Cinnamon buns is one of the treats that are most common here in Sweden. We eat them everyday at cafés, we make them at home, bring to work for conferences and we even have a day especialy dedicated to the sweet cinnamony treat!
They are tasty as they are and can be enjoyed with coffee, tea or lemonade and if you want to make someone happy, treat them to cinnamon buns :D
Ingredients:
50 grams of yeast - dry or soft
75 grams of salted butter
2 1/5 dl of milk
1/2 dl of white sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
6 dl of all purpose flour
For the filling:
100 grams of salted butter
1/2 dl of white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon of pulverized cinnamon
For the topping:
Brown sugar
How you do it:
1. Put the yeast in a dry bowl.
2. Melt the butter in a pan and pour in the milk. Heat up to 37°C (fingerwarm).
3. Take the milk and butter mixture and pour it over the yeast in the bowl little by little while stirring until the yeast is completely dissolved in the bow.
4. Add sugar and salt while stirring and last but not least add the flour a little at a time until it’s a smooth dough. Powder a bit of flour on the dough and cover for 30 minutes.
5. Take the butter, cinnamon, vanilla sugar and white sugar for the filling and mix it in a separate bowl. Set it aside.
6. When the dough has expanded to twice it’s size, pour it out on a lightly dusted work surface and work it by hand for 3 min by hand.
7. Cut the dough into 3 equal sized pieces and roll them out into squares that are about half a cm thick.
8. Spred the cinnamon filling on the entire surface and roll from the top side down tot he bottom so you have a long roll. Cut the roll into 1/2 cm thick pieces and putt into mini muffin cups with 3 in each in a muffin form or on a baking pan.
9. When all rolls are cut up, take brown sugar and spread a little on each bun.
10. Cover the buns with a kitchen towel for 30 more minutes to let rise. Heat your owen up to 250°C and have a cup of tea.
11. Put the buns in the owen for about 5-6 minutes and keep a good eye on them so they don’t burn. Let them cool of a bit before serving.
Enjoy!
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