Quick Cinnamon Buns

By MaryEllen

From Dawn's comments:
They are soooo good. I did a couple of tweaks to the recipe. Did not add the nuts. Tripled the cinnamon sugar filling mixture (using even more cinnamon that ration called for), then 2/3 when inside, then the last 1/3 was sprinkled on top once they were placed in the pan. Then I sprayed water on top of the buns before I baked them. That makes a crackly, cinnamon crust on the top. Absolutely delicious and very cinnamony.

Ingredients

• Cinnamon Filling:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (Try using GF Flour and keep your fingers crossed!)
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cups cold butter cubed
• 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons butter softened
• 1/2 cup chopped pecan
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Details

Adapted from canadianliving.com

Preparation

Step 1

Line 12-inch (30 cm) pizza pan with parchment paper or dust lightly with flour; set aside.

In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. With pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In separate bowl, whisk buttermilk with egg; pour over dry ingredients and stir with fork to make soft dough.

With floured hands, press dough into ball. On lightly floured surface, knead gently 10 times. Roll out to 16- x 11-inch (40 x 28 cm) rectangle .

Cinnamon Filling: Spread butter over dough, leaving 1/2-inch (1 cm) border along 1 long edge. Sprinkle butter with pecans, sugar and cinnamon. Starting at side opposite border, roll up evenly into log; pinch seam to seal.

Using serrated knife, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick slices; arrange on pizza pan. Bake in center of 400°F (200°C) oven until golden, about 15 minutes. (Make-ahead: Let cool; set aside for up to 2 hours.)



Nutritional facts

Sodium 319 mg
Protein 4 g
Calories 235.0
Total fat 13 g
Cholesterol 43 mg
Saturated fat 7 g
Total carbohydrate 26 g

%RDI

Iron 11.0
Fibre 0.0
Folate 15.0
Sodium 0.0
Sugars 0.0
Calcium 6.0
Protein 0.0
Calories 0.0
Total fat 0.0
Vitamin A 10.0
Vitamin C 0.0
Potassium 0.0
Cholesterol 0.0
Saturated fat 0.0
Total carbohydrate 0.0