Low-Fat Cinnamon Rolls

Name: Low-Fat Cinnamon Rolls
Yield: Makes 12 rolls
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups, warm skim milk (110 degrees); 3 tablespoons, maple syrup; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3 1/2 cups (17½ ounces/496 grams), all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface; 1 package, rapid-rise yeast or instant yeast; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 cup packed (3½ ounces/99 grams), dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams), granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, table salt; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), confectioners' sugar; 4 tablespoons, light cream cheese; 1 tablespoon, skim milk; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Light
Breads

Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2006

Weighing in at 400-plus calories per roll and requiring up to 4 hours of preparation time, cinnamon rolls are a good candidate for a makeover. These sweet rolls are so good no one will suspect they are low in fat.

SERVES Makes 12 rolls

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