Recipe Renovation: Cinnamon Buns


POINTS® Value |  3
Servings | 12
Preparation Time | 30 min
Cooking Time | 30 min
Level of Difficulty | Moderate

desserts | These cinnamon buns take some time to make, but most of that time is in the rising, and the result is spectacular.


1 cup fat-free skim milk
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp table salt
1 Tbsp yeast, about 1 package
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted, divided
1/4 cup unpacked brown sugar
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp orange zest, grated
1/4 cup raisins, dried cherries or cranberries

Instructions


1. Stir together milk, vegetable oil, sugar and salt in a small saucepan. Heat to lukewarm. Pour yeast over 2 tablespoons lukewarm water and let sit 5 minutes. Stir into milk mixture.
2. Transfer warm milk to a large mixing bowl and beat in half the flour by hand or with an electric mixer. Mix in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Let rest 10 minutes; knead well on a floured board or with an electric mixer and dough hook; let rest 10 minutes.
3. 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.
4. Lightly coat a 9-inch round baking pan with cooking spray. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll into a 12 x 10-inch rectangle. Spray with cooking spray.
5. Stir together brown sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest; brush over dough. Sprinkle with raisins. Roll up tightly, like a jelly roll. Cut into 12 pieces.
6. Place buns cut-side up in baking pan. Cover with plastic and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
7. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake buns until firm and nicely browned on top, 30 minutes. Cool completely before inverting onto a serving plate.