Cinnabon Buns

A homemade version of the famous Cinnabon buns. Anyone who has tried these soft, fragrant cinnamon buns at least once understands how this bakery became so popular with essentially just one signature pastry on the menu 

 Ingredients

For the dough

• 1 cup warm milk (240 ml)

• 1/4 cup melted butter (56 g)

• 1 egg

• 3 tbsp sugar

• 1 tsp salt

• 3 cups flour (375 g)

• 2 1/4 tsp dry yeast (6.5 g)

For the filling

• 1 cup brown sugar (200 g)

• 2 tsp cinnamon

• 50 g butter, softened

For the topping

• 100 g Philadelphia cream cheese 

• 1 cup powdered sugar (125 g)

• 1/4 cup milk (60 ml)

Steps

For kneading the dough, I use a bread machine. I simply place all the ingredients into the bowl, and 90 minutes later the dough is ready. For those who do not use a bread machine, a hand-kneading method is also included below.

Dough (hand-kneading method)

1. Warm the milk slightly

2. Pour about 1/4 cup of the milk into a small bowl, add 1 tbsp sugar and the yeast, and let sit for 10 minutes

3. Add the egg, sugar, and melted butter to the remaining milk

4. Mix the flour with salt

5. Pour the liquid ingredients into the flour and knead using a stand mixer for about 7 minutes. The dough will be slightly sticky

6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 1 hour, until doubled in size

7. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle about 3–5 mm thick

Dough (bread machine method)

1. Place the ingredients into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer

2. In my bread machine, liquid ingredients go in first, then dry ingredients and flour, with the yeast added last

3. Run the “Dough” cycle

4. Roll the finished dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle about 3–5 mm thick

Filling and baking

1. Mix the brown sugar with cinnamon

2. Spread softened butter over the rolled-out dough

3. Evenly distribute the filling over the surface

4. Roll the dough into a log and cut into 12 equal pieces (I use thread for this)

5. Place the buns into a baking dish, cover with a towel or plastic wrap, and let rise for 30 minutes

6. Bake in a preheated oven at 190°C (375°F) for 20–25 minutes

7. Spread the topping over the cooled buns

Topping

8. Beat all topping ingredients with a mixer until smooth