Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Saturday, March 31, 2012


I woke up this morning with an urge to bake some sort of yummy treat. I looked at a few cinnamon bun recipes but was too impatient to do the whole dough-rising-all-day thing.

Translation: hungry for sugary breakfast. 

I headed over to Foodgawker to see what I could find. What I did find was a delicious looking recipe for Cinnamon Roll Muffins. The instructions were simple and the baking time was only 15 minutes - I was sold.




Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Recipe Source: The Comfort of Cooking
Makes: 12 Muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup buttermilk (I used 1% milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
3 to 3-1/2 cups flour (I used 3 cups)

Filling:

2 tbsp butter, room temperature
2/3 cups brown sugar
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Icing:

1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp milk or cream




Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.

2. Measure the brown sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla and egg into a mixing bowl. Add the buttermilk. Add the flour. Stir until thoroughly combined.

3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or two. Roll the dough into a 12-inch by 24-inch rectangle. Using a rubber spatula, spread with butter. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

4. Roll the dough into a log and stretch slightly. Cut into two-inch pieces and put the pieces into greased muffin tins or muffin tins lined with cupcake papers.

5. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. (Mine were ready after 13 minutes.) Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes, and then remove from the muffin tins.

6. Drizzle with icing (if using).



Note: Eating two in a row might cause you a bit of a belly-ache.
That's how rich and gooey they are. :)


24 comments:

  1. Thank you SO much for putting up this recipe! It's cold and rainy where I'm at today and I was looking for something warm and sweet to make! by the way Love the new blog header :D it looks so nice!

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  2. Those looks so good and the fact that there is no yeast is just icing on the muffin!! Can't wait to try these. I think they will make the perfect spring break breakfast treat for the kiddos :0)

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  3. Oh my goodness oh my goodness!!!! :) (we always say it twice ala Man vs. Food when something is way too good!!)

    I thank you and I know my family will thank you tomorrow when I make these!!! I have a 1 Hour Cinnamon Roll recipe but I'm gonna hafta try these, too!!

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  4. I was wanting a sugary breakfast this morning too! We had monkey bread. I LOVE cinnamon rolls - that is going on my to-do list for next time!

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  5. These look so good! And thanks for sharing the recipe and your wonderful pictures! They really make you want to go get everything and fix them right now!

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  6. Oh, yum!!! I love cinnamon bun anything...Cinnabons are my favorite, do you have that up there? I once snuck a whole Pecanbon into a Harry Potter movie (in my purse)!!!! I love how the recipe says "drizzle with icing (if using)"...who doesn't use the icing?!!

    I have been a terrible blog reader lately, not sure how I missed your nursery updates. The framed flash cards look amazing!!! Great find on the frames. And love the ledge shelves, all that hassle with the stupid templates was worth it:)

    Thanks for loving our new baseboards!! I am actually taking a break right now while the first coat of white paint dries on our last board for the DR. Father-in-law is coming tomorrow to help us finish, so I gotta get this stuff painted:) Have a great weekend!

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  7. They look delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe - I have issues with waiting for the dough to rise too!

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  8. That looks so good. I'm pinning this for a rainy day.

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  9. Beautiful pics- didn't you buy a breadmaker? That's what I use for my cinnamon buns all the time now- they are so delish! :)

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    1. I didn't end up getting a breadmaker.... yet. Some friends convinced me to try some bread by hand first.

      Although my birthday is coming up I should ask for one then....!

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  10. They look so good!! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Your photos look fabulous.

    Kathy

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  11. Checking back in to report that these are AMAZING!!!! Sososososoooo easy and equally delicious!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic recipe!! :)

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  12. Looks so yummy! I'll have to try. Thanks for sharing! Found you through AKA Design. :) New Linky Follower!

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  13. O that sounds divine! I'm so going to have to try it .... perfect for this Easter weekend

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  14. How many does the recipe make?

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    1. Makes 12!

      (Thanks for asking, I updated the post.)

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  15. Thanks so much everyone!

    P.S. The recipe makes 12. I updated the original post. Thanks for reminding me!!!

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  16. I am going to make these right now- they look so warm and gooey! Perfect for a rainy Easter Monday morning :)

    Thanks for sharing!

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  17. These look so yummy...did you allow them to rest before baking or no need?? Thanks :)

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    1. No need to let them rest. That was the beauty of them. Oh, and the sugar and butter.

      Haha!

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  18. hello :-) i recently discovered your blog... love it :-) your blog posts are written in the style that my brain thinks (but can never seem to manage in blog posts... booo)

    my questions is.... i'm from england and would LOVE to use this recipe but get confused about recipes with cup measurements - do you have any idea how much a cup is in any other measurements? google tells me many different things, makes me wonder if everyone is using different sized cups haha!

    thanks, bells

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  19. These turned out perfectly! Thanks for the recipe. They're beautiful and my home smells great. My fella's gonna come home so happy :)

    Also, if you're interested, a lot of my art is on wordpress and etsy. I hope you enjoy browsing as much as I enjoyed the cinnamon rolls. (If you do, let me know, I'll send along a coupon for a discount.)

    www.etsy.com/shop/letsgolescophotos

    Thanks for sharing!

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