This recipe makes The Best Braided Cinnamon Buns ever and you must add it to your holiday baking plan immediately!!! Joking, I don’t limit these buns to Christmas – I have been known to bake them at any time of year!
To make these delicious cinnamon buns, start by making the dough. Shape the dough into a ball and place in a bowl. Cover and leave until it doubles in size. Roll out the dough into a large rectangle and add cinnamon filling. Cut the dough into 12 strips and cut these into 3. Plait each of the strips and roll up to make 12 knots.
To make The Best Braided Cinnamon Buns, you will need the following ingredients:
Place the full-fat milk and 2 medium eggs into the bowl of a food mixer. Add 600 grams of flour and break 10 grams of fresh yeast into one side of the bowl and add 50 grams of caster sugar, 1 gram of salt and 100 grams of unsalted butter to the other side.
Mix the dough at slow speed for 4 minutes. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 10-12 more minutes until the dough comes cleanly away from the side of the mixing bowl.
Shape the dough into a ball and transfer it to a lightly floured clean bowl. Cover the bowl with a towel and leave to rise until it doubles in size.
Remove the dough from the bowl and use a rolling pin to roll it to about A3 size (297x420cm).
Beat 150 grams unsalted butter, 250 grams soft brown sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon together until smooth.
Using a large knife or the back of a spoon, spread the filling over the top of the dough.
Take the long side and fold it in half lengthways to enclose the filling. Slice it widthways into 12 strips of approx 4 cm across.
Using a sharp knife, make two cuts down the length of each strip to make three strands. Plait the three strands together and repeat to make 12 individual braids.
Take each plait and roll it up along its length to create a knot. Grease a 12 cup muffin tray and place each knot into one of the cups. Cover and leave to prove for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 390 °F/ 200 °С.
Mix 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of full-fat milk in a small bowl.
Brush each of the knots with the egg glaze and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.
Remove the cooked buns from the oven and dust the tops with powdered sugar.
Serve these cute cinnamon buns as a tasty treat.
The Best Braided Cinnamon Buns are a must-bake during the Christmas holidays! If you try this fragrant recipe, make sure you tag #CookMeRecipes in your Instagram photos.
