Cinnamon Swirl Puff Pastry Muffins Food

CINNAMON SWIRL PUFF PASTRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray; set aside. Stir together sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
• Roll 1 of the puff pastry sheets into an 11- x 15-inch rectangle on a lightly floured work surface. Brush rectangle evenly with butter. Sprinkle evenly with 3 tablespoons of the sugar mixture. Starting at longer side, roll rectangle into a tight log; pinching along seam to seal. Cut log lengthwise into quarters to form 4 long layered strands (they don't have to be perfect). Wrap each quarter into a spiral shape, tucking outer end underneath. Place each spiral into prepared muffin pan. Repeat entire process with remaining 2 puff pastry sheets. Chill pan in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water in a bowl until frothy. Brush muffin tops with egg wash.
• Bake in preheated oven until muffins are puffed and browned, about 30 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil after 20 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove muffins from pan, and roll in remaining sugar mixture.

CINNAMON SWIRL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190deg C/375 deg F/ Gas Mark 5. Grease 10 cups of a 12 cup muffin tin or line 10 cups with paper muffin cases. For the cinnamon sugar, mix together the cinnamon and the light brown sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
• For the Muffins, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. In a separate bowl or jug, mix together the egg, milk and melted butter. Add the wet ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients and mix briefly until just combined (I used a spatula, and made sure it was still lumpy).
• Put a tablespoon of the batter into each prepared muffin cup. Sprinkle each muffin with a heaped teaspoon of cinnamon sugar, then spoon some more batter and cinnamon sugar into the muffin cup. Finish with a layer of batter, dividing it evenly. Using a fine skewer or the tip of a sharp knife, swirl the mixture in each muffin cup to achieve the marbled effect.
• Bake in the oven for 18-20 mins, or until risen and golden. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes (the sugar mixture will remain really hot, so don't be tempted to try them sooner), then turn out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cold. These can be frozen too!

PUFF PASTRY CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line large baking tray with baking parchment. Stir the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl. Unravel the puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface, then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture all over the top. Gently level the cinnamon sugar mixture with the back of a spoon so it covers the pastry almost completely, leaving a 1cm border on one of the short sides. Brush a little of the beaten egg over the exposed pastry border.
• Roll the pastry up in a tight log from the short side without the border. Gently press along the egg-washed border to seal, then slice into 12 equal rounds. Arrange the cinnamon rolls on the prepared baking tray, placing them up against each other so they're just touching. Brush the remaining beaten egg all over the tops and sides of the pastry, then bake for 15-18 mins until golden and risen. Leave to cool on the tray for 10-15 mins.
• Combine the icing sugar with 1½ tsp water in a small bowl until you have a thick icing that easily runs off the spoon. Drizzle this over the warm rolls, then immediately serve.

CINNAMON SWIRLS

Steps:

• Mix the butter, caster and icing sugar, egg yolks and vanilla with a wooden spoon until creamy, then mix in the flour in 2 batches. Roll out to a 20 x 30cm rectangle on a sheet of baking parchment. Mix the demerara sugar with the cinnamon, sprinkle all over the dough, then gently roll over a rolling pin again to press the sugar in a little. Roll up from one of the 20cm sides using the parchment to help, wrap in the parchment and chill for 30 mins, or up to a day.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Thinly slice into about 20 biscuits, scatter with a pinch more sugar, then bake on baking sheets for 10-12 mins until golden.