Cinnamon
Transcript: Where did it come from? A common herb, cinnamon is most associated with baking apple pie or a warm scent on a cold, wintry day. Aside being a delicious smelling herb, cinnamon has a lot of cool history as well. Cinnamon was found in china in 2000 B.C. since then it has been imported around the world. it was cut from the inner bark of seven trees of genus. What can it be used for? Some common uses for cinnamon can be a flavor booster, a air freshener, and a seasoning. 8 oz cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups confectioner's sugar 1 Tablespoon milk **To make frosting, mix all ingredients until smooth. Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Generously coat a 9 inch round cake pan and a wire cooling rack with vegetable oil spray. 2. Make the filling: combine together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated white sugar, cinnamon, salt, and the 1 Tablespoon melted butter until the mixture resembles wet sand. 3. Make the dough: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour; 2 Tablespoons white granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 4. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk and 2 Tablespoons of the melted butter together. 5. Stir the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture with a wooden spoon until absorbed, about 30 seconds. The dough will look shaggy. 6. Turn the dough out onto a generously floured counter and knead until smooth, about 1 minute. 7. Press the dough out into a 9 by 12 inch rectangle using your hands. 8. Brush the dough with 2 Tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle the dough evenly with the filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Press the filling firmly into the dough. 9. Loosen the dough from the counter using a bench scraper or a metal spatula. 10. Starting at a long side, roll the dough, pressing lightly, to form a tight log. 11. Pinch the seam to seal. Slice the dough into 8 even pieces. 12. Place the slices in the greased pan. 13. Brush with the remaining 2 Tablespoons melted butter. Bake until the edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes. 14. Use a knife to loosen the buns from the pan. Flip the buns out onto the prepared wire rack, then turn buns upright and let cool for 10 minutes before frosting with cream cheese icing. Prepare the icing while rolls are cooling. Cinnamon Rolls (recipe with yeast) Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole milk, warmed (110 degrees) 1 envelope (2 1/4 teaspoon) instant or rapid-rise yeast 3 large eggs, room temperature 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened to room temperature Filling Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar 1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened Cream Cheese Frosting: 8 oz cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups confectioner's sugar 1 Tablespoon milk **To make frosting, mix all ingredients until smooth. Directions: 1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees F. When the oven reaches 200 degrees, turn off. 2. Line a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with foil, allowing excess foil to hang over pan edges. Grease foil and a medium bowl. 3. Whisk milk and yeast in measuring cup until yeast dissolves, then whisk in eggs. 4. In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, mix flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt until combined. 5. With mixer on low, add warm milk mixture in steady stream and mix until dough comes together, about 1 minute. 6. Increase speed to medium, and add butter, one piece at a time, until incorporated. Continue to mix until dough is smooth and comes away from the sides of the bowl, about 10 minutes. 7. Turn dough out onto clean surface and knead to form a smooth, round ball. 8. Transfer dough to prepared bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and place in warm oven. Let rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours. 9. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in small bowl. 10. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Roll dough into 18-inch square, spread with butter, and sprinkle evenly with the filling. 11. Starting with the edge nearest you, roll dough into tight cylinder, pinch to seal seam, and cut into 8 even rolls. 12. Transfer rolls, cut-side up, to prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm spot until doubled in size. 13. After rolls are done rising, heat oven to 350 degrees F. 14. Discard plastic wrap and bake rolls until deep golden brown and filling is melted, 35 to 40 minutes. 15. While rolls are baking, make the frosting. 16. When cinnamon rolls are done baking, transfer pan to a wire rack and cool 30 minutes. 17. Using the excess foil overhang, lift rolls from pan and frost with cream cheese frosting before serving. 1. Cinnamon is used in medicine for diabetes, and colds. 2. Cinnamon is also used as a food preservative in many cultures, as it is helpful in keeping harmful bacteria in exposed meats and foods, like C salmonella and E. coli, at bay. 3. Cinnamon can be dangerous as