Linda's Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
Bread Machine Recipe

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Linda's Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

1 cup sourdough starter*
3/4 cup milk (heated approximately 1 minute in microwave)
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
3 1/4 cups bread flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon instant active dry yeast
Cinnamon Filling (see recipe below)
Frosting (see recipe below)

* I find working with a sourdough starter can be very time consuming. Especially if you follow what most sourdough books say and feed them everyday. That's too much work for me as I already have a cat. You even need a sourdough sitter when leaving town. Because I don't use my starter everyday, I store it, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use. When I decide I want to use my starter, I then remove it from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature (usually I let it sit overnight on the counter). I then feed it with 1 cup flour and 1 cup warm water. I let this site 8 hours or preferably overnight. It is now ready to use in your sourdough recipes!

Add all the ingredients in the bread pan of bread machine. Process according to manufacturer's instructions for a dough setting. NOTE: Don't be afraid to open the lid and check the dough. It should form a nice elastic ball. If you think the dough is too moist, add additional flour (a tablespoon at a time). The same is true if the dough is looking dry and gnarly. Add warm water (a tablespoon at a time).

When the bread machine has completed the dough cycle, remove the dough from the pan to a lightly oiled surface. Knead the dough several times and form the dough into an oval; cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 10 minutes.

Grease a 9x13x2-inch baking pan. After resting, turn dough bottom side up and press to flatten. Roll and stretch the cough into approximately an 9x18-inch rectangle. Prepare the Cinnamon Filling and place on the dough.

Starting with the long edge, roll up dough; pinch seams to seal. With a knife, lightly mark roll into 1 1/2-inch sections. Slide a 12-inch piece of dental floss or heavy thread underneath. By bringing the ends of the floss up and crisscrossing them at the top of each mark, you an cut through the roll by pulling the strings in opposite directions. Place rolls, cut side up, in prepared pan, flattening them slightly. 

NOTE: At this point, the cinnamon rolls can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight (I've actually made them two days in advance) or frozen for 1 month. Before baking, allow rolls to thaw completely and rise in a warm place if frozen.  I have found that I have to take the unbaked frozen cinnamon rolls out of the freezer 10 to 12 hours before planning to bake. I just put the frozen cinnamon rolls (container and rolls) on my counter (not in the refrigerator) overnight for 10 to 12 hours.