Easy AIP Cinnamon Rolls (Paleo, Gluten-free)

close up of one AIP Cinnamon Roll with one bite out of it

Easy AIP Cinnamon Rolls (Paleo, Gluten-free)

Easy AIP Cinnamon Rolls are a fun delicious baked good that's not hard to make and lovely for special occasions! Paleo, Gluten-free. (For more gooey cinnamon swirl filling, see Notes section.)

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword aip, aip bread, cinnamon rolls, egg-free, gluten-free, paleo

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 30

Total Time 55

Servings big cinnamon rolls

Calories 504kcal

Author Megan

Cost $3

Equipment

small baking dish 7"x8" or anything similar, including a round pan
parchment paper

Ingredients

1 cup green banana flour
⅔ cup coconut milk not cold OR tiger nut milk for coconut-free; For non-AIP, also okay to use other milks. It's very important that the milk is not cold. It needs to be room temperature or warm-room temp. I like Aroy-D brand best because it's natural, always creamy, but does not separate into a hard top layer; it's homogenized, so it's easy to use in recipes.
¼ cup tiger nut flour <-- This brand
6 Tablespoons water room temp not cold, warm or hot
¼ cup gelatin <-- Use discount code BEAUTIFUL10 for 10% off your entire order.
1/4 cup palm shortening , Spectrum brand, or spreadable coconut oil (slightly warm); (For more gooey cinnamon swirl filling, see Notes section.)
¼ cup avocado oil or olive oil
2 Tablespoons coconut flour optional; For coconut-free, add 2 more Tablespoons tiger nut flour.
1/4 cup + 1/4 cup more coconut sugar divided; (For more gooey cinnamon swirl filling, see Notes section.)
2 teaspoons lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons cinnamon (For more gooey cinnamon swirl filling, see Notes section.)
½ teaspoon baking soda , sifted
½ teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line small baking dish with parchment paper.
Mix dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients. Mix well. Allow dough to rest 10 minutes, so it thickens.
Scoop into a big fat jelly roll shape, and transfer dough to a piece of parchment paper, to roll out. Instead of using a rolling pin, use your fingers. Press it into a rectangular shape, 9"x6". (If you like/prefer more and thinner layers of dough, then press out your rectangle so it's longer, 12", or even more, long. Also, with more rolls means more filling, so with this option, see Notes section for making extra filling.) This dough isn't sticky and is very easy to work with. Spread with palm shortening.
Top with coconut sugar and cinnamon. Roll up: It will gently crack as you roll it, but the dough is VERY soft and tender; it is not fragile, so it's easy to just fold these cracks shut together as you go, a little like working with Play Dough, but not as sticky. Basically, don't sweat it, just smoosh back together any big cracks, ignore the others, and keep rolling.
Create a log of dough, all rolled up, with the seam to one side or underneath. You don't really need to pinch the seam shut, but you can if you want to.
Use a piece of dental floss, string or a knife to cut into four even sections. Transfer these to prepared baking dish. Press down on each one, to flatten slightly. (The final process photo below shows the cinnamon rolls after they're baked. They'll spread.)
Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. NOW, when you take the baked Cinnamon Rolls out of the oven, they are going to be VERY soft (because of how much gelatin is in the dough). You NEED to let the dough cool so it firms up. AIP Cinnamon Rolls are lovely warm or room temp, but don't eat them hot. Once they're room temp, they can also be reheated to warm in a 275° oven for about 20 minutes. (Also, do not eat them chilled. They need to be fully room temp or warm.) Serve!
To make icing drizzle, place 1/2 cup powdered sugar in small mixing bowl. (It's okay to use powdered coconut sugar, powdered maple sugar, or powdered cane sugar, as you prefer.). Add just a little coconut milk, and stir with a fork. Add only as much coconut milk as is needed to create a barely pourable icing (it's easy to add too much; add less than you think you'll need to start). Wait until AIP Cinnamon Rolls are mostly cooled before drizzling on icing.

Notes

More gooey cinnamon swirl filling

So, you have a decision to make. If you make the recipe as-is, it's great and delicious. But if you want MORE gooey cinnamon swirl filling, as is often the case with less healthy cinnamon rolls, you can do that. Here's how: You need to double the filling --

1/2 cup palm shortening + 1/2 cup coconut sugar + 4 teaspoons cinnamon

Follow the other instructions exactly the same way.

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