Best 5 Shortcut Cinnamon Buns Recipes

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Shortcut cinnamon buns, with their irresistible combination of sweet and gooey cinnamon-sugar filling enveloped in soft, fluffy dough, are a delectable treat that can elevate any occasion. Whether you're aiming to impress guests at brunch, delight family members with a warm breakfast surprise, or simply indulge in a comforting snack, these buns offer a delightful symphony of texture and flavor. While traditional cinnamon buns require hours of preparation, this definitive guide presents a collection of shortcut recipes that make it possible to enjoy these mouthwatering pastries without sacrificing taste or authenticity. Discover the secrets of streamlined baking techniques, innovative ingredient combinations, and time-saving tips that will ensure your shortcut cinnamon buns are a hit every single time. Embrace the joy of creating these beloved treats and embark on a culinary journey that leads to perfection.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

CHRISTMAS EVE SHORTCUT CINNAMON BUNS



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This recipe is very similar to monkey bread. It was very easy to make - we love preparing something the night before and just having to pop it in the oven. (It looked like you worked really hard while my family was still sleeping lol.)

Provided by Melinda Stern

Categories     Other Breakfast

Time 8h25m

Number Of Ingredients 5

20 unbaked frozen dinner rolls
1 c brown sugar
1/4 c instant vanilla pudding mix
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 c butter, melted

Steps:

  • 1. Lightly grease a 10-inch bundt cake pan. Place frozen rolls into the pan and sprinkle with brown sugar, the pudding mix and cinnamon. Pour melted butter over the top. If you don't have a bundt pan, you can use a muffin tin, but they turn out better in a bundt pan.
  • 2. Cover with a clean, damp cloth and leave overnight at room temperature to rise.
  • 3. In the morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Turn rolls out onto a serving plate and dig in!

SHORTCUT CINNAMON BUNS



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Categories     Bread     Milk/Cream     Egg     Breakfast     Brunch     Bake     Vegetarian     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Spring     Cinnamon     Butter     Gourmet     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes 4 buns, serving 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/4 cup milk
3 1/2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl stir together 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and cinnamon. Into a large bowl sift together flour, remaining tablespoon granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into small pieces and with your fingertips or a pastry blender blend into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal. In another small bowl whisk together egg and 3 tablespoons milk and add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
  • Transfer mixture to a lightly floured surface and gently knead, 3 or 4 times, until it forms a dough. Pat dough into a 10- by 6-inch rectangle (about ‚ inch thick). Brush dough with some remaining milk and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar. Beginning with a short side, roll up rectangle to form a 6-inch log and cut crosswise into 4 pieces. Arrange pieces on a baking sheet, cut sides up, with seams touching. Bake buns in middle of oven until pale golden and cooked through, about 18 minutes.
  • In another small bowl stir together confectioners' sugar and water until smooth and drizzle over warm buns.

SHORTCUT CINNAMON BUNS



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Found on the Yummly blog. NO YEAST! Yeah now that it my type of cinnamon bun! I also love that it makes a small amount - 4 buns - so no worries of having these goodies lying around too long but also easy to double to serve more guests.

Provided by HokiesMom

Categories     Breads

Time 40m

Yield 4 buns, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (cold)
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
3 1/2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F
  • In a small bowl stir together 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and cinnamon.
  • Into a large bowl sift together flour, remaining tablespoon granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  • Cut butter into small pieces and with your fingertips or a pastry blender blend into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • In another small bowl whisk together egg and 3 tablespoons milk and add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
  • Transfer mixture to a lightly floured surface and gently knead, 3 or 4 times, until it forms a dough. Pat dough into a 10- by 6-inch rectangle (about ‚ inch thick).
  • Brush dough with some remaining milk and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar. Beginning with a short side, roll up rectangle to form a 6-inch log and cut crosswise into 4 pieces.
  • Arrange pieces on a baking sheet, cut sides up, with seams touching. Bake buns in middle of oven until pale golden and cooked through, about 18 minutes.
  • In another small bowl stir together confectioners' sugar and water until smooth and drizzle over warm buns.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.3, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 63.9, Sodium 354, Carbohydrate 48.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 16.4, Protein 6.2

QUICK AND EASY CINNAMON BUNS



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Unlike most cinnamon buns, these are not made with a yeasted bread base. It's a quick and easy cinnamon bun recipe that you absolutely must try.

Provided by Rosie Reynolds

Categories     Breakfast     Dessert     Cinnamon     Bake     Quick & Easy     Buttermilk     Vegetarian     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

150 g (5 oz or scant ⅔ cup) butter, plus extra for greasing
100 g (3½ oz or generous ¾ cup) confectioner's sugar, sifted
½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
1 tablespoon boiling water
250 ml (8½ fl oz or 1 cup) buttermilk
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon mixed spice
75 g (2½ oz or scant ½ cup) soft light brown sugar
25 g (1 oz or 2 tablespoons) caster (superfine) sugar
300 g (10½ oz or 2½ cups) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
Salt

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a small pan or in a bowl in the microwave.
  • Lightly grease a large baking tray with the extra butter.
  • To make the glaze, mix 3 tablespoons of the melted butter in a bowl with the icing sugar and vanilla paste. Add the boiling water and 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk and stir to combine. Cover and chill.
  • To make the cinnamon filling, mix 3 tablespoons of the melted butter with the cinnamon, mixed spice and both types of sugar. Add a pinch of salt, then stir the mixture together until it resembles wet sand. Set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • To make the dough, combine the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl and add a generous pinch of salt. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and pour in the remaining melted butter and the rest of the buttermilk. Stir with a rubber spatula until fully combined. The dough might seem dry, but keep stirring until the dry ingredients absorb the wet - the dough will be shaggy, not smooth, at this point.
  • Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 3-4 minutes. When ready, the dough will look smooth and have a slight shine, and you will feel it is more elastic. Flour the work surface again and pat the dough out to a rough 20 x 30 cm (8 x 12 in) rectangle. Sprinkle the filling in an even layer over the dough, leaving a rough 1 cm (½ in) border. Press the filling into the dough. Roll up the dough lengthways up as tightly as you can, to form a long sausage shape. Cut into 12 equal pieces.
  • Transfer the buns to the prepared tray, cut-side up, leaving about 2 cm (¾ in) between each. Bake for 20 minutes or until puffed up, golden and sticky. Cool for 30 minutes, then remove the glaze from the refrigerator and spread over the buns. Serve immediately or let the glaze set.
  • Make ahead
  • Make the glaze first and leave it to stand in the refrigerator. As the glaze cools, the butter begins to set and thicken, so it resembles a cream-cheese frosting. Make the buns a day ahead and reheat in the oven without the glaze.
  • The shortcut
  • No yeast translates to 1 ½ hours of your life back. You're welcome. Pat the dough out; don't bother dirtying your rolling pin.

SHORTCUT CINNAMON BUNS



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Traditional cinnamon buns are made with yeast, but our biscuit-dough buns are faster to make and just as delicious.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/4 cup milk
3 1/2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl stir together 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and cinnamon. Into a large bowl sift together flour, remaining tablespoon granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into small pieces and with your fingertips or a pastry blender blend into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal. In another small bowl whisk together egg and 3 tablespoons milk and add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
  • Transfer mixture to a lightly floured surface and gently knead, 3 or 4 times, until it forms a dough. Pat dough into a 10- by 6-inch rectangle (about ‚ inch thick). Brush dough with some remaining milk and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar. Beginning with a short side, roll up rectangle to form a 6-inch log and cut crosswise into 4 pieces. Arrange pieces on a baking sheet, cut sides up, with seams touching. Bake buns in middle of oven until pale golden and cooked through, about 18 minutes.
  • In another small bowl stir together confectioners' sugar and water until smooth and drizzle over warm buns.
  • add your own note

Tips:

  • Use a quality cinnamon sugar mixture. The better the quality of the cinnamon and sugar you use, the better your cinnamon buns will taste. Look for a cinnamon sugar mix that is made with pure cinnamon and cane sugar.
  • Roll the dough out evenly. When you roll out the dough, make sure it is even in thickness so that the cinnamon buns cook evenly.
  • Don't overfill the cinnamon buns. If you overfill the cinnamon buns, they will be difficult to roll up and they may burst open while baking.
  • Place the cinnamon buns in a warm place to rise. The warmer the place, the faster the cinnamon buns will rise. You can place the cinnamon buns in a turned-off oven with the light on, or you can place them in a warm spot in your kitchen.
  • Bake the cinnamon buns until they are golden brown. The cinnamon buns are done baking when they are golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Conclusion:

Cinnamon buns are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. By following these tips, you can make perfect cinnamon buns every time. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!

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