Cranberry Cinnamon Buns

Name: Cranberry Cinnamon Buns
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams packages active dry yeast (5 teaspoons); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 296 milliliters confectioners sugar; 255 grams cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries; 2 larges eggs at room temperature; 315 milliliters granulated sugar; 59 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 237 milliliters warm milk; 2 Tbsps milk; 2 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter, very soft; 237 milliliters walnuts (optional), chopped; 59 milliliters water; 118 milliliters warm water (105–115°F)

Need a gluten free and vegetarian morn meal? Cranberry Cinnamon Buns could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 322 calories, 4g of protein, and 16g of fat. If you have active yeast, granulated sugar, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Stir together warm water, yeast, and a pinch of the sugar in a small bowl and let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over.)

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Put 5 cups flour, salt, and remaining sugar in bowl of electric mixer and mix with dough hook at low speed until combined.

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Dough

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Sugar

Salt

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Whisk together milk and eggs in a small bowl, then add to dry ingredients along with yeast, beating at low speed until flour is incorporated. Beat at medium speed until a very soft dough forms, about 2 minutes.

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Milk

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Add butter and continue beating at medium speed until dough is smooth, soft, and elastic, about 4 minutes (it will be quite sticky).

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Butter

Dough

Rinse a large bowl with hot water.

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Water

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Add dough to wet bowl and cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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Dough

Bring water and 1 cup granulated sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

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Sugar

Water

Add cranberries and simmer just until they begin to burst, about 2 minutes.

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Cranberries

Pour through a large sieve into a bowl and cool berries, reserving syrup for another use (such as a flavoring for seltzer).

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Berries

Sparkling Water

Syrup

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Turn out dough onto a well-floured surface and dust with flour, then roll out into a 16-inch square.

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Roll

Brush off excess flour, then spread evenly with butter with a small metal offset spatula.

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Butter

Spread

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Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar and sprinkle evenly over dough. Dot dough evenly with drained cranberries, then sprinkle with nuts if using.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Cranberries

Cinnamon

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Beginning with side nearest you, roll up dough, firmly but not tightly, into a log, then pinch seam to seal. Trim 1 inch off each end with a large knife and discard, then cut log crosswise into 12 slices.

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Roll

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Arrange slices, cut sides up, in buttered cake pans (place 1 slice in center of each pan, then evenly space 5 more around it). Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

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Wrap

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