- [Kate] Cinnamon.
- [Chris] Sugar.
- [Kate] Butter.
Find out which celebrity makes the best--
- [Chris] Cinnamon rolls.
(singing)
- That's right guys.
I'm gonna test out three celebrity cinnamon roll recipes.
- [Chris] Delicious.
- And Chris is gonna try them in a blind taste test
and decide which is the best.
Now cover your ears.
'Cause you can't know this next part.
That's your eyes!
- What?
(laughing)
- Our three celebrities are:
Christina Tosi.
Chrissy Teigen.
And Snoop Dogg.
Right, I'm gonna go make these.
- Yeah.
- Chris has gotta go work.
- Yeah.
(hands slapping)
- Wait let's have a secret hand shake.
- [Both] Roll, roll, roll, cinnamon roll.
- Butt touch.
- [Both] Roll, roll, roll, cinnamon roll.
- We have to look dead in our--
- [Both] Roll, roll, roll, cinnamon roll.
- Dead eyes.
(laughing)
- Get out.
- First up we've got Christina Tosi.
She has you combine warm milk, a little bit of water,
and active dry yeast in a small bowl.
You'll whisk that together and let it stand for about
five minutes or until it becomes foamy.
Then in a standing mixer you combine flour, sugar and salt.
Then you'll attach a dough hook to mix the dry ingredients
on a low speed.
Add one egg and an egg yolk,
melted butter,
and what she calls the yeast concoction.
You'll let this mix for about six minutes
until it becomes a large, sticky dough.
Transfer that to a workspace and shape it into a ball.
Then you'll grease a medium-sized bowl
and put the dough inside it.
Make sure you put the dough seam-side down.
Cover with a towel and let it sit for one hour
or until it doubles in size.
While the dough rises,
you'll make the cinnamon-sugar filling.
Mix together brown sugar, butter, salt and cinnamon.
Combine that in a small bowl
until it's all incorporated together.
Next you're gonna punch the proved dough down
which was my favorite part of this recipe
and a lot of fun.
Transfer it to a well-floured surface.
Then you're gonna use a rolling pin,
or she even suggests a wine bottle,
to roll the dough out into a 16-inch square.
Once you've made your almost-perfect square,
you're gonna take your cinnamon-sugar filling
and spread that all over the dough.
Roll that dough up into a big, tight tube.
Cut that into 12 even pieces.
I tried my best to make it even.
Place these in an eight- by eight-inch Pyrex deep dish,
leaving one inch between them.
I wasn't exactly sure how to do that,
so I just stacked them on top of each other.
Let these guys rise until they double in size,
about one to two hours.
Then you'll bake these guys at 375 degrees Fahrenheit
for about 20 minutes.
In a standing mixer, you'll combine butter and cream cheese.
With the paddle attachment you'll mix that on high
for about a minute.
Then reduce the speed to low
and add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt.
Whip that at a high speed until it's smooth and fluffy.
For fun you can transfer your frosting to a piping bag
then pipe it on top of the buns in a lattice pattern.
And there you have it, Christina Tosi's cinnamon roll.
- That looks really good.
- I like the look of this one a lot.
I'll let you try.
I'm gonna have a little bit too.
- Wow.
That was really good.
The filling is nice and cinnamon-sugary,
it's got both of those favors nicely balanced,
it's gooey on the inside,
but the dough is also still flaky.
This is a really good cinnamon roll.
- That was number one, I'm gonna go make number two.
Oh my god.
(laughing)
- You realize what that sounded like, right?
- When I make a number two I make a poo?
- I'm just saving you from making poop jokes.
- [Kate] Next up we got Chrissy Teigen
serving us a twist on the classic cinnamon roll.
She calls these cardamon coffee buns,
but they use the same method as a cinnamon roll.
In a small pot, you'll combine milk, water and butter.
Heat that mixture up until the butter has melted
and it's reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit
or is warm to the touch.
Add this to the dry ingredients along with the egg.
And then mix that until a dough forms.
Transfer it to a lightly floured surface
where you're gonna knead it for about four minutes
until it becomes a smooth ball.
Then take a medium-sized greased bowl
and add the dough to it
and cover it loosely with plastic wrap.
And you only have to let this dough sit for 10 minutes.
While the dough rests you're gonna make the filling.
You'll combine brown sugar, and instead of cinnamon,
ground cardamon.
And add a little butter.
You'll mix this for about three to four minutes
until it's creamy.
Then on a lightly floured surface
you're gonna roll out your dough
into a nine- by 18-inch rectangle.
Because we hadn't let it rest that long,
I was surprised how easy it was to roll out Chrissy's dough.
Once you've got your rectangle done,
you'll take your cardamom filling and spread that evenly
all over the dough.
Starting from one of the shorter sides,
you're gonna roll up your dough into a tight tube.
Cut it into 16 even slices.
And then transfer it to a buttered nine-inch round.
I found it a little tight but they managed to all fit.
Cover that with plastic wrap and let that sit
for about an hour or until they've doubled in size.
When the buns are ready,
you'll pour heavy cream over the top
and bake that at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.
It actually took me closer to 25 minutes
but everyone's oven is different.
While the buns are in the oven,
we're gonna make our glaze.
Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and coffee.
Whisk that together until it's smooth.
Take the buns out of the oven and while they're still warm,
cover it with the coffee glaze.
Chrissy suggests for a pretty presentation,
flip the buns over and serve them upside down.
And there you have it,
Chrissy Teigen's coffee cardamom buns,
a twist on the classic cinnamon roll.
- Whoa!
- Very different.
- Yes.
- It's upside down.
- It's upside down?
- Yeah.
- What?
There's something in it that tastes almost like savory.
- There's cardamom.
- Cardamom!
- Yes.
- The fact that it's cardamom instead of cinnamon
is really interesting.
It definitely makes them taste really unique.
I can imagine eating this one and being really satisfied
having it with a cup of coffee,
more so than with the first one.
- Well I'm, I'm gonna make the last one--
- All right.
- And we'll see who wins.
- Just gonna have one more.
- You are eating so much, gonna have a sugar coma.
- This is a huge bite.
- [Kate] And last up we've got Snoop Dogg.
In a small saucepan he combines milk
with a little bit of water,
and heats this for two to three minutes,
or until warm to the touch.
Transfer the liquid to a large bowl
and spread instant yeast on top.
Then you'll add one egg, sugar and some butter
and stir that together.
I found stirring with a spatula left a lot of clumps
so I switched to a whisk instead.
Then you'll add flour and salt and mix together
until a dough starts to form.
Transfer this to a stand mixer and attach a dough hook.
Beat this on medium speed for about six to seven minutes
or he suggests you can knead it by hand
for eight minutes.
Then you're gonna transfer the dough
into a medium greased bowl.
I had to shape the dough with my hands into a ball
because it didn't really form one in the stand mixer.
Then you're gonna let this sit for about an hour
to an hour and a half until it doubles in size.
Next we'll make the filling.
Combine brown sugar and some cinnamon.
And then we'll make his glaze.
Combine confectioners' sugar, heavy cream
and my favorite, a little bit of bourbon.
Mix this together until there's no clumps.
When the dough's ready,
transfer it to a lightly floured surface
and roll it out into a 16- by 18-inch rectangle.
This next step Snoop does a little differently
from the others.
He has you brush the dough with melted butter
and then sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar
instead of mixing the butter into the filling.
Then starting from the longer side
roll the dough into a tight log.
When you get to the end, brush the edges
with a little bit of water to seal the roll.
I found this was actually necessary
because the dough was very dry.
Then you'll cut the log into 12 even slices.
Transfer to a buttered nine by 13 baking dish
and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 minutes.
And make sure to rotate the dish halfway through
so all the rolls bake evenly.
Once the rolls are baked remove them from the oven
and drizzle the bourbon glaze over them
while they're still warm.
And there you have it, Snoop Dogg's cinnamon rolls
with a bourbon glaze.
- Whoa!
- Yeah.
- Wow.
- You're very impressed with this one.
- I am!
This one's like the most beautiful one.
The cakeyness of it is really good.
- It's definitely cakey.
It's definitely drier and it's almost biscuity.
- It is almost biscuity.
- It's almost more like a biscuit.
- I do like it a lot.
I thought I would actually like it the least
but it's, now it's close,
I feel like--
- You don't know.
- It's really hard between all three honestly.
- Should we get all three back out here?
- Let's get all three back out here.
- Okay let's get all three back out here.
- Let's get all three so I can keep eating.
(laughing)
I'm just gonna take one more, one last quick bite.
(dramatic music)
The one that rolled me over with the fabulousness--
(laughing)
was number one.
(cheering and clapping)
- That was Christina Tosi.
- Oh okay.
- She is the dessert queen I would say.
- Yes, yes, that makes sense.
- I'm so tired.
(cheering)
- I love you.
- I love you too.
That's a wrap.
- That's a wrap on rolls.
- That's a roll.
(laughing)
(jazzy music)