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Cinnamon Bun Recipe

Cinnamon Swirl Buns with Cream Cheese Frosting

Delicious soft cinnamon buns with a light cream cheese frosting perfect for an afternoon treat

Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Keyword Cinnamon Buns
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12
Author Pinar

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 600 g strong bread flour sieved
  • 14 g fast action yeast
  • 75 g golden castor sugar
  • 90 g unsalted butter softened (I used dairy-free)
  • 275 ml lukewarm milk (of choice/dairy-free)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg whisked

For the filling

  • 45 g unsalted butter softened
  • 175 g castor sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting (optional)

  • 100 g unsalted butter softened
  • 200 g cream cheese
  • 6 tbsp icing sugar sieved
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Make the dough

  1. Using a free standing mixer and the dough hook, in the bowl add in the flour, yeast and sugar and combine well.

  2. Make a well in the middles and add in the the softened butter, egg, milk and vanilla extract and mix on a medium/high speed until it is all combined with no lumps.

  3. Knead on high speed for 7 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball, cover the bowl with cling film and a clean tea towel and leave to prove in a warm place until it has doubled in size.

The filling

  1. In a small bowl, add the softened butter, sugar and ground cinnamon and mix together well

  2. Grease a deep baking tray or a brownie tin and line with baking paper

  3. Once the dough has doubled in size, dust some flour onto a clean surface and roll out the dough to a 50x30cm rectangle

  4. Using a spatuclar or a table spoon, spoon the filling over the rolled out dough

  5. slowly and evenly roll up the dough, long side, until you have a long roll. Using a dough cutter or a knife, cut the roll into 12 equal pieces

  6. Carefully place each piece swirl roll up on to the prepared tray so they are just touching

  7. Cover with a clean tea towel and allow to prove again for another 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 180°c/fan oven 160°c

  8. Bake in the middle of the oven for 16-20 minutes, until the tops of the buns are a golden light brown. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.

Cream cheese frosting

  1. While the buns are cooling, mix together the butter, cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.

  2. Using a spatcular smooth over your desired amount of cream cheese frosting and pull apart buns to serve.

  3. Once cooled keep them in an air tight container and enjoy within 2 days. Enjoy!