Description
Homemade cruffins blend croissant and muffin magic with flaky, buttery layers of pastry. Bakery-inspired treats deliver rich flavor and elegant presentation for passionate home bakers seeking delightful culinary adventures.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tubes (8 oz/226 g) refrigerated crescent roll sheets
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preparation: Generously coat a muffin tin with cooking spray or butter. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C), creating an ideal baking environment for the pastry.
- Dough Preparation: Unroll the crescent dough, smoothing out perforated lines into a uniform rectangular sheet. Brush melted butter evenly across the surface, ensuring complete coverage and rich flavor.
- Seasoning: Create a fragrant cinnamon sugar mixture by combining granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Distribute this aromatic blend uniformly over the buttered dough, maximizing flavor distribution.
- Rolling and Cutting: Tightly roll the dough from the longer side, forming a compact log. Slice the log into 1.5-inch sections, creating uniform pastry segments with swirled interior.
- Shaping and Positioning: Gently reshape each section into a delicate spiral, ensuring cinnamon sugar is evenly dispersed. Carefully place the spiraled sections into prepared muffin tin cavities, maintaining their intricate form.
- Baking and Finishing: Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes until cruffins transform into golden, puffy, and crisp pastries. Immediately after removing from oven, roll warm cruffins in remaining cinnamon sugar mixture for a complete flavor coating.
- Serving: Present the warm, sweet cruffins immediately, showcasing their crispy exterior and delectable cinnamon-infused interior.
Notes
- Butter Brushing Technique: Ensure even butter distribution across dough for consistent flavor and golden-brown texture.
- Dough Rolling Pro Tip: Roll tightly and uniformly to create perfect spiral layers with maximum cinnamon sugar integration.
- Temperature Control: Monitor oven closely during baking to prevent burning, aiming for golden-brown color and crispy exterior.
- Sugar Coating Strategy: Roll warm cruffins in cinnamon sugar immediately after baking for maximum sugar adherence and flavor intensity.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 195
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg