The boys started to arrive by 8:30am this morning to help my husband and I chop wood to heat our house this winter. The girls will be arriving shortly so in the meantime I decided to try out cinnamon buns for the first time. I needed a quick recipe that required no fridge time. This recipe turned out GREAT and seriously didn't take long at all. Prep time was about 15 minutes, then 20 minutes in the oven. Perfect treat for a snow cold day! The boys seemed to like them! Be sure to serve warm :)
3 cups flour
2 tbsp sugar
1tbsp baking powder2 tbsp sugar
3/4tsp salt
1/2tsp baking soda
2/3cup cold butter, cubed
1 1/4 c buttermilk (I used regular milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice, let sit for 5 minutes)
1 egg
Cinnamon Filling:
3tbsp butter, softened
1/3 c packed brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp half & half cream (or milk)
splash of vanilla extract
(mix all ingredients together - if too dry add more cream)
Spray 2 round cake pans with cooking spray and sprinkle with flour. Set aside. In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. With pastry blender (I used forks), cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In separate bowl, whisk buttermilk with egg; pour over dry ingredients and stir with fork to make soft dough. With floured hands, press dough into ball. On lightly floured surface, knead gently 10 times. Roll out to 16- x 11-inch (40 x 28 cm) rectangle . Cinnamon Filling: Spread butter over dough, leaving 1/2-inch (1 cm) border along 1 long edge. Sprinkle butter with pecans, sugar and cinnamon. Starting at side opposite border, roll up evenly into log; pinch seam to seal. Using serrated knife, cut into 1-inch thick slices; arrange in cake pans. Bake in centre of 400°F oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly and ice. Serve!
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