Saturday Morning Cinnamon Buns

Nothing says weekend like a warm gooey cinnamon bun, eaten in your pyjamas of course!!

With a little time, these warm, gooey buns will fill your home with an intoxicating aroma that'll get everybody stumbling to the kitchen.

A couple of tips before we get started, if you want these buns early in the morning but don't want to get up with the roosters, make them the night before. To do this, reduce the yeast by a 3/4 of a teaspoon, and place them covered in the fridge after you've cut them and placed them in the baking dish. In the morning, remove them from the fridge, let them warm up for about 30 minutes while the oven preheats and you make the icing then bake as directed.

CINNAMON BUNS

1-1/2 pkg (about 3-1/4 teaspoons) dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup sugar

1-1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 cup luke warm milk

1 ea egg

4-5 cup sifted flour

Filling:

as needed butter

as needed brown sugar

as needed cinnamon

as needed raisins or chocolate chips (optional)

Here are the how to photos with the recipe following.

Place all ingredients, except the filling ingredients, in the bowl of a mixer. Add enough flour so that the dough comes together. Once the dough has come together, knead for about 5 minutes.

Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover. Place in a warm area and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 to 1.5 hours.

Roll into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick and spread on the butter leaving 1 inch at the end so that you can seal the log. Generously spread the brown sugar over the butter then sprinkle on the cinnamon and any other toppings you would like

Roll up and cut into 1.5 inch pieces. Place in a greased baking dish and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Bake in a 350 F oven for approximately 25 minutes. Once they are baked, remove them from the baking dish and glaze. For the glaze, mix icing sugar, milk, vanilla and a little melted butter together until it is a good consistency to spread. You can also use your favourite cream cheese icing but make sure you don't spread that on until they buns are completely cool.

ENJOY!!!