Bits, Bursts & Bongos

Swedish-American Cinnamon Buns (16 buns : 1.5hrs) #wcwed

Swedish cinnamon buns are healthy; American are big and fluffy. So I took the best from both worlds and here is the result:

For the dough:

• 150 gram butter
• 2 cups milk
• 2 Tbs dry yeast
• 0.5 tsp sea salt
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 5 cups flour

For the filling:

• 100 gram butter (soft)
• 2 Tbs cinnamon
• 2 Tbs sugar
• 1 cup of raisins

Melt butter and add milk - reheat. Mix yeast, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Add the melted butter and warm milk. Add the flour. Knee for 5-10 minutes. Let rest for 45 minutes.

Roll out dough into a thick rectangle. Add the butter, cinnamon and sugar mix, and sprinkle the raisins on top. Roll up and cut into 16 pieces, arrange into a “flower” on two pre-heated pizza stones (makes them softer and more fluffy). Paste w/ a lightly whisked egg and cook for 5-7 minutes in 525 °F.