Soft Apple Cinnamon Bread Rolls – Easy Homemade Recipe

Warm and comforting Apple Cinnamon Bread, rolled up like a cinnamon bun and filled with juicy apple pieces and aromatic spices. This soft and fluffy bread is perfect with a hot drink or served as a sweet brunch or dessert.

The dough is enriched with milk, egg, lemon zest, and sugar, making it soft and tender. The filling brings diced apples, sugar, and cinnamon together in a swirl of flavor that smells as amazing as it tastes.

Once baked, these rolls become beautifully golden and can be topped with a dusting of powdered sugar for an extra touch of sweetness. Whether you enjoy them warm or at room temperature, they’re sure to impress!

Fluffy homemade apple cinnamon bread rolls arranged in a green serving plate.

Soft Apple Cinnamon Bread Rolls – Easy Homemade Recipe

These soft apple cinnamon rolls are the perfect weekend bake! With a sweet apple filling and a soft, fluffy dough, this recipe is comforting, aromatic, and incredibly delicious. Easy to make and even better to eat!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting time 1 hour
Course Breads, Dessert
Cuisine Brazilian
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Rolling Pin
  • 1 cake pan with removable bottom

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 400 g flour
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 150 ml warm milk
  • 60 ml oil
  • 80 g sugar
  • lemon rind

Filling

  • 2 apples
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon

Optionals

  • confectionary sugar for dusting
  • cinnamon
  • lemon zest

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, yeast and lemon rind.
  • Mix in warm milk and beaten egg.
  • Add the remaining sugar mix until fully incorporated to the dough.
  • Then add the oil and mix again.
  • Transfer to a floured bench and knead until no longer sticks to your hands.
  • Shape into a ball, transfer back to the bowl cover and let it rest for 1 hour in a warm place.

Filling

  • Peel and chop the apples.
  • Mix with sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.

Putting all together

  • Roll the rested dough into a long rectangle about 1/2cm thick.
  • Spread the prepared apple.
  • Roll it tightly into a log.
  • Cut it in 12 pieces.
  • Place each piece cut side facing up in a round removable bottom tray, oiled and lined with baking paper.
  • Bake in hot oven 180C | 356F for about 35 minutes.
  • Once baked, let it cool down, remove from the tray and dust it with sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest.

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