How to make cinnamon buns

An easy quick guide on how to make cinnamon buns! Mmmm! :)

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INGREDIENTS

\ud83d\udd25 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees! \ud83d\udd25

🔥 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees! 🔥

Step 1: The Dough

Assemble all the ingredients!  Flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, milk, and margarine/butter \u2714

Assemble all the ingredients! Flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, milk, and margarine/butter ✔

Add 5mL of salt into a large bowl

Add 5mL of salt into a large bowl

Add 500mL of flour (also known as 2 cups)

Add 500mL of flour (also known as 2 cups)

Add 30mL of sugar \ud83c\udf5a

Add 30mL of sugar 🍚

Add 20mL of baking powder!

Add 20mL of baking powder!

Mix those ingredients together until it looks like this \ud83d\udc4d

Mix those ingredients together until it looks like this 👍

Add 75mL of butter/margarine

Add 75mL of butter/margarine

Mix together until crumbly, looking like this \ud83d\udc4d

Mix together until crumbly, looking like this 👍

Make a well in the centre and slowly add 1 cup of milk (you may not need to use all the milk) \ud83d\udc04\ud83c\udf7c

Make a well in the centre and slowly add 1 cup of milk (you may not need to use all the milk) 🐄🍼

I used about 1/4 of the cup for now, and this is what it looks like :)

I used about 1/4 of the cup for now, and this is what it looks like :)

Mix the combination together, make another well, and add the rest of the milk slowly to get the right consistency :)

Mix the combination together, make another well, and add the rest of the milk slowly to get the right consistency :)

Add more flour if the dough is too sticky! \ud83d\udca8

Add more flour if the dough is too sticky! 💨

Your dough should look like this \ud83d\udc4d

Your dough should look like this 👍

Clean counter and sprinkle flour, you will be placing your dough here! \ud83d\ude04

Clean counter and sprinkle flour, you will be placing your dough here! 😄

Roll the dough into a rectangle! Don't be afraid to add more flour if you need to. I used a wine bottle because I couldn't find a rolling pin! :) \ud83c\udf77\ud83c\udf77

Roll the dough into a rectangle! Don't be afraid to add more flour if you need to. I used a wine bottle because I couldn't find a rolling pin! :) 🍷🍷

The dough should be in a rectangle looking like this! \ud83d\udc4d

The dough should be in a rectangle looking like this! 👍

Step 2: The Filling

Assemble all the ingredients! Brown sugar, cinnamon, and margarine/butter \u2714

Assemble all the ingredients! Brown sugar, cinnamon, and margarine/butter ✔

Measure 1 cup of brown sugar and pour into a medium sized bowl

Measure 1 cup of brown sugar and pour into a medium sized bowl

Add 45mL of cinnamon :)

Add 45mL of cinnamon :)

Add 50mL of margarine/butter

Add 50mL of margarine/butter

Mix together with a wooden spoon until the consistency looks like this! \ud83d\udc4d Please ignore the brown sugar chunks in mine! They are a pain to get out \ud83d\ude23

Mix together with a wooden spoon until the consistency looks like this! 👍 Please ignore the brown sugar chunks in mine! They are a pain to get out 😣

Grease muffin tin well, or the filling will stick! \ud83d\ude05\ud83d\udca6

Grease muffin tin well, or the filling will stick! 😅💦

Add half a teaspoon of filling mixture into each tin (I always add a whole teaspoon though to make the bottom of the rolls more flavourful!) \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude18

Add half a teaspoon of filling mixture into each tin (I always add a whole teaspoon though to make the bottom of the rolls more flavourful!) 😍😘

Muffin tin should look like this \ud83d\udc4d

Muffin tin should look like this 👍

Spread the rest of the filling equally onto the rolled out dough \ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udc50\u270b\ud83d\udc46\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udc48\ud83d\ude4c

Spread the rest of the filling equally onto the rolled out dough 👋👐✋👆👇👉👈🙌

\ud83c\udf58 Roll the dough into a jelly roll fashion \ud83c\udf58

🍘 Roll the dough into a jelly roll fashion 🍘

Keep rolling! And rolling! And rolling! \ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udcaa

Keep rolling! And rolling! And rolling! 👋💪

Finished rolling! Yay! \ud83d\ude04

Finished rolling! Yay! 😄

Cut the roll in half \ud83d\udd2a

Cut the roll in half 🔪

Now you have two pieces!

Now you have two pieces!

For each of the two pieces, cut the roll into 6 individual buns (so in total you should have twelve). These are your cinnamon buns! \ud83d\udd2a\ud83c\udf6e

For each of the two pieces, cut the roll into 6 individual buns (so in total you should have twelve). These are your cinnamon buns! 🔪🍮

Mmmmm! Looks good so far! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude18\ud83c\udf6e

Mmmmm! Looks good so far! 😍😘🍮

Place each cinnamon roll into a muffin tin \ud83c\udf6e

Place each cinnamon roll into a muffin tin 🍮

\ud83d\udd25 Ready to go into the oven! \ud83d\udd25

🔥 Ready to go into the oven! 🔥

\ud83d\udd25 Place into oven and bake for 20-25 mins! (I only baked mine for 18 because my oven is really strong! \ud83d\udcaa Make sure to watch yours, you don't want to burn these!) \ud83d\udd53

🔥 Place into oven and bake for 20-25 mins! (I only baked mine for 18 because my oven is really strong! 💪 Make sure to watch yours, you don't want to burn these!) 🕓

Step 3: The Icing

Assemble all the ingredients! Icing sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and margarine/butter \u2714

Assemble all the ingredients! Icing sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and margarine/butter ✔

Add 45mL of margarine into a medium sized bowl

Add 45mL of margarine into a medium sized bowl

Add 250mL of icing sugar! (Also known as 1 cup)

Add 250mL of icing sugar! (Also known as 1 cup)

Add 15mL of milk \ud83d\udc04\ud83c\udf7c

Add 15mL of milk 🐄🍼

Add 2mL of vanilla extract

Add 2mL of vanilla extract

Beat these ingredients together with a mixer! \ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udcaa

Beat these ingredients together with a mixer! 👋💪

After mixing, it should look like this \ud83d\udc4d

After mixing, it should look like this 👍

I added another 15mL of milk to mine, to make it more creamy! :) \ud83d\udc04\ud83c\udf7c\ud83c\udf5a

I added another 15mL of milk to mine, to make it more creamy! :) 🐄🍼🍚

\ud83d\udd54 Take the cinnamon buns out of the oven when finished! Mmmm! You can easily tell which ones were at the end of the roll \ud83d\ude05

🕔 Take the cinnamon buns out of the oven when finished! Mmmm! You can easily tell which ones were at the end of the roll 😅

LOOOOKS. SOOOO. YUMMMMMY! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude1b\ud83d\ude35\ud83c\udf6e

LOOOOKS. SOOOO. YUMMMMMY! 😍😘😛😵🍮

Take out of tins and add icing, you may notice some filling on the bottom of each tin, but no worries! Scoop up with a spoon and place on plate with the cinnabun on top, it will stick easily! \ud83c\udf6e\ud83c\udf5a\ud83d\udd2a

Take out of tins and add icing, you may notice some filling on the bottom of each tin, but no worries! Scoop up with a spoon and place on plate with the cinnabun on top, it will stick easily! 🍮🍚🔪

Makes 12! \ud83c\udf74\ud83c\udf6e\ud83d\ude0d

Makes 12! 🍴🍮😍

Here is the recipe I followed! I got it from my food and nutrition class :) As you can tell, I have made these a lot! \ud83d\udcd6\ud83d\ude05\ud83d\ude0d

Here is the recipe I followed! I got it from my food and nutrition class :) As you can tell, I have made these a lot! 📖😅😍

Thanks for reading! I hope you have fun making and eating these! 🍮😍🍴

  • Flour
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Granulated sugar
  • Milk
  • Margarine/Butter
  • Brown sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Icing sugar
  • Vanilla