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Cinnamon twists on a tray with mugs near a decorated Christmas tree.

How to Make Cinnamon Twists

Bree Hester
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 415 kcal

Ingredients
  

Bread Machine Sweet Dough:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast

Filling:

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 Tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon flour

Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Add the ingredients listed to your bread machine. Run on the dough cycle.
    Adding flour and yeast to a bread machine for making cinnamon twists dough.
  • In the meantime, mix the filling ingredients together. Set aside.
    Whisking powdered sugar, water, and vanilla for cinnamon twists glaze.
  • After the dough has risen, roll it out into a large rectangle. Spread the filling all over the dough.
    Fluffy bread dough rising in a bread machine pan for baking, homemade bread baking process, fresh yeast dough preparation.
  • Fold the bottom over to the third of the way up and the top over the first fold. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
    Dough rolled out on a wooden cutting board for baking or cooking preparation.
  • Hold the end and twist. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and let the twists rise for 30 minutes. At this point, you can cover them with plastic wrap and keep them in the fridge overnight.
    Cinnamon twists on a parchment-lined baking sheet, proofing before baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 15 to 25 minutes.
  • Let cool slightly. Whisk the sugar, water, and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the twists.
    A pile of freshly baked cinnamon twists drizzled with white icing on parchment paper.

Nutrition

Calories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 6gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 300mgFiber: 2g
Keyword christmas bread, cinnamon, pastry
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