinkle the rolls with 2 teaspoons of white sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Bake for 28 – 30 minutes. While the Cinnamon Roll Biscuits are baking, make the icing by combining all the ingredients and stirring until smooth. Drizzle icing on when cooked.