Create an active sourdough starter
- In the morning, feed your sourdough starter by adding 1/3 cup of all purpose flour to an existing 1/3 cup of starter, and enough water to make a thick batter, similar in texture to muffin batter, or very thick pancake batter.
- Set in a warm place, loosely covered until starter peaks. This should take 4-6 hours.
- Stir dough starter, and measure out 1/3 cup for your recipe, put a lid on the rest, and place in the refrigerator until needed again.
Make the dough
- Melt butter
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour and salt
- Add egg, milk, sourdough starter, and butter, and mix with dough spiral until a ball of dough forms
- Continue kneading dough for about five minutes, until the ball has smoothed out, and is no longer shaggy
- Cover, and allow to proof at room temperature for 4-5 hours, then place in the refrigerator overnight
Make the rolls
- In the morning, remove dough from refrigerator
- Melt butter for the filling, and set aside
- Combine cinnamon and brown sugar in a smaller bowl, and set aside
- Dump ball of dough from bowl onto a clean, smooth surface. If your dough is properly kneaded, you shouldn’t need to use any flour to dust the surface, but if not, no worries! sprinkle a little flour on the counter top, as well as onto your rolling pin as needed
- Roll dough into an 18×10 inch rectangle
- Brush with melted butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
- Roll dough along the short side (making a long, skinnier log, rather than a shorter, fatter one)
- Cut into 12 1 1/2 inch rolls
- Arranged in a greased 9×13 inch baking pan
- Cover, and allow to proof in a warm place for about 30 minutes
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Bake rolls for 25-30 minutes, until they begin to turn golden on top
Optional: ice rolls with your preference of frosting after rolls have cooled enough to handle