
Classic Cinnamon Buns
Recipe
Makes 12
Time: 2 hours
Ingredients
- 75g soya margarine
- 250ml soya milk
- 14g fast action dried yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 45g caster sugar
- 450g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
For the filling
- 100g soya margarine
- 50g caster sugar
- 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 small egg
- 1 tbsp soya milk
Method
- Melt the butter in a small pan. Add the milk and warm through until body temperature (about 38C if you have a thermometer).
- Add the yeast to the milk, stir to mix through and then leave for 10 minutes to activate.
- Put the salt, sugar and flour into a bowl. Pour over the milk and stir to make a sticky dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a worktop and knead for 5-10 minutes, until the dough is stretchy, smooth and not quite as sticky.
- Lightly oil a bowl (I find pouring a little oil onto a piece of kitchen roll and rubbing that inside a bowl works well). Then tip the dough into the bowl, cover with cling film and leave for 1 hour to rise.
- When the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured worktop and knead it for 5 seconds to knock out the extra air.
- Shape the dough into a rectangle and roll it out so it’s roughly 60x40cm.
- Use a palette knife of spatula to spread the soft margarine (for the filling) over the dough in an even layer.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and then sprinkle it over the butter in another even layer.
- Roll the dough sheet up, long edge to long edge to get a long sausage. Use a ruler and a sharp knife to mark every 1.5 inches along the roll and then cut at these points.
- Line a deep roasting tin with butter and baking paper. Transfer each bun to the tin, in 4 rows of 3. (You might need to gently nudge the buns into more of a circle shape if they got squashed during cutting).
- Cover the tin with clingfilm and leave to rise for 30 minutes. Pre-heat the oven to 200C.
- Beat the egg in a small bowl until runny and smooth. Add the milk and whisk again to combine. Brush this mixture over the buns to glaze.
- Bake the buns in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown and risen.
- Leave to cool for 30 minutes and then enjoy!
Thanks for reading!
Emma x