Cinnabon CinnabonStix

By srumbel

Cinnabon product development guys were looking for a new baked cinnamon product that customers could eat on the go while carrying bags and scurrying about. In June of 2000, they found it. Bakers brushed Danish dough with a flavored cinnamon butter, then rolled the dough in a generous cinnamon/sugar coating. These golden brown little sticks of cinnamony delight are sold in bags of 5 or 10 from the company's famous cinnamon roll outlets, most likely found in a mall or airport near you. Now you can create your own version of the tasty pastries at home, and you won't even have to make the dough from scratch. Just grab yourself a tube of Pillsbury crescents and all you have to do is roll up the dough and coat it.
from topsecretrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 1 1 tube Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls (8)
• 1 1 1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine, melted
• 2 2 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Non-stick cooking spray
• Coating
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3/21/17: to These will puff up quite a bit when they bake, so be sure to stretch them long and thin when twisting. For a great cream cheese icing use the recipe here in our Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls hack.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Separate the dough into eight portions. Fold over two of the corners of the triangular dough piece so that it forms a rectangle. Roll the dough on a flat surface to make a tube, then twist the tube a couple of times, and stretch it a little longer. Repeat for all of the dough triangles.

3. Combine the melted margarine, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in a small bowl.

4. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon for the coating in another small bowl.

5. Brush the melted margarine mixture over the top and bottom of the dough sticks. Toss the dough into the sugar and cinnamon coating mixture. Roll the dough around with your fingers so that it is well-coated. Place the coated dough sticks on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Spray the top of the sticks with a light coating of the spray.

6. Bake for 8 minutes or until the sticks are golden brown. Serve hot or reheat them in the microwave before serving if the sticks have cooled. These are best served hot.

Makes 8 sticks.