Cinnamon Roll Twist Knots
I love making cinnamon rolls & cinnamon bread but I was getting tired of them. I know…it’s hard to believe. How can you ever get tired of fresh homemade cinnamon rolls?! Don’t get me wrong I still wanted a cinnamon roll I just wanted to change it up. I was surprised when I made Cinnamon Roll Hearts for Valentine’s Day using my go to cinnamon roll recipe that it tasted like a completely different cinnamon roll, in a good way. I don’t usually add frosting to my cinnamon rolls when I make them so adding a frosting/glaze really changed the flavor. Also making the cinnamon rolls in a different shape & baking them individually on a cookie sheet instead of in a baking pan made them taste different.
Since Valentine’s Day has long since come & gone I decided to try making Cinnamon Twist Knots instead of heart shapes. After I made them I was heating up the leftover Cinnamon Twist Knots in the microwave for just a few seconds to get that warm gooey fresh from the oven taste I love so much. These rolls are delicious fresh from the oven & also reheated in the microwave.
I tried to take several pictures of the process so you could tell how I made the knot shape.
You roll out the dough into a rectangle about 11″ x 17″ & spread the cinnamon & sugar mix over it. (I used a rolling pin to roll out dough).
Then you fold the dough over in half, width wise. Along the folded seam you cut the dough into 1-1.5″ strips (I used a pizza cutter to cut the strips). Then you twist the dough a few times.
Take the twisted strip of dough & a make a tight circle with it, take the end of it & tuck it into the center of the circle.
Tip: I froze half the batch in the freezer because I didn’t want them to go stale before they were all eaten & they froze really well.
- -DOUGH-
- ½ cup warm water
- 1⅛ teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (or butter)
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- -FILLING-
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- -ICING (optional)-
- ½ cup powdered sugar (maybe a little more)
- 1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (or milk)
- Use your preferred dough kneading method (bread machine, stand mixer, or by hand). I use a bread machine to knead the dough.
- First add warm water & yeast, then add in the rest of the ingredients. Start dough kneading. If the mixture is too dry add in a little extra water. If the dough is too wet add in more flour until a slightly sticky dough ball forms. Kneading about 7-10 min.
- Cover & let dough rise for 1 hour or until double in size.
- Punch dough down. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. (I use a rolling pin). Roll to form a 11"x17" rectangle.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar filling over the top of dough.
- Fold the dough in half width wise, then press down gently. Cut into 1-1½" strips width wise so you start cutting at the seam where the dough is folded (I used a pizza cutter).
- Take the strips of dough one at a time, holding both ends twist it several times. Take the twisted strip of dough & a make a tight circle with it, take the end of it & tuck it into the center of the circle. (See photos above).
- Place on a greased cookie sheet. Space them out about 2 inch apart on cookie sheet.
- Let rise 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 15-17 min. or until the edges are turning golden brown & the bottoms.
- Mix up the icing, adding more powdered sugar or cream if needed to get a thin enough consistency to pour onto top of cinnamon rolls. Spoon the icing over cinnamon rolls & serve warm.
This recipe made 9 Cinnamon Twist Knots.
This is SUCH a neat ‘twist’ on regular cinnamon buns! Gorgeous!
Thanks Jessica!
These twists are so fun!! I just recently got the hang of making cinnamon rolls, so it will be fun to try a new shape :)
Thanks Megan! I think you can use just about any cinnamon roll recipe & make them into twisted knots.
This recipe is so simple and affordable. Could you please elaborate on the temperature for baking, how many degrees Celsius should I bake them at?
Hi, They bake at 350 degrees F. (fahrenheit) google says the conversion is 176.6 celsius.