Cinnamon Buns

Currently my family's most favourite baked good!

My own version of the Brioche recipe from the Thermomix EDC p116.

Ingredients

100g sugar (I used raw sugar)

330g warm milk

2tsp dry yeast

80g butter

650g bakers flour

1tsp salt
1 egg

Cinnamon sprinkle

2/3 cup brown sugar (can use more if desired)

2 tsps of cinnamon (can use more if desired)

Method

Place sugar in TM bowl and pulverise for 3 seconds on speed 9.

Place warm milk (I heat it up in the microwave on high for 1 minute), yeast, butter, flour, salt and egg in TM bowl.  Mix to combine for 10 seconds on speed 7.

Set dial to closed lid position.  Knead for 3 minutes on Interval speed.

Remove dough and let prove for 60 minutes in bowl covered with cling film to double in size. It can be left to prove for longer if you have the time. (I have left it up to 2 hours or even overnight in the fridge.  If left overnight in the fridge it would need at least an hour on the benchtop  to come back to room temperature and to rise to double in size).

After dough has doubled in size, remove from bowl and divide into two.

Take one portion and roll it into a rectangular shape of 3mm thick. (Usually makes a rectangle of about 30cm x 50cm). Sprinkle 1/3 cup of brown sugar evenly over the dough (but leaving 1 to 2cm at the top of one long edge).  Then sprinkle 1tsp cinnamon over the dough. Starting from one long edge roll the dough tightly to the other edge.  Press the dough together at the end to make sure it doesn't unravel.

With a sharp knife cut the dough on the cross section into 2 to 3cm scolls (depending on how fat you want your buns!)  Repeat with remaining portion of dough.

Place the scrolls spaced evenly apart into lined cake tins / oven trays (can do it without the greaseproof paper but just a bit sticky to clean up!) 

Let prove for 30 to 60 minutes to let them double in size.  Again you can leave them to prove longer than this if you have the time (it will make them fluffier!).  

Bake in a hot oven at 200C for approximately 20 minutes until they are golden brown and delicious!

Best eaten whilst warm!

Leftover tip (if there are any!): These freeze really well and are great for lunchbox snacks for the kids.  Just take them out of the freezer and pop them into the lunchbox and they will defrost in time for morning tea. For extra deliciousness at home you can pop them into the microwave for 5 seconds to warm them up a bit and make the brown sugar a bit oozy again!