We made some yummy Cinnamon Twists the other day because it was cold and snowing outside…in April! That is just not right, but it put me in the mood to bake something new. I was in the mood for cinnamon rolls but didn’t want to invest much time. Another bonus is that these twists have fewer calories too! For a downloadable recipe click here.
Sweet Dough:
2 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. warm water
1/3 c. nonfat dry milk
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
3 and 3/4 to 4 and 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1. In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast and sugar over warm water. Stir with a wooden spoon until dissolved. Add dry milk, oil, salt, egg and 2 c. of the flour. Mix until well blended; about 3 minutes.
2. Stir in enough additional flour to make a soft dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface until no longer sticky; about 5 minutes.
3. Cover and let rest 15 minutes.
Filling:
1 c. sugar
2 Tablespoons grated orange peel
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
1. In a small bowl, stir together sugar, orange peel and cinnamon.
2. Divide the sweet dough in half. On a lightly floured surface roll out one half into a 16×12 inch rectangle. Spread 1 Tablespoon of softened butter, lengthwise, in a 4 inch wide strip, down the center of the rectangle. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the sugar mix.
3. Fold the rectangle lengthwise over the sugar. Spread the top of this part with 1 Tablespoon of softened butter and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the sugar mix.
4. Fold the remaining part of the rectangle over the sugar. Pinch the seam to seal the edge.
5. Cut the folded rectangle crosswise into 16 strips. Twist each strip twice. Place on a greased baking sheet.
6. Repeat steps with the remaining dough, butter and sugar.
7. Cover and let rise until doubled; about 45 minutes. Bake at 375° F (175° C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets. Serve warm.
They were a hit! I will definitely make these again, but I will use brown sugar instead of white granulated sugar. My mom uses brown sugar in her cinnamon rolls and they have a nice caramel like taste to them. I wish I would have thought of that and used brown sugar, even though they were pretty tasty!
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I'm in love with those cinnamon rolls! Thank you for the recipe!!
yum!
Those look so yummy. thanks for sharing the recipe.
Mmmm… those look sooo good! I *love* cinnamon sugar, though I've never been a fan of cinnamon rolls for some reason. I'll have to try these!
Oh my goodness…that looks so stinkin' good.
yum! the brown sugar seems like a great idea!
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looks delicious!
Thanks so much. These look great! Going to the beach with girlfriends this weekend. May make these!
i'll def. be trying these soon!!
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Oh, Yum! I'm getting hungry…
definitely going to make these. i have been craving cinnamon rolls a lot lately and have been making them, but it would be nice to switch it up. yum!
Yummmmmm – thanks
Oh my goodness, I can't wait to make these.
Those look absolutely yummy! I am making those soon. Thanks!!!
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Those look super yummy!!! I love me some cinnamon and would love to try those! :)
Yum! My kids will love making these with me. Thanks so much for sharing, can't wait to get all cinnamon-y and sticky.:)
Ohhhhhh these look SO SO SO YUMMY!! I cannot wait to make some with my little chef. Thanks so much for sharing!! :)
This looks Amazing. I printed the recipe out…it just looks so yummy.
amy–when you said that you'd sub brown sugar, did you mean in the dough recipe, the topping recipe, or both? thanks for sharing. i'm pretty sure my craft group will love you on friday night!
erinmalia–Great question! I meant that I would use regular granulated white sugar in the dough but Brown Sugar in the topping with the cinnamon! Thanks for making me clarify. I am sure you were not the only one wondering what I meant! :) Hope your craft group loves them!
These look amazing! Thought you should know that I was searching for a recipe for cinnamon twists and saw your one of photos on another site. The recipe is different, but the picture is the same. It even has your watermark still on it. I found it here: http://alaskamichael.com/index.php/site/recipe_details/cinnamon_sugar_twists/