Cinnamini Buns

Cinnamini Buns!

I was in the supermarket yesterday and I passed by all of those premade cookies, muffins, cakes and pastries in the bakery section. I usually just walk by without a glance since I don't believe in any baked goods that weren't made in either

a) a loving home

or

b) a professional bakery

but I saw a box with these adorable mini cinnamon buns and as a lover of all things mini, I couldn't help myself from wanting them. They looked so precious! For some reason, it took me a few minutes to think of baking them myself. I've always been a little intimidated of making cinnamon buns. I'm not sure why, but they seem much more complicated to me than they actually are. Mabye it's from seeing even Bakerella have a little trouble with cinnamon buns, but whatever the case they ended up being one of the simplest yet rewarding things I've ever baked.

I googled "mini cinnamon buns recipe" and saw a few variations. I decided to use pre made dough from pillsbury, so most of the recipes were self explainatory. I might try this with a homemade dough someday, but I like to cut corners when I can. Here's how you do it:

Cinnamini Buns with Glaze

makes 12 buns

1 package Pillsbury recipe creations dough

Cinnamon & Sugar Mixture*

1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease a mini muffin pan

2. Remove dough from package and flatten on a floured surface

3. Sprinkle Cinnamon & Sugar Mixture on the side of the dough facing up

4. Roll dough and cut into 12 pieces and place in mini muffin pan

5. Cook for 10-12 minutes

* Sorry I didn't have exact measurements, just be very generous with your cinnamon and sugar.

Glaze

1/2 cup confectioners sugar

1 tbsp milk

Combine sugar and milk in a bowl until it well mixed. Use a spoon or fork to dip in glaze and drizzle on buns.

The this recipe is so easy it would be difficult to mess it up! You could make a few batches in less than an hour and easily impress some family and friends. Now aren't you glad you didn't buy those supermarket buns?

Happy Baking!