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overhead photo of coffee scrolls to show the coffee icing, the scrolls on a rectangle cooling rack, with a spoon of coffee beans to the right

Coffee Scrolls

Robyn
Made from a sultana studded soft yeast dough swirled with cinnamon sugar and topped with coffee icing, these Australian coffee scrolls are a delicious teat time treat, and tasty for brunch too!
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting time for dough 2 hours 10 minutes
Course Breakfast | Brunch, Snack
Cuisine Australian
Servings 9 scrolls
Calories 214 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 200 ml milk
  • 50 g butter
  • 450 g plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • pinch salt
  • 7 g dried yeast
  • 35 g sugar granulated
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 100g (⅔c) sultanas

Filling

  • 25 g butter softened
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 30 g soft brown sugar

Glaze - optional

  • 25 g granulated sugar
  • 25 ml water

Coffee Icing

  • 50 g cream cheese room temperature
  • 15 g butter softened
  • 60g (½c) icing sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ¼-⅓ teaspoon coffee granules
  • ¼ teaspoon boiling water

Instructions
 

  • Place the milk and butter in a small saucepan and place over a low heat until the butter has just melted. (You don't want the milk to be too hot.) Place to one side.
  • Sift the flour into a medium mixing bowl and add the yeast, granulated sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Stir in the just warm milk and add the beaten egg.
  • Bring together to make a soft dough and then knead for 7 minutes by hand, until the dough is elastic and smooth. You can also knead in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook for 7 minutes on medium speed. (For bread maker instructions see below).
  • Cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm place for 1 - 1½ hours, until doubled in size.
  • Sprinkled the sultanas on top of the dough and mix to combine, then turn the dough out on to a lightly floured board or surface and roll into a rectangle 20cm x 30cm (7.8" x 11.8").
  • Spread the softened butter over the dough in an even layer.
  • Mix the cinnamon with brown sugar, then sprinkle evenly over the butter.
  • Gently press the longest edge closest to you down slightly onto the surface, then take the opposite long edge and roll tightly towards you.
  • Cut into 9 even sized pieces around 4-5cm (1.5"-1.9") thick.
  • Line the bottom of a 20cm x 20 cm (8" x 8") square tin with baking paper (no need to line the sides).
  • Place the scrolls cut side up into the tin in 3 rows of 3, leaving a slight gap between them all.
  • Cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm place for 30-40 minutes, until the scrolls have grown and are now touching.
  • Preheat the oven to 180˚C fan/ 200˚C / 360˚F
  • Bake the scrolls for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes and whilst they are cooling, make the glaze.

To make the glaze - optional step

  • Heat the sugar and water in a small saucepan over a medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
  • Brush the glaze over the warm scrolls.
  • Leave for 5 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • When the scrolls are completely cold, make the icing.

To make the coffee icing

  • In a medium mixing bowl beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth.
  • Add the vanilla essence and stir before sifting in the icing sugar.
  • In a small bowl or mug, mix the coffee granules with the boiling water, leave to cool slightly for a couple of minutes, then pour this into the icing and stir to combine.
  • Spread the icing over the scrolls, and then enjoy!

Making scrolls in a bread maker:

  • Melt the butter with milk until just melted and place to one side.
  • Weigh out the flour, yeast, cinnamon and salt in the bread maker pan, then add the egg and mix slightly before adding the warm milk.
  • Place into the bread maker and use the setting for kneading and rising.
  • Once ready, mix in the sultanas, then roll out into a rectangle and continue as above from step 5.

Notes

Cream cheese - make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature before you make the icing. This will make it easier to mix. Full fat cream cheese is best for this icing.
Butter - For the dough, it doesn't matter if the butter is chilled, but for the filling and icing it needs to be at room temperature (the easiest way to do this is to leave it out from when you start making the scroll dough - by the time you need to fill and then ice the dough the butter will be softened.)
Coffee granules - Instant coffee granules, the amount varies by how strong you want the coffee taste to be. A little goes a long way!
If the milk and butter mixture begins to boil, let it cool for 3-4 minutes before adding to the flour and yeast.
To tell when the scrolls are cooked, tap them - they should sound hollow.
Brush with the glaze when the scrolls are still warm...
Ice the scrolls when completely cold.
Vanilla cream cheese icing: The coffee icing is not always popular with younger family members, but they needn't miss out! Make a batch of the cream cheese icing, and place half in another bowl. Measure out half the amount of coffee and boiling water. Add this coffee mixture to one bowl and leave the other as is. Ice half the cinnamon fruit scrolls with the vanilla icing and half with the coffee - or 4 scrolls with one icing and 5 scrolls with the other icing.
Sift the icing sugar into the icing, to prevent the icing from becoming lumpy.
Wait a couple of minutes before adding the boiling water-coffee to the icing, if the coffee is too hot it can melt the cream cheese and butter.
The glaze is purely optional. The scrolls are still sweet, sticky and delicious without it!

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 389IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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