CINNAMON BUNS (UK RECIPE!)
I’d always enjoyed a good Cinnamon Bun but one of the girls at work seems to have brought out an obsession within me. It started with Starbucks – delicious but bloody expensive! Then a Greggs opened up across the road from work and their Cinnamon Buns are just as good and only 90p! What more could you ask for? I’ll tell you what more – an entire tray of Cinnamon Buns, home baked and fresh from the oven. Can you blame me for being obsessed?
I have searched for the perfect Cinnamon Bun recipe for quite a while now, usually being disappointed to find that they are either incredibly tedious or in American units (ie. cups). So I decided to take it upon myself to try some out and come up with a fool-proof UK recipe for Cinnamon Buns that although does require a couple of dough rises, is not impossible for your average home baker to achieve without the aid of professional bakery setting.
The dough on these Cinnamon Buns (or Cinnamon Rolls, as some know them) is delicious, so much so that I reckon they would be just lovely on their own. But with the simple, yet well established buttery, cinnamon-sugar filling the dough transforms into a the beautiful buns that I find myself obsessed with. In terms of the icing, I like to keep it simple but I found a lot of recipes that opt for a cream cheese icing if you fancy something a little richer.
You might notice my recipe is also lacking in raisins, which is a personal choice. Not that I don’t enjoy a raisin filled Cinnamon Bun but these are optional and when it comes to making your own, you can mix things up however you please – more raisins, no raisins, even changing up the filling…not a cinnamon fan? Try smothering with Nutella instead!
Whatever you do with these classic Cinnamon Buns, you’re sure to be onto a winner!
For the Dough
For the Dough
for full recipes please see : bakingwithgranny.co.uk
I have searched for the perfect Cinnamon Bun recipe for quite a while now, usually being disappointed to find that they are either incredibly tedious or in American units (ie. cups). So I decided to take it upon myself to try some out and come up with a fool-proof UK recipe for Cinnamon Buns that although does require a couple of dough rises, is not impossible for your average home baker to achieve without the aid of professional bakery setting.
The dough on these Cinnamon Buns (or Cinnamon Rolls, as some know them) is delicious, so much so that I reckon they would be just lovely on their own. But with the simple, yet well established buttery, cinnamon-sugar filling the dough transforms into a the beautiful buns that I find myself obsessed with. In terms of the icing, I like to keep it simple but I found a lot of recipes that opt for a cream cheese icing if you fancy something a little richer.
You might notice my recipe is also lacking in raisins, which is a personal choice. Not that I don’t enjoy a raisin filled Cinnamon Bun but these are optional and when it comes to making your own, you can mix things up however you please – more raisins, no raisins, even changing up the filling…not a cinnamon fan? Try smothering with Nutella instead!
Whatever you do with these classic Cinnamon Buns, you’re sure to be onto a winner!
For the Dough
- 240ml Milk
- 140g Granulated Sugar
- 2 Packs of Easy Yeast (14g)
- 115g Butter (at room temperature)
- 2 Eggs
- 300g Plain Flour
- 250g Strong White Flour
- For the Filling
- 90g Butter (at room temperature)
- 100g Granulated Sugar
- 1½ tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- For the Icing
- 100g Icing Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2-3 tbsp Milk
For the Dough
- In a small pan warm the milk until it's lukewarm. Pour the milk into a large bowl.
- Add the sugar and yeast to the milk and gently stir with a spoon until the sugar has dissolved. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let the mixture sit until the yeast is foamy - this should only take 5-10 minutes.
- Using a dough hook (or a spoon if not using an electric mixer) beat in the butter on a low speed until it has broken into little pieces.
- Still on a low speed, add the eggs one at a time. Then gradually add the flour.
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for full recipes please see : bakingwithgranny.co.uk