Snack

Cinnamon Buns

Name: Cinnamon Buns
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 117 min
Total time: 147 min
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 100g unsalted butter, for the dough; 200ml milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 250g flour; 250g strong white flour; 1 1/2 tsp fast-action yeast; 1 teaspoon cardamom; 1 tblsp caster sugar, for the dough; 2 eggs, for the dough; olive oil, for oiling the work surface, Dash; 75g unsalted butter, softened, for the filling; 100g caster sugar, divided between filling and topping; 2 tbsp cinnamon, divided between filling and topping; 1 egg, beaten, for brushing

Soft Norwegian-style cinnamon buns scented with cardamom, filled with cinnamon butter, and finished with cinnamon sugar.

2 hr 27 min
360 kcal
Vegetarian
Norwegian
Dessert

Mellowpan tip: Makes 12 servings, plenty to share.

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Ingredients

For 12 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the butter, milk, and salt in a small saucepan until the butter has melted.
Step 2:
Allow the mixture to cool until lukewarm.
Step 3:
Stir together both flours, the yeast, cardamom, and sugar in a large bowl.
Step 4:
Make a well in the centre and crack in the eggs.
Step 5:
Pour in the lukewarm milk mixture and stir to form a sticky dough, using your hands as the dough becomes stiffer if needed.
Step 6:
Oil the work surface with olive oil.
Step 7:
Turn the dough onto the oiled surface and knead vigorously for 5–8 minutes, using a plastic scraper as needed to release it from the surface.
5–8 min
Step 8:
Continue kneading without adding flour until the dough is less sticky, smoother, and more elastic.
Step 9:
Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a large greased bowl.
Step 10:
Cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm place to prove for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
1 h
Step 11:
Mix the softened butter with half of the sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon for the filling.
Step 12:
Use a fork to combine the sugar and cinnamon completely into the butter.
Step 13:
Mix the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a separate bowl and set aside for the topping.
Step 14:
Turn the risen dough onto a floured work surface and gently roll it into a 36 x 24 cm / 14 x 9½ in rectangle.
Step 15:
Spread the cinnamon-sugar butter evenly over the dough with a table or palette knife.
Step 16:
With the longest edge closest to you, roll the dough into a cylinder.
Step 17:
Cut the cylinder into 12 even slices.
Step 18:
Place each slice in a flattened paper cupcake case on a baking tray, or in a greased muffin tin.
Step 19:
Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to prove again for 30–45 minutes, or until risen.
30–45 min
Step 20:
Preheat the oven to 200C / 180C fan / Gas 6.
Step 21:
Brush the tops of the buns with beaten egg and dust liberally with the cinnamon sugar.
Step 22:
Bake for 12 minutes, until dark golden brown.
12 min
Step 23:
Serve warm with a cup of coffee.