This week, Dough-na-tella and I attempted something a little more indulgent—Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls! I followed the step-by-step recipe from The Clever Carrot.
While they looked pretty close to the photo at the end of the recipe (trust me on this one—I forgot to snap a picture!), the texture was a bit of a letdown. I was hoping for pillowy-soft, fluffy rolls, but mine turned out denser than I like. Maybe it was my proofing time or the temperature in my kitchen or it could have been that my wet ingredients were a little too hot when I added them into the starter like the recipe warns about(she stated that if it was too hot it would kill the starter bacteria)—either way, I probably wouldn’t make this exact recipe again as is.
Still, it was a fun learning experience, and now I know what to tweak if I ever give sourdough cinnamon rolls another go. Not every bake is a home run, but every bake is a step forward in the journey.
