Cinnamon Buns

Found the recipe from AllRecipes.Com. It was a 5* rating recipe with tonnes of positive reviews Reviews included "They're to die for", "Can't get enough of them.", etc... Yeah, you get the idea. So I tried the recipe in July but that was a failure as the buns ended up quite tough, not fluffy at all. My hubby said that I could kill with that :P Anyway, I tried the recipe again yesterday evening. And was really elated that the buns ended up quite nice & soft. Hubby gave me the thumbs up after devouring 2. My 1st sucessful bread making :) Definitely, going to bake more bread... :)

Hot & soft Cinnamon Bun.... Yummy...

Recipe for Cinnamon Buns

(makes 10-12)

Ingredients:

(A)

125ml warm milk (I used water instead)

50g sugar

5g dry active yeast

(B)

1 egg, room temperature

35g melted butter

(C) Sift

300g bread flour (high protein flour)

(D) Mix

40g melted butter

50g brown sugar

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

chopped pecan nuts (optional)

Method:

1) Dissolve sugar in warm milk/water. Add the yeast. Let it stand for 10mins, or till yeast is foamy.

2) Add (B) & mix a little. Add flour. Use dough hooks of beater and mix well till dough ball is formed.

3) Heat oven to 100 degrees & switch off. Cover dough with a moist towel over the bowl.

Leave in oven for 1hr or till dough has doubled.

4) Roll dough flat. Trim into a rectangular piece. Spread (D) over dough and sprinkle chopped pecan nuts all over. (The trimmed off dough can make another 2-3 buns)

5) Roll up dough & cut into small pieces. Place rolls on greased pan, leaving space for expansion. Cover & let the dough rise for 30 mins, or double.

6) Bake at 200 degrees in pre-heat oven for 15 mins or till golden brown.

7) Enjoy your cinnamon buns hot & soft. To keep, let them cool & put in air-tight container & keep in the fridge. Just need to reheat before serving.

Enjoy!

Dough ball before rising...

1 hr later in a warm oven, dough has risen to more than double...

Roll dough, trim to rectangular shape.

Spread melted butter, brown sugar & ground cinnamon mixture all over.

Sprinkle chopped pecan nuts.

Roll it up.... & cut into pieces...

After rising in the baking pan, ready to be baked...