Cinnamon Pinwheels

Name: Cinnamon Pinwheels
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons cinnamon extract (optional); 1 large egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons red food coloring; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sanding sugar (clear or red), plus more for coating; 12 Tbsps 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cinnamon Pinwheels

Cinnamon Pinwheels is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours.

Instructions

Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until just combined.

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Granulated Sugar

Baking Powder

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Egg

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Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Remove half of the dough and wrap in plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Add the cinnamon extract, cocoa powder and food coloring to the remaining dough and beat until incorporated; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate both pieces of dough until firm, about 1 hour.

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Food Color

Cocoa Powder

Cinnamon

Extract

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Dust the dough with flour and roll out each piece on parchment paper into a 10-by-11-inch rectangle. Flip the red dough on top of the plain dough; remove the top piece of parchment and trim the edges.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Baking Paper

Sprinkle the ground cinnamon and sanding sugar on top. Starting from a short end, tightly roll up the dough, using the parchment to help; roll the log in sanding sugar. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.

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Ground Cinnamon

Sanding Sugar

Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Slice the log crosswise 1/4 inch thick; arrange the slices about 1 1/2 inches apart on the baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet