(Relatively) Healthy Cinnamon Buns |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 31 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Found these on -they are wonderful! You'd never know they're healthy....(prep time is rising time for the dough). Ingredients:
1 cup nonfat milk |
1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1 teaspoon table salt |
1 tablespoon yeast, about 1 package |
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted, divided |
1/4 cup unpacked brown sugar |
1/4 cup dark corn syrup |
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1 teaspoon orange zest, grated |
1/4 cup raisins or 1/4 cup dried cherries or 1/4 cup cranberries |
Directions:
1. Stir together milk, vegetable oil, sugar and salt in a small saucepan.
2. Heat to lukewarm.
3. Pour yeast over 2 tablespoons lukewarm water and let sit 5 minutes.
4. Stir into milk mixture.
5. Transfer warm milk to a large mixing bowl and beat in half the flour by hand or with an electric mixer.
6. Mix in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
7. Let rest 10 minutes; knead well on a floured board or with an electric mixer and dough hook; let rest 10 minutes.
8. Spray a large, clean bowl with cooking spray, add dough, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
9. Lightly coat a 9-inch round baking pan with cooking spray.
10. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll into a 12 x 10-inch rectangle.
11. Spray with cooking spray.
12. Stir together brown sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest; brush over dough.
13. Sprinkle with raisins.
14. Roll up tightly, like a jelly roll.
15. Cut into 12 pieces.
16. Place buns cut-side up in baking pan.
17. Cover with plastic and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
18. Preheat oven to 350°F.
19. Bake buns until firm and nicely browned on top, 30 minutes.
20. Cool completely before inverting onto a serving plate.
21. No guilt!
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