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Gluten Free Cinnabuns with Yeast

A recipe for Gluten Free Cinnabuns with yeast. These cinnabuns are soft, spicy and sweet and topped with a cream cheese icing. 
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

DOUGH:

  • 2 tsp baking powder gf if celiac
  • 2 ½ cups @woolworths_sa gluten free flour + more for dusting
  • 1 cup milk I've tried dairy / almond
  • 2 tbsp honey or maple
  • ¼ cup butter not oil
  • 1 packet yeast

FILLING:

  • ½ cup butter soft
  • 1/3 cup muscovado or brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 large egg whisked
  • 1 tbsp. soft butter
  • Soft Butter for hands

ICING:

  • 200 g cream cheese room temp
  • ½ - 3/4 cup icing sugar according to taste
  • 1 tsp water

Instructions

  • In a bowl, add butter, milk & honey and warm slowly in microwave until the butter is melted. MIXTURE MUST NOT BE HOT, just warm. Remove from microwave.
  • Add baking powder & yeast and slowly stir. Do not overmix. After 2 minutes, add the flour and mix with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. (not longer than a min of mixing)
  • Cover the bowl with kitchen towel and place in the sun, indoors for 1 hour to proof. The dough is gluten free so it will only rise a little bit, but do not skip this step.
  • Place dough on gluten free dusted surface & roll into a rectangle shape, around half a cm thick. Spread the softened butter to cover the dough and evenly scatter the sugar & cinnamon.
  • Roll the dough into a log & cut it into about 10 – 12 wheels. (while rolling, add a little bit of soft butter to your hands to keep the dough moist) Place the pinwheels into a baking dish, leaving a bit of space between.
  • Now use your whisked egg and 1tbsp soft butter combo to brush the top of the buns.
  • Preheat oven to 200c & when ready, bake for 25 – 30 min or until brown
  • While baking, mix the cream cheese and 1/2cup icing and water until smooth. If you like it a bit sweeter, add more icing sugar.
  • Spread over buns and enjoy that same day – very short shelf life.