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Malted cinnamon buns with cream cheese glaze

Light, fluffy enriched buns with malted milk in the dough, swirled with brown sugar and cinnamon and covered in a gooey cream cheese frosting.

Time
90min
Steps
5
Malted cinnamon buns with cream cheese glaze, photographed from above

Ingredients

12 servings

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Contains milk, egg and wheat.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Knead the flour, sugar, malt, yeast, salt, milk and eggs 6 minutes, then knead in the butter until smooth. Rise until doubled, about 1.5 hours.

    2. 2

      Roll to a 40 x 30 cm (16 x 12 in) rectangle, spread with the soft butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

    3. 3

      Roll up tightly, cut 12 buns and arrange in a buttered 23 x 33 cm (9 x 13 in) pan. Rise 45 minutes.

    4. 4

      Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 25-28 minutes until golden.

    5. 5

      Beat the frosting ingredients and spread over the warm buns.

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