Cinnamon Sticky Buns

cinnamon sticky buns… just the way we love them, super soft on the inside and sticky on the outside. a simple fluffy goodness! the secret to the softness is being patient, letting the dough rise a second, sometimes a third time.. I know it´s difficult while you are actually already drooling over these goodies in your thoughts! Everytime I make these I find myself sneaking up to them while rising, just checking if they are developing properly and taking care of them as if they were little babies! haha If you can´t wait, there´s still the idea of letting them sit overnight to bake them in the morning and wake up to warm freshly baked cinnamon buns. Patience is a real proof of how much you love them ;) And with this super easy recipe anyone can make them!

This is what you will need:

for the dough…

1/2 kg flour
1 package of dry yeast
75g powdered sugar
75g butter
a pinch of salt
2 eggs
1/4l milk

Mix together flour, yeast sugar and salt in a bowl using a wooden spoon and set aside. Combine butter and milk in a medium sized saucepan and bring to a boil. Combine wet ingredients to dry ingredients in an electric stand mixer or knead with your hands. Add eggs and knead/mix until dough is well incorporated and the easily comes off the bowl´s sides.

for the filling…

1/2 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbs. cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins (as you prefer)

Brush melted butter on rolled out dough. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and scatter cinnamon sugar on rolled out yeast dough, drizzle raisins on top. And form a roll. Generously cut 10 cm slices and lay them close next to one another in a buttered baking pan.

Now let them rest to rise for approximately 2-3 hours or overnight. They rise faster when they are near a heater.

for the glaze…

2 cups powdered sugar
3 to 6 tablespoons milk

Mix together milk and powdered sugar until well combined and drizzle over baked cinnamon buns.

Now enjoy these.. warm…fluffy…sticky…and heavenly delicious buns!

Nadja

Pictures in corporation with Dina Grojer.