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Ever since I made my Sourdough starter, I have been having SO much fun making discard recipes, like these Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls. If you are new to the sourdough baking game, then let me introduce you to the most amazing recipe you will ever make! All of your family and friends will rave over these delicious cinnamon rolls.

If you have a lot of discard left over, you can make fun Sourdough discard recipes like Sourdough Discard Flatbread, Sourdough Discard Dinner Rolls, and more.

During 2023, I am teaching myself to do something new every month. In January, I made it a goal to learn how to make sourdough bread. It is a favorite of mine and my family. Now, I have it down pat and I am making ALL things sourdough!

If you have been scared to mess around with making sourdough goodies, here is your PSA to get off the bandwagon and start making all your favorite recipes. I was always so scared to give it a try, but honestly, it has not been that hard at all! It's like a fun science experiment and when the bubbles start happening, you will be like me and do the happy sourdough dance!

The best thing about these fluffy sourdough cinnamon buns is that there is no rise time, you can eat them right away or the next day. Plus, they’re effortless to make. I love the brown sugar cinnamon mixture on the inside. The brown sugar adds an extra depth of flavor that I feel like white granulated sugar is missing.

If you love cinnamon rolls as much as I do, be sure to check out this recipe for Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls.

You can eat these while piping hot, or you can wait until they are room temperature to bite into one. Seriously, these are the best cinnamon rolls you will ever make. They are not like traditional cinnamon rolls where you have a rise time after sitting in a warm spot. They don't have to rise at all!

How to Make Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls

This recipe is one of my favorites because there is no rise time. Once you roll out the dough and slice it, you can bake it right away. This does not use an active sourdough starter or instant yeast. For this recipe, you are using the sourdough starter discard.

The dough is mixed with baking powder, the discard, flour, all-purpose flour, salt and sugar. Combine the ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer with your dough hook, or a large bowl using your hands. If you use a large bowl, make sure to use the pastry cutter to mix the butter into the dough mixture since it is cold butter.

Mix, then dump on your work surface and get ready to roll. Make sure that you have a floured surface so that the dough doesn't stick. The dough will be extra sticky because it is sourdough dough. Add a little extra flour to the work surface when you get ready to make them to roll them out.

Use your rolling pin to roll the dough out and add the inside! Melted butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar combine to make an amazing gooey center. The cinnamon sugar mixture is so much better than the traditional cinnamon sugar because we are using brown sugar instead of white sugar. You could even add some maple syrup to bump up the flavor of the center even more.

Roll up, seam side down, and then slice with a sharp knife or dental floss about 1″ for each roll.

Place in the skillet and bake them for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees until golden brown. If you do not have a cast iron skillet, you can place them on a baking pan.

If you are not ready to bake them, cover them with plastic wrap and place them in the fridge until you are ready to do so.

When placing your rolls in the pan, be sure to place them close together. This will allow the rolls to bake up instead of spreading.

Once they come out of the oven, drizzle on the icing for the most fantastic bite of deliciousness you will taste. This icing is made with powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. But, you can make a cream cheese frosting that will bump up the flavor of these rolls.

How to Store These Fluffy Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Once the rolls have cooled down, place them in an airtight container. You can leave them on the counter, or you can put them in the fridge. These are even better the next morning. I just reheat mine in the microwave. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.

The first time you make this sourdough cinnamon roll recipe, you will decide right then and there that you are going to make another batch right away– trust me!

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Fun Sourdough Tools You Need in Your Kitchen

If you plan on getting into the sourdough bread-baking game, here are a few tools that I currently own that make the bread-making process a lot easier.

• Sourdough Starter Jar
• Proofing Basket Kits
• Cast Iron Bread Cloche
• Sourdough Bible
• Sourdough Bread Knife
• Bread Sling

Looking for other Sourdough recipes like these? Check these out below

• The Best Sourdough Discard Brownies
• Easy Sourdough Italian Bread
• How to Make Sourdough Pasta from Scratch
• Sourdough Discard English Muffins

Making sourdough recipes has really been a fun experience for me and I think that you guys would love doing it too. Give it a try and if you fail at first, keep trying. Practice is what is going to get you there. It's not as hard as some people make it out to be.