Cookbook:Cinnamon Bun

Cinnamon Bun
Category	Dessert recipes
Servings	8
Time	Prep: 20 minutes Cooking: 15–20 minutes
Difficulty

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A cinnamon bun (or a cinnamon roll) is a type of pastry made with cinnamon, sugar and butter.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Count	Volume	Weight	Baker's %
Pastry
All-purpose flour		2 cups	250 g	100%
Baking powder		4 teaspoons	18.4 g	7.36%
Salt		1 teaspoon	6 g	2.4%
Shortening		½ cup	102.5 g	41%
Milk		¾ cup	183 g	73.2%
Total		n/a	560 g	224%
Filling
Brown sugar		¾ cup	165 g	76.74%
White sugar		¼ cup	50 g	23.26%
Cinnamon		2 teaspoons	5.2 g	2.42%
Salt	1 pinch		0.375 g	0.17%
Butter, melted		1 tablespoon	14.2 g	6.6%
Total	n/a	n/a	235 g	109%
Topping
Icing sugar		1 cup	120 g	100%
Cream, milk, or water		1 tablespoon	15 g	12.5%
Total	n/a	n/a	135 g	113%

Procedure

Pastry

1. Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Cut in the shortening.
3. Add the milk, stirring with a knife until the dough is soft and slightly sticky.
4. Knead the dough until it "springs back" when you push your finger into it.
5. Roll the dough into a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 30 cm) rectangle. Use a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 30 cm) baking pan as a mould for the size.

Filling

1. Brush butter over the dough, leaving about ¼ inch (0.75 cm) around the edges clear.
2. Combine brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon and salt. Sprinkle over the buttered dough, leaving about ¼ inch around the edges clear.
3. Press the sugar mixture down. Roll the dough up lengthwise into a log, as tight as you can.
4. Trim the edges, then cut into 8 pieces.
5. Arrange the buns in a small pan, so that all the buns are touching.
6. Bake at 425°F (210°C) for 15–20 minutes.
7. Let cool.

Topping

1. Combine icing sugar and liquid. Whisk together to make an icing.
2. Spread topping on buns after they have cooled.