Cinnamon Buns Recipe
These cinnamon rolls are the ultimate comfort treat, with a fluffy, buttery dough that has been lightly spiced. It is then swirled with a rich cinnamon-sugar filling and a touch of orange zest and scattering of dark chocolate chips. Baked to golden perfection before being topped with luscious spiced cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Dough
- 500g strong white flour
- 7g yeast
- 25g golden caster sugar
- 300g milk (warmed)
- 1 egg
- 50g butter
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp mixed spice
- Zest of 1 orange (optional)
Filling
- 150g butter
- 250g light brown sugar
- 2tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp mixed spice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 100g dark chocolate chips
Glaze
- 150g double cream
- 200g cream cheese
- 50g butter
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp mixed spice
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Method
- Add the flour, yeast, salt, sugar, mixed spice and orange zest into a bowl with a dough hook and mix. Add the milk, egg and butter and mix.
- Knead the dough for 12-15 minutes, until the dough cleans the side of the bowl and the dough is smooth, elastic and no longer sticky.
- Shape the dough into a ball a ball and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and allow to prove for 1hour, or until doubled in size.
- To make the filling, beat the butter until pale. Add the sugar, spices and orange zest and combine.
- Once risen, lightly flour a worksurface. Place the dough on top and roll into a rectangle approx. 30cmx40cm. Spread the filling evenly and then scatter the chocolate chips across the dough.
- Tightly roll the dough to create a long tin log. Cut the ends off of each end before slicing the remaining dough into 12 even pieces. Grease a large tin sized (ADD IN THE SIZE OF THE TIN) and place the slices into the tin, cover and allow to prove again for 1hour, or until doubled in size.
- Pre-heat the oven to 170C and bake for 25-30mins. If the buns look too dark, cover with foil after 20mins to prevent them from burning.
- To make the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese along with the spices. Add the cream and whisk to soft peaks.
- Once baked, allow the buns to cool for 5minutes before spreading over the frosting. Serve and enjoy!