Description
Cinnamon roll muffins, a soft brioche dough filled with butter and brown sugar cinnamon mixture, baked like muffins and served with cream cheese icing (for 12 buns).
Ingredients
Brioche Dough
- 260 ml (1 ⅛ cups) of lukewarm milk
- 11 g (1 tablespoon) of dry baker's yeast
- 540 g (4 ⅓ cups) of Flour - all-purpose
- 64 g (⅓ cup) of white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon of fine salt
- 1 large Egg - room temperature
- 80 g (⅓ cup) of unsalted butter, melted
Cinnamon Filling
- 100 g (½ cup) of softened unsalted butter
- 100 g (½ cup) of brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Icing
- 100 g (½ cup) of cream cheese
- 40 g (3 tablespoons) of softened unsalted butter
- 60 g (¼ cup) of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
Brioche Dough
- Rehydrate the baker's yeast in lukewarm milk and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, place the flour, sugar, and salt, and mix at medium speed.
- Add the milk and yeast mixture, egg, and melted butter and knead for 5 to 7 minutes until you have a smooth dough that pulls away from the sides of the bowl but is a bit sticky.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and let the dough rise for 1.5 to 2 hours in a warm place (or in your oven heated to 104°F).
Filling
- In a medium bowl, place all the ingredients: softened butter, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Mix with a spoon until you get a homogeneous and creamy mixture.
Assembly and Baking
- Transfer the brioche dough to a lightly floured work surface and deflate the dough with your hands.
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin to form a large rectangle about 5mm thick.
- Spread the cinnamon filling over the entire surface of the dough.
- Then roll the dough tightly into a long log lengthwise.
- Cut the log into 12 pieces, each 2-3 cm wide, using a large knife or dental floss.
- Place each piece of brioche in a pre-greased cupcake/muffin tin.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and let the rolled buns rise again for 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 356°F and bake the rolled buns in the middle rack for 20-25 minutes until they are well risen and golden on top.
Cream Cheese Icing
- In a container, place the softened butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- Beat with a hand whisk or an electric mixer until you get a creamy and smooth icing.
- Brush the top of the cinnamon roll muffins with the cream cheese icing and enjoy.
Notes
Storage: Up to 5 days at room temperature in an airtight tin (without cream cheese glaze) and up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: rolls, breads
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 416
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 241.3 mg
- Fat: 18.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 55.3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 63.8 mg