No Yeast Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

Dough

1 cup all purpose flour

1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour

2 tbsp sugar

2 1/2 tsp baking power

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup cold butter, cubed

1 cup plain yogurt (buttermilk also works here)

2 tbsp milk

Filling

2 apples, finely chopped or grated

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp butter, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Using a pastry blender or 2 knifes (or your hands, whatever works), cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Stir in yogurt to make a soft, slightly sticky dough.

Flour your hands, and press the dough into a ball.  Knead gently about 10 times.  Then roll out the dough to about 35x30cm (14x12in).

Combine the sugar and cinnamon for the filling.  Brush dough with the melted butter, and sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly on top, leaving about 2 cm border.  Sprinkle the chopped/grated apples over top. Brush border with water, and roll the dough as if it were a jelly roll.

Using a serrated knife, cut into 14 or so slices (depending on how thick you want them.  I start by halving the dough, then halving the halves, and so on until the rolls are about 3-4cm thick).

Place into greased muffin tins, and brush with the milk.  Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.