Description
This Cinnamon Cruffins Recipe delivers flaky croissant-style layers swirled with rich cinnamon sugar and baked into a golden muffin shape, perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk, lukewarm
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, cold
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted for brushing
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
- Add milk and melted butter, then knead until smooth and elastic.
- Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour until doubled.
- Flatten cold butter into an 8×8-inch square and chill.
- Roll dough into a 12×12-inch square and place butter in the center.
- Fold dough over butter, roll into a rectangle, and fold into thirds.
- Chill for 30 minutes and repeat folding two more times.
- Roll dough into a 12×20-inch rectangle.
- Brush with melted butter and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar.
- Roll tightly into a log and cut into 12 equal pieces.
- Place pieces cut-side up into a greased muffin tin.
- Proof for 45–60 minutes until puffy.
- Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 18–22 minutes until golden.
- Brush with butter and coat with extra cinnamon sugar before serving.
Notes
Keep the butter cold during lamination for the flakiest layers and avoid overproofing to maintain structure.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: 452
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: cinnamon cruffins recipe, cruffins, cinnamon pastry, croissant muffin, laminated dough