Giant cinnamon roll
Instructions
Questions about giant cinnamon roll
This version of a traditional cinnamon roll is ideal to share if you have people over, or just if you feel like treating yourself with a big sweet! Read below to find out more about this giant cinnamon roll.
Ingredients
Dough
Warm Arla Cravendale Whole milk
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250 ml |
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Yeast
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25 g |
Sugar
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50 g |
Egg
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1 |
Flour
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575 g |
Sea salt
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1 tsp |
Butter, diced into small cubes
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100 g |
Filling
Soft butter
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200 g |
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Brown sugar
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200 g |
Ground cinnamon
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2 tbsp |
Garnish
Boiling water
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50 ml |
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Caster sugar
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50 g |
Pearl sugar
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The bigger, the better
Large cinnamon rolls are less common than the individual variety but can still be found in a number of Scandinavian bakeries. Gothenburg’s old town, Haga, claims to produce the world’s largest cinnamon rolls, with one local bakery producing buns that weigh half a kilo – 500 grams!
The fantastic Swedish tradition – Cinnamon Bun Day
In Sweden on 4 October every year it’s Cinnamon Bun Day, an event that started as a marketing initiative by the country’s Home Baking Council to mark their 40th anniversary in 1999. It quickly gained popularity and led to a spike in sales of cinnamon buns from bakeries that has continued each year ever since.
Serving suggestions
This cinnamon roll shines on its own, but for an extra tasty treat serve it fresh from the oven with some vanilla ice-cream on the side. The combination is unbeatable!
The perfect partner for coffee or tea
Perhaps more than any other sweet treat, the cinnamon bun is the classic component of fika, Sweden’s tradition of stopping for a coffee break with baked goods during the working day or just with friends. We can’t disagree with the consensus – this giant cinnamon roll is perfect for the occasion.