Cinnamon Donut Rolls

A delicious cross between a muffin and a cinnamon roll, it s a taste of heaven. Makes 12 cupcake sized rolls, or 6 large rolls (as shown here)

Prep: 45 mins including resting time
Bake: Between 12 - 20 mins
Eat: Makes 12 regular rolls or 6 Texas muffin size roll

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Ingredients

DOUGHNUT DOUGH

Bakels Gold Label Doughnut Baking Mix
CINNAMON BUTTER

80g Butter - Room Temperature
100g Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Plain Flour
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
CINNAMON SUGAR

50g Butter
50g White Sugar
½ Tablespoon Cinnamon

Method

  1. Prepare the doughnut dough according to pack’s directions, right up until the dough is left to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  2. While dough is resting in the fridge, beat together the cinnamon butter ingredients until smooth and then set aside.
  3. After 30 minutes, remove the dough from the fridge and turn out onto a floured surface.
  4. Roll the dough into a rectangle, roughly 30cm by 40cm, making sure the dough is loosened from underneath with more flour if needed.
  5. Using a spatula or underside of a spoon, spread an even layer of cinnamon butter over the entire surface of dough.
  6. Carefully roll the dough up into a log, starting from the shorter side and trying to maintain the length of roughly 30cm.
Preparing dough for Texan muffin tin
  1. (6 larger cups) - PicturedWhen the dough has been rolled into a log, use a sharp knife or thread of unflavoured dental floss to cut 6 even slices.
  2. Turn each slice on it’s side and gently reshape with your hands before placing each slice (spiral side up) into the 6 cups of a greased texan muffin tin.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 18-20 minutes or until golden in colour and centres have risen.
  4. Take out of the oven and allow to cool before removing from muffin tin and onto cooling rack.
  5. Once rolls have cooled, melt 50g of butter in a small bowl, then mix together the cinnamon and white sugar in another small bowl.
  6. Brush the tops of each roll with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
  7. Makes 6 Rolls
Preparing dough for regular muffin tin
  1. (12 cups)When the dough has been rolled into a log, use a sharp knife or thread of unflavoured dental floss to cut 12 even slices.
  2. Turn each slice on its side and gently reshape with your hands before placing each slice (spiral side up) into the 12 cups of a greased muffin tin.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 190°C for 12-15 minutes or until golden in colour and centres have risen.
  4. Take out of the oven and allow to cool before removing from muffin tin and onto cooling rack.
  5. Once rolls have cooled, melt 50g of butter in a small bowl, then mix together the cinnamon and white sugar in another small bowl.
  6. Brush the tops of each roll with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
  7. Makes 12 Rolls

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