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Nicole Chryst

Wellness Educator

 

Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.

Faith over fear.

Ephesians 2:8-10

 

I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbs and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.


I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.

Sourdough Einkorn Cinnamon Rolls

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Needing to come up with a cinnamon roll recipe for Christmas this past year (thanks, Covid), I set out on a quest to find a recipe for sourdough einkorn cinnamon rolls.  I know cinnamon rolls are typically baked with yeast, but I love sourdough so much that I haven’t baked with yeast in years.  Sourdough has replaced all of my baking.  There was a problem though … I found lots of einkorn recipes with yeast and lots of sourdough recipes with hybridized flour … but no sourdough einkorn recipes.

So I combined several recipes, including the one from my sister-in-law (who normally bakes the Christmas cinnamon rolls), to create a new one that hits both the “sourdough” and “einkorn” requirements.  With lots and lots of trial and error, including using my oldest daughter’s friends as test subjects (or as one of them suggested, guinea pigs, ha!) multiple times, I finally came up with a result with which I am satisfied.

Because einkorn behaves differently, these are not quite the same as modern white flour cinnamon rolls.  Einkorn is a bit more crumbly and doesn’t hold together as well, which I’m assuming can be attributed to the older form of gluten.  I tried several different versions to cut down on the crumbliness, but got very similar results every time.  So while they’re more crumbly, they are absolutely delicious and a really fantastic alternative to white flour.  And though I question the validity of a claim that cinnamon rolls are “healthy,” the synergy of einkorn flour and the sourdough process certainly gives these rolls more nutritional value than store-bought.

They’re also not overpoweringly sweet, as I opted for a heavy-on-the-cream-cheese frosting to balance out the sweetness of the filling.  I also cut the cinnamon rolls smaller than what is typical to provide a more reasonable, not-so-huge serving size.  They’re obviously still super sweet and clearly fall in the 20% category, but I’m all about homemade versions of treats that don’t include unpronounceable additives and chemical preservatives.  Though cinnamon rolls obviously are not a wise choice all the time, these organic, real ingredients make them a much better option.  I love the occasional treat and these are terrifically tasty!

 

I’ve tried to include lots of pictures below to help with the process, though I think it’s fairly intuitive, especially if you’re a baker.  The great thing about sourdough is that it’s so forgiving!  This recipe is certainly labor-intensive, but all cinnamon rolls are.  I think they’re so worth the time investment for the occasional treat.  They feel so decadent!

 

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CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com

Affiliate Disclosure

I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website. Your purchases through affiliate links help support my work in bringing you real information about health and wholistic wellness.

CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com