A seriously delicious breakfast (or dessert!) recipe, these homemade Apple Cinnamon Buns are full of apple and cinnamon flavor that creates a nice sticky topping!
4medium applespeeled,cored and diced into small pieces.
Instructions
Warm up milk in a microwave-safe small bowl to about 110F degrees. Sprinkle in yeast and a teaspoon of sugar. Set aside for 5-7 minutes to allow yeast to bloom.
With an electric mixer, mix together butter and the remaining sugar.
Add eggs and mix.
Add flour, half at a time, mixing well after each addition.
If you have a dough hook, use it for the next step. Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture. Mix until well combined. You can continue to knead with a dough hook, or place on a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for approximately 5 minutes (until dough is stretchy and elastic).
In a medium bowl, add a teaspoon of oil and put dough into it to rise. Cover and place in a warm place for 35-45 minutes.
Make filling by mixing together cinnamon, brown sugar, and nutmeg.
Once dough has doubled in size, place on a lightly floured surface. With a rolling pin, roll out to a rectangle, approximately 1/4 inch thick.
Spread softened butter evenly onto dough, leaving edges free of butter. Sprinkle topping mixture evenly onto butter. Then evenly sprinkle apple slices on top.
Carefully roll dough up. Cut into 1 1/2 inch slices. Spray nonstick cooking spray into two 9x13-inch baking dishes, 2-3 inches apart (6 buns in each dish). Cover and set in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake buns 35-40 minutes, until light golden brown.
Once slightly cooled, overturn buns onto a baking sheet or dish large enough to hold the buns. Enjoy!
Notes
We use two pans for this recipe to make sure that everything fits.
Use your favorite baking apple for this recipe, we like honeycrisp.
You can glaze these with any of your favorite glazes.