Cinnamon buns

Ingredients

• Fast Cinnamon Buns
• 2/3 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped pecans (raisins)
• Preheat oven at 425F. Generously grease 12 muffin cups. Stir butter, sugar and cinnamon together until mixed well. Set aside. Using a fork, stir flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until blended.
• Cut in shortening with 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk. Dough will be very soft. Gently knead 10 times.
• Using a floured rolling pin, roll into a 9” square, about 1/3” thick. Spread on butter mixture, add nuts or raisins.
• Roll up jelly style. Pinch seams together. Slice into 12 (3/4”) pinwheels. Place cut down, in muffin cups.
• Bake in centre of preheated oven until cinnamon buns are golden, about 15-18 mins. Immediately remove buns from muffin cups. Makes 12

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget