Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls

These Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls, made with simple ingredients, are light and fluffy, soft and chewy, and so delicious.  Also included is a recipe for cinnamon roll icing—perfect to slather on your warm cinnamon rolls right out of the oven.

If you’re looking for more einkorn flour recipes, be sure to try our Einkorn Bread, Einkorn Brownies, Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies, Einkorn Cranberry Orange Christmas Bread and our Einkorn German Pancakes. They all use all-purpose einkorn flour.

Easy Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls

These homemade einkorn cinnamon rolls are our favorite to make for holidays and birthdays and are made with all-purpose einkorn flour. Just follow the step by step instructions and there you have it—the best cinnamon roll recipe.

We especially love to make these as overnight cinnamon rolls for Easter breakfast and Christmas breakfast. Be sure to slather on plenty of cream cheese cinnamon roll frosting or a Buttercream frosting.

You can find einkorn flour here.  It’s a cute little family-owned mill in Eastern Idaho, owned by some of the best people. They have excellent customer service and will help you get started with the best einkorn products. 

Key Ingredients

• Yeast: You can find yeast in the baking aisle at the grocery store.  It comes in a few different packages, a small envelope, a small jar, and a large air sealed package, (about 1 lb size).
• Sugar:  I used white granulated sugar in this recipe.  You can certainly use the same amount of honey if you prefer to use natural sugars.
• Butter: I used melted butter for this recipe.  You can use avocado oil in its place if you’d like. For recipes like French bread where you want a thick outer crust on the bread, you don’t add oil to the recipe.  For rolls and for cinnamon rolls, you want the bread to be softer and it doesn’t need a thick outer crust.  Added butter or fat help keep the Einkorn Cinnamon Roll dough soft.
• Milk: You can also exchange water for the milk in this recipe.  You will want the milk temperature to be around 115 degrees.  Warm temperatures and sugars are needed to activate the yeast. If your milk is too hot, it will kill the yeast.
• Flour:  Regular, all-purpose einkorn flour works great.  If you’re making this recipe with whole wheat einkorn flour, you’ll need to adjust the liquid to flour ratio.  Just remember to go slower with einkorn flour.  It takes longer to absorb the liquid and needs to be mixed and raise an extra cycle.  
• Egg: Eggs help with rising and are a leavening agent. Also, the fats in the yolk help keep the dough tender when baked and lighten the texture.

How to Make Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls

1. Mix the cinnamon roll dough. Combine the lukewarm milk, yeast, and sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the salt, melted butter, and about 2 cups of all-purpose einkorn flour. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, then add to the yeast mixture. Mix using the dough hook until all ingredients are combined and the dough is smooth.  Mix for about 2 more minutes and then add 1/4 cup flour at a time until the dough is pulling away from the sides.
2. Let the dough rise. Cover the dough with saran wrap or a kitchen towel and let it sit for 30 minutes or until double.
3. Knead in more flour and rise again. Once doubled, turn the mixer on low again and add flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl once again. Let the dough rise until double again.
4. Roll the dough out. Separate the dough into 2 portions, then transfer to a lightly floured countertop.  Roll the dough out into a rectangular shape that is about 18″ tall by about 24″ wide. More importantly, the dough should be about 1/2″ thick.
5. Add the filling. Melt the butter and brush it on the cinnamon roll dough. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the top, then add raisins if desired.
6. Roll and cut the cinnamon rolls. Roll the dough into a tight log, moving from one side to the next all the way down. Slice into 1″ thick pieces, then place on a greased baking sheet about 1/2″ to 1″ apart. Cover and let rise until double.
7. Bake. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
8. Make the cream cheese cinnamon roll frosting. Beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.  Turn the mixer off and add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk.  Mix on low until all the ingredients are combined, then turn the mixer on high again and beat until fluffy.
9. Cover with frosting and serve. Remove from the oven and immediately spread a thick layer of cream cheese frosting over the warm cinnamon rolls. Enjoy!

Tips for Working With Einkorn Flour

• If working with yeast einkorn dough, it’s helpful to add an extra cycle of rising.  You will be adding more flour which will help the dough have more structure so it doesn’t deflate when rising or cooking.
• Add the flour slower.  It just takes a little more time for the dough to absorb the liquid.  If it seems like your einkorn dough is too stiff and you can’t add more flour, give it a few minutes to rest and then you can probably add more flour.  
• When making bread or rolls and you are looking for a crusty, thick crust, add a pan of water to the bottom rack before preheating the oven.  This will allow the water and pan to come up to oven temp. Another trick is to throw a few ice cubes in the bottom of the oven.  This will increase the humidity in the oven which will give you a thicker crust. 
• Give yourself a little more time.  This dough won’t rise quite as fast as normal all-purpose flour.
• If you’re working with brownies or a quick bread recipe, mix your ingredients together and then let the batter sit for 10 minutes to absorb all the liquid.  Before you pour the batter into the pan or bake, stir your ingredients again to make sure it’s all mixed. (this is a help ensure your batter doesn’t have a gritty texture.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and Reheating Instructions

• Refrigerator: wrap leftover cinnamon rolls in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Freezer: wrap in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 1 month.  To thaw, transfer to the fridge overnight.
• To Reheat: for a single serving, you can reheat in the microwave until warm.  Otherwise, add the entire pan of sweet rolls back into the oven at 300 degrees for about 10-15 minutes, or until warmed through.  Adding an extra dollop of frosting when reheating makes them extra delicious!

The Best Einkorn Flour Recipes

• Dinner Rolls
• German Pancakes
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Double Chocolate Brownies
• Pumpkin Muffins
• Pumpkin Muffins
• Buttermilk Pancakes
• French Bread
• Cinnamon Breadsticks
• Sourdough Bread
• Snickerdoodles
• Cinnamon Breadsticks
• White Bread
• Cinnamon Rolls
• More Breakfast Recipes
• More Einkorn Recipes

More Of the Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipes

• Classic Sweet Rolls
• Orange Sweet Rolls
• Caramel Sweet Rolls
• Triple Berry Sweet Rolls
• Raspberry Sweet Rolls
• Wheat Cinnamon Rolls

This is the best Cinnamon Roll recipe made with Einkorn Flour. It makes light and fluffy, soft and chewy cinnamon rolls.  Also included is a recipe for cinnamon roll icing, perfect to slather on your warm Einkorn cinnamon rolls right out of the oven.