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Cinnamon Bun Bites!

Courtesy MS

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup warm water

  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (from two 1/4-ounce envelopes)

  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more if needed

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar

  • 2 teaspoons coarse salt

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened, plus 1/2 stick, melted, and more for dish

  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

  • Vanilla Glaze

Directions

  1. Pour water into the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle yeast
    evenly over water, and let stand until foamy, 5 to 7 minutes. Whisk
    until smooth, then whisk in 1/2 cup flour to form a loose paste. Let
    rise in a warm place until yeast mixture has risen and fallen, about 30
    minutes.

  2. Add eggs, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, and remaining flour to yeast
    mixture. Knead dough, using dough hook attachment on mixer, until
    smooth, 4 to 5 minutes.

  3. Add 1 stick butter, and knead until dough is smooth and
    elastic, about 10 minutes (add a little more flour if the dough is too
    sticky). Turn out dough onto an unfloured work surface, and knead by
    hand until very smooth, about 3 minutes. Transfer dough to another bowl,
    and let rise in a warm place, covered with a damp cloth or plastic
    wrap, until doubled, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Punch down dough; press out air
    bubbles.

  4. Lightly butter a 9-inch pie plate or 9-inch square glass
    baking dish. Place melted butter in a bowl. Stir together remaining 1
    cup sugar and the cinnamon in another bowl.

  5. Roll dough into 1-inch balls (you should have about 45).
    Working with 1 at a time, dip balls into melted butter, then roll in
    cinnamon sugar and place in pie plate. Stack balls to form a dome.
    Sprinkle with any remaining cinnamon sugar, and drizzle with any
    leftover butter. Cover with plastic wrap, and let balls rise by half,
    about 1 hour.

  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap balls, and place pie
    plate on a baking sheet. Bake until golden and firm, and a wooden skewer
    inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Let bites
    cool in dish 15 minutes, then drizzle with glaze.

    Thanks MS!

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Comments

  2. Rose-Marie says

    I love making breads, and I was just thinking that I'd like to use my huge stash of cinnamon – these are so adorable and wonderful, yum! I'm excited to try making these!

  4. Katie Robbin says

    OMG I want to try these so bad. I am just wondering if it calls for a stand mixer can you use a hand mixer? I can't safford a stand mixer right now and tons of recipes need one.

  6. Lisa R says

    I have to try and make these with my youngest daughter. I love cinnamon rolls. My oldest who is autistic will probably eat the whole batch by herself if I let her…I have to see if she would like to help too

    sibabe64 at ptd dot net

  8. jenrenh says

    These would be so much fun to make with my nieces. I know they would love to eat them too. I really like that all the ingredients are things I have on hand. I can't wait to try these. Thank you for sharing!

    Jennifer Hedden
    jenrenh@hotmail.com