I made this today and I wish you could have smelled it baking - heavenly! If you love cinnamon buns but don’t have time for all of the dough ‘risings’ & ‘rollings’ that go with making cinnamon buns from scratch, then this will be the next best thing ..... and depending on your preferences, it might be THE ‘best thing’!
One Dish Cinnamon Swirl
Ingredients:
Cooking spray
1-1/2 cups flour
1/4 sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 envelopes rapid rise yeast
2/3 cup very warm milk (120 - 130 degrees)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg
Cinnamon Mixture:
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Icing:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Mix batter ingredients in a pre-sprayed 8 x 8 baking dish; let rest for 10 minutes (note: I used a mixing bowl & mixer to make sure I got the ingredients combined well, then put it in the baking dish).
Combine cinnamon mixture in a small bowl by mixing with a fork.
Top batter evenly with cinnamon mixture.
Using fingers, poke topping thoroughly into batter.
Bake by placing in a COLD oven; set temperature to 350 degrees.
Bake 30 - 35 minutes, until lightly browned and firm in the center.
Cool 10 minutes.
Combine icing ingredients and drizzle over warm cake.
Makes 9 servings.
Source: Virginia Wildlife Magazine, Joan Cane