This Bakery-Worthy Cinnamon Roll Focaccia Recipe Is Easy To Prepare and Full of Sugary-Spice Goodness
The sweet taste of a cinnamon roll meets fluffy focaccia for the richest dessert
Nothing beats a warm, gooey cinnamon roll—but the process of rolling, filling and cutting the dough can be time-consuming. The good news is, cinnamon roll focaccia is the next best thing as you can skip those steps and still have a sweet and spiced treat. As it bakes in the oven, the focaccia becomes fluffy and crispy. This allows the bread to absorb the glaze topping, which gives it extra sweetness similar to a cinnamon roll. Here’s how to make this fun and delicious mashup whenever your dessert cravings strike!
What is cinnamon roll focaccia?
Cinnamon roll focaccia is a sweet version of the airy Italian bread. This focaccia is made by topping the dough with a cinnamon-sugar mixture, baking it and drizzling icing over it once cooled. While it has the same ingredients as regular cinnamon rolls, it doesn’t require steps like rolling and cutting the dough. Recipe videos for cinnamon roll focaccia are still popular online thanks to the treat’s simplicity and rich flavor.
3 tips for making delicious cinnamon roll focaccia
You don’t need to be a bread baking pro to nail this bread. But, these three tips ensure a sweet and fluffy loaf every time.
1. For the dough: give it plenty of time to rest.
To produce focaccia with a nice airy interior, the dough needs ample time to rise. This is often done twice with a first rise and a second rise in order to create that soft, bubbly texture and deepen the bread’s flavor. (Your patience will pay off!)
2. For the cinnamon-sugar mixture: spread a generous amount onto the dough.
Don’t be shy when it comes to the cinnamon-sugar mixture as it’s the key element to a fully sweet and spiced treat. Feel to double the amount of ingredients listed in the recipe to yield plenty of this topping.
3. For the icing: drizzle it over the cooled focaccia.
Once the focaccia is baked, it’s best to let it cool slightly before drizzling the icing on top. Doing this prevents the icing from becoming too runny and slicing off the bread. All that’s left is slicing the focaccia and then it’s ready to enjoy.
A delectable cinnamon roll focaccia recipe
Try this recipe for Cinnamon Roll Focaccia with Cream Cheese Drizzle from TikTok creator Amelia Sewell. It’s the ultimate two-in-one baked treat for your sweet tooth!
Cinnamon Roll Focaccia with Cream Cheese Drizzle
@amelia_is_not_a_chef Cinnamon Roll Focaccia with Cream Cheese Icing Recipe link in bio ❤️ Cinnamon Goo * 3/4 cup sugar * 3/4 cup dark brown sugar * 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon * 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional if you don’t want additional salt) * 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves * 12 tablespoons salted butter (1 1/2 sticks), melted Cream Cheese Drizzle * 4 oz cream cheese, room temp/softened * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1/2 cup powdered sugar * 1 tablespoons milk or more (until you get the consistency that you like) Focaccia * 3 cups bread flour, all-purpose is fine too, plus more to work with * 1/4 teaspoon instant or activated yeast * 2 teaspoons salt * 1 1/3 cups water or more (I used 1 1/2 cups) Focaccia: In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and yeast. Gradually add water and mix until a wet, sticky dough forms. Cover and let it rise in a warm, draft-free area for 18-24 hours until doubled in size with bubbly surface. Once proofed, prepare a 9 x 13 pan by greasing or lining with parchment paper. Transfer the dough into the pan, gently pressing it into a rectangle. Cover and let it rise again until it reaches the edges of the pan and doubles in size, about 2 hours, adjusting for room temperature. Cinnamon Goo: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Prepare the cinnamon goo by mixing the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl until combined. Oil your hands and evenly distribute the cinnamon goo over the surface of the focaccia dough. Use gentle pressure to create dimples. Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and bubbly. Cream Cheese Drizzle: In a mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla extract and mix until combined. Gradually add powdered sugar until well combined. Slowly incorporate milk until reaching the desired drizzling consistency – thin enough to drizzle but thick enough to hold shape. Drizzle the cream cheese mixture over the cooled focaccia before serving. Cut and enjoy! #cinnamonroll #cinnamonrollfocaccia #creamcheesefrosting #dessert #cinnamonrolls #breakfast
Ingredients:
Cinnamon “goo” mixture:
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- 1½ Tbs. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. salt (optional if you don’t want additional salt)
- ¼ tsp. cloves
- 12 Tbs. salted butter (1½ sticks), melted
Cream cheese drizzle:
- 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbs. milk or more (until you get the consistency that you like)
Focaccia:
- 3 cups bread flour, all-purpose is fine too, plus more to work with
- ¼ tsp. instant or activated yeast
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1⅓ cups water or more
Directions:
- Yield: approximately 8 servings
Focaccia:
- In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and yeast. Gradually add water and mix until wet, sticky dough forms. Cover and let it rise in warm, draft-free area 18 to 24 hours until doubled in size with bubbly surface.
- Once proofed, prepare 9-by-13 inch pan by greasing or lining with parchment paper. Transfer dough into the pan, gently pressing it into rectangle. Cover and let it rise again until it reaches the edges of pan and doubles in size, about 2 hours, adjusting for room temperature.
Cinnamon goo:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Prepare cinnamon goo by mixing ingredients in medium-sized bowl until combined.
- Oil your hands and evenly distribute cinnamon goo over the surface of the focaccia dough. Use gentle pressure to create dimples.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes until golden and bubbly.
Cream cheese drizzle:
- In mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Gradually add powdered sugar until well combined.
- Slowly incorporate milk until reaching desired drizzling consistency (should be thin enough to drizzle but thick enough to hold shape).
- Drizzle cream cheese mixture over cooled focaccia before serving. Cut and enjoy!
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