Quick and simple Cinnamon Rolls :)

Me and my son were visiting a friend and I never like to go empty handed but with the crazy busy week we have had I didn't really have much time to make anything too elaborate. I really wanted to make some cinnamon rolls (I had a slight craving for them haha) but with limited time, I found this fab recipe which required about half an hour of my time which was perfect and with a few of my own alterations the end result was magnificent...okay they are slightly more doughy than your regular cinnamon rolls as this is a no yeast recipe but the outcome is wonderful and its perfect to make with kids...ticks all the boxes for me :))
Add a cream cheese frosting like I did and it definitely is like eating a real cinnamon roll.

No Yeast Cinnamon Roll

Dough
3 cup plain flour
1 cup buttermilk,
(or 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice added)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg

Filling
2 1/2 tbsp butter melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon

Orange glaze
Juice of half a large orange
4 tbsp caster sugar

Cream cheese frosting
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Measure the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla and egg into a mixing bowl. Add the buttermilk. Stir until thoroughly combined and form a dough.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or until smooth.
Roll the dough into a 12-inch by 24-inch rectangle. Spread the melted butter over the entire rectangle. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon all over.
Roll the dough into a log beginning at the wide side. Cut into two-inch pieces and put the pieces into a 7" pan.
Bake at 180/170c fan for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Heat the juice and caster sugar in a pan until the sugar is dissolved and spread over the cinnamon rolls as soon as they come out the oven.

Mix all the frosting ingredients together until soft and smooth.

Allow the muffins to cool for 15 minutes and spread over the cream cheese frosting

Another great alternative is to place the cinnamon rolls into muffin tins and then place in the oven...individual cinnamon roll muffins :))

Why not add pecan nuts to the sugar and cinnamon filling...yummy :))