February 1, 2012 - 5:30am
Giving Bread a Vanilla Flavor
Is it advisable to add vanilla (in the form of extract or vanilla sugar) to a dough recipe. The recipe I'm working on is for a cinnamon roll. Just wondering if adding vanilla might make the roll taste more interesting.
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I think it does. I have a recipe that uses vanilla jello pudding powder!
1/2 cup Warm water (105- to 110-degrees)
2 pkgs Active dry yeast (2 scant TBS)
2 TBS Granulated sugar
1 (3-1/2-oz) pkg Instant vanilla pudding (the key)
1/2 cup Butter, melted
2 Eggs, beaten
1 tsp Salt
8 cups All-purpose flour
1 cup Butter, melted
2 cups Brown sugar, firmly packed
4 tsp Cinnamon
Cream cheese frosting OR Sticky bun topping (recipes follow)
In small bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Set
aside.
In large bowl, make pudding mix according to package directions. Add
butter, eggs and salt; mix well. Add the yeast mixture; blend. Gradually
add flour and knead until smooth, adding "sprinkles" of flour as needed
to control stickiness. Once the dough is no longer sticky and is soft
and silky feeling (like a baby's behind), the dough is ready.
Place in a very large greased bowl. Cover and let rise until double in
bulk (about 1 hour).
Punch down and let rise again (about 45 minutes).
On a lightly floured surface, roll out to a 34" x 21" rectangle. Spread
1 cup of melted butter over surface.
In small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle all over
the top of surface. Roll up very tightly.
With a knife, put a notch every 2 inches. With string or thread, place
under roll by notch and criss-cross over to cut roll (makes a nice clean
cut). If using sticky bun variation, skip to below.
Place on greased baking pan, 2-inches apart. Lightly press rolls down
with your hands (just a LITTLE, it helps to hold them together better).
Cover and let rise until double again.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Take them out when they JUST
start to turn golden. DON'T OVER-BAKE! Frost warm rolls with Cream
Cheese Frosting. Rolls are best when served warm.
Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz. pkg Cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1t Vanilla extract
3 cups Powdered sugar
1T milk, just enough to fluff (approximate)
Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth. Spread on very warm rolls.
Thanks. I was planning on trying to add vanilla -- but thought it might be prudent to ask here first. Didn't want to do it and find out that it's a big no-no for some reason.
Do a search here for Sweet Vanilla Challah if you would like another example.
Paul
For a dough , it's better to use vanilla powder because extract evaporate with heat . try https://vanillanice.com/ n they have the best