Puff Pastry Cinnamon Buns

An easy dessert for everyone!

Let’s talk all things cinnamon and sugary goodness! I love different kinds of cinnamon buns, in any shape or form. These puff pastry cinnamon buns are super crispy with every bite due to the amazing puff pastry. And the filling is light and sweet thanks to the cinnamon sugar filling. While these were baking I could tell by the smell that they were ready to come out of the oven. The cinnamon sugar flavours filled the house with warm and cozy smells. Usually cinnamon buns are made with homemade bun dough. But I wanted to show you that store bought puff pastry is great for a quicker dessert on the fly. Sometimes we don’t have time to make an elaborate recipe and that’s okay. These puff pastry cinnamon buns fill that desire very quickly.

Storage:

Typically puff pastry should be enjoyed on the day of making them. Every day that they stand out, is another day they lose their crispiness. If you would like to store yours, then I suggest preparing them (filling included) and freeze the pastry. The way you can bake them off fresh when you want them. Preheat your oven to 180C (with or without fan is fine) and allow them to defrost for about 15 minutes. Once they are slightly soft to the touch, place them in the oven. Bake the puff pastry cinnamon buns for the amount of time the recipe indicates and you have fresh pastry!

How to make the perfect puff pastry cinnamon buns

1. Always try to use a good quality puff pastry. It can be either handmade or store bought, just as long as the quality is there.
2. Your butter should be at room temperature when making the filling. If your butter is too hard, microwave it slightly, not so that it melt but just so that it’s soft. This will make the mixing of other ingredients a lot easier.
3. While the puff pastry is baking, the butter will inevitably leak during baking as it is melting. This is perfectly normal and you will still end up with a crispy cinnamon bun.
4. Do not open the oven for the first 15 minutes as you don’t want to disturb the pastry.
5. Allow them to cool before touching for about 10 minutes as they will be very hot.

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Buns

Recipe by inthemidnightkitchenCourse: SweetCuisine: FrenchDifficulty: Easy

Servings

5-7

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

35

minutes

These puff pastry cinnamon buns are crispy on the outside and they are filled with a light, cinnamon sugar spread. I love baking these when I have no time, but am still craving something sweet and crunchy.

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of store bought puff pastry (mine is from Woolworth’s)

• 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp. of softened butter

• 3-4 tsp. cinnamon powder

• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar

• 3 tbsp. brown sugar

• 1 egg for the egg wash/ melted butter

• Extra sugar for sprinkling

Directions

• In one roll of puff pastry, use half of the roll. Roll it out, dust lightly with some flour and roll with a rolling [in, only until the creases are out. We don’t want to make the puff pastry too thin.
• When your butter is nice and soft, place it in a mixer with a creaming attachment (or use a wooden spoon to smooth it out), and in the sugar and cinnamon and mix well.
• Try not to use more butter if you feel like it is not enough, rather sprinkle more sugar and cinnamon. Too much butter will drown out the pastry during the baking.
• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C.
• Now that you have a rectangle base of pastry, smear the butter mixture over the pastry, while leaving a 1cm border.
• Then fold the pastry in half lengthwise. The pastry should be folded so that it’s vertical and not horizontal. Once you’re ready to cut, use a sharp knife or pizza cutter and cut lengthwise again from the top down. You can cut 5-7 pieces, but the thinner they are the smaller they will be.
• Twist the single piece over and over again and once you can’t twist it any further, roll the piece closest to you upwards and inwards into the pastry to create a circle. Think of a spiral, that’s what you are trying to create.
• The ends at the end can be tucked underneath the spiral once it is done so it doesn’t unravel during baking. Make sure to egg wash lightly before placing it in the oven. You can sprinkle some sugar on top after the egg wash if you wish.
  
• Bake the buns for 25-28 minutes (with fan assist ideally). The outside should be nice and golden and the inside should be cooked through but also soft.

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