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The Vanilla Bean Baking Book: Recipes for Irresistible Everyday Favorites and Reinvented Classics
By Sarah Kieffer
Avery - 2016
Cinnamon Rolls : page 52
Fussy and fantastic! I made these over three days - day one mix and fold the dough (as you would bread), day 2 shape into rolls and finally, day three bake and enjoy. The dough was a soft yeasty pillow of a thing and the filling (of which I made extra after reading reviews on her blog) is classic cinnamon sugar - no nuts or other spices. The frosting is applied in a two tier process - first a thin layer just after the rolls are removed from the oven, so it melts into the rolls creating a moist almost gooey texture, then after 20 minutes cooling, another more substantial layer is applied. I am glad I made extra filling, and otherwise they were perfect.
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Maple-Cinnamon Granola : page 36
So, I did modify this slightly, since the author says in the footnotes that she prefers her granola in smaller pieces, while I find the clumps/clusters much more satisfying. To achieve that I added 1 egg white, and did not stir during baking (at 300 rather than 350). I also added my toasted nuts into the 4 (not 5) cups oats before baking (she adds nuts/fruits after), again in hopes of getting more clusters. I did follow her flavor suggestion of toasted pecans and dried cherries which is great.
This is a light and crisp granola which I find is usually the case with recipes that incorporate olive or canola oil, and I did get nice clusters even if they were a little more fragile.
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