Homemade Cinnamon Buns

Warm homemade cinnamon buns topped with crunchy walnuts and melting brown sugar, fresh from the oven... what a great way to treat your friends and family on a cool evening!

Ingredients - Serves 4

• All purpose flour - 2 cups
• Yeast - 2tsp
• Butter - 4 tblsp
• Sugar - 4 tblsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Warm milk - 3/4 cup
• Oil - 1 tblsp

For spread

• Brown sugar - 4 tblsp
• Cinnamon powder - 1 tblsp
• Walnuts - 3 tblsp ( chopped)

For glazing

• Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
• Butter - 1 tsp
• Milk - 2 tblsp

 Method

• In a large bowl add sugar,salt,yeast and warm milk, let it sit for 10 minutes
• The yeast and milk mixture will become foamy 

• After 10 mins add flour and knead for approximately 5 min or until the dough becomes soft and smooth

• Keep the dough aside
• Coat the bowl with 1 tsp of oil and place the dough in it 
• Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and let it sit for an hour
• The dough will be double the size after an hour

• Now knead the dough again and spread it like a chapatti with a roller

• Sprinkle cinnamon, walnuts and brown sugar evenly

• Roll the dough from one end to another and cut into 1 inch thick swirls

• Let it rest for 20 minutes

• Preheat the oven at 180 C / 350 F

• In the meantime whisk butter, sugar and milk till it reaches a thick flow-able consistency
• Bake the cinnamon swirls for 30-40 min till golden brown
• Remove the baking tray and let it cool

• Drizzle the glaze over the rolls and serve warm 

Nutritional Information

• Cinnamon buns are rich in carbohydrates
• Walnuts decreases LDL cholesterol and increases omega 3 fatty acid in red blood cells
• Per serving = 200 Calories approximately