Cinnamon Twists

Ready in : 45 mins

If you want to add more gluten free recipes to your recipe box, Cinnamon Twists might be a recipe you should try. This dessert has 193 calories, 2g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 14 and costs 19 cents per serving. 9 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. A mixture of active yeast, milk, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 11%, which is rather bad.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

Ingredients

active yeast

1 package

butter

1 cup

eggs

2

milk

1 cup

salt

0.5 teaspoon

sugar

1 cup

Cooking in Steps

1
Combine 2 cups flour with yeast.

all purpose flour

yeast
2
Heat and stir milk, butter or margarine, sugar and salt until warm and butter is almost completely melted.

margarine

butter

sugar

milk

salt
3
Add this to the flour mixture along with the eggs.Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl, then beat on high speed for approx. 3 minutes. Stir in as much of the remaining flour ( 2 to 2 1/3 cups) as you can.Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (about 3 - 5 minutes). Shape into a ball.

dough

all purpose flour

egg

hand mixer

bowl
4
Place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place till double in size. (About 1 hour)Punch dough down. Divide in half. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.

dough

bowl
5
Roll half of the dough into a 12x8 inch rectangle. Melt 3 tablespoons butter or margarine; brush half over the dough. combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; sprinkle half of the mixture over dough. Fold dough in half and then in half once more.

ground cinnamon

margarine

butter

dough

sugar

roll
6
Cut strips of dough along the short end and twist sealing the seams.

dough
7
Place in a baking sheet. Cover; let rise till nearly double about 30 minutes.

baking sheet
8
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. (Be sure to check them, they brown easily.)For the sugar glaze combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk. Continue to add milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you get a drizzling consistency.

powdered sugar

vanilla

sugar

milk

oven