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Cinnamon Swirls

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Celebrity recipe

18 Reviews

Total Time
45m
Prep Time
25m
Bake Time
20m
Serves 7
Serves 7
easy
Easy

About the bake

Bring the taste and smell of a Sunday morning coffee shop to your home, with the gorgeous smell of cinnamon swirls in the oven, baking away. These delightful pastries were created lovingly by Dan De Gustibus, and are sure to bring smiles to your friends and family face whether you serve them up for breakfast or a heartwarming snack.

Send yourself into a swirl with Allinson's strong white bread flour ensuring you get that delicious chew to these bakes, not to mention the rich flavour in the cinnamon filling from Billington's delicious unrefined demerara sugar bursting with natural caramel notes. Glaze with a glossy layer of apricot jam, scatter with chopped hazelnuts, and voila, hearty, warm Cinnamon Swirls.

We love adding spices to our bread bakes, the smell is to die for. Why not try our Cinnamon rolls, pooling with cinnamon in each roll - best served warm.

12 ingredients6 steps

    Method

    1. Step 1

      Preheat oven to 220°C, (200°C fan, gas mark 7).

    2. Step 2

      Place the flour, honey, salt and yeast into a bowl then mix to a soft dough with the egg, butter and water.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 500gAllinson's Strong White Bread Flour
      • 1 tbspHoney (runny)
      • 1 tspSalt
      • 1Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast Sachet
      • 1Egg yolk (free range) (medium)
      • 1 1/2 tbspButter (unsalted) (melted)
      • 345mlWarm water
    3. Step 3

      Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Roll out into a rectangle.

    4. Step 4

      Using the melted butter, brush the dough making sure that all of the top surface is covering in butter then sprinkle over the cinnamon and demerara sugar before rolling it up like a swiss roll.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 1 1/2 tbspButter (unsalted) (melted)
      • 1 tspGround cinnamon
      • 2 tbspBillington's unrefined demerara sugar
    5. Step 5

      Cut into thick 2.5cm slices and position in a greased 8" circular tin, then leave to prove until double in size.

    6. Step 6

      Glaze the swirls with apricot jam and sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts before placing in an oven and immediately turn the heat down to 200°C (180°C fan, gas mark 6). Bake for 20-25 minutes.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 3 tbspApricot jam (melted)
      • A handfulHazelnuts (chopped)

    Ingredients

    • For the Swirls

      • 500gAllinson's Strong White Bread Flour 
      • 1 tbspHoney (runny) 
      • 1 tspSalt 
      • 1Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast Sachet 
      • 1Egg yolk (free range) (medium) 
      • 1 1/2 tbspButter (unsalted) (melted) 
      • 345mlWarm water 
    • For the Filling

      • 70gButter (unsalted, melted) 
      • 1 tspGround cinnamon 
      • 2 tbspBillington's unrefined demerara sugar 
    • For the Glaze

      • 3 tbspApricot jam (melted) 
      • A handfulHazelnuts (chopped) 

    18 Baker Ratings

    This makes a lot of swirls! More bready than Starbucks version. Not sure how an 8” round tin would hold it all (I did roll it on the long side so at an inch thick I got more than a dozen rolls, maybe rolling on the short side might give a better sizing), I simply used two baking trays and spread them out slightly but upon rising and baking they melded together nicely. Used more cinnamon for a stronger flavour and added some lemon soaked sultanas. I also switched the jam glaze for a lemon icing drizzle 😋

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