Quicker Cinnamon Buns

Name: Quicker Cinnamon Buns
Yield: Makes 8 buns
Ingredients: 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces/149 grams), light brown sugar; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounce/50 grams), granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups, whole milk, room temperature; 4 teaspoons instant or, rapid-rise yeast; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 2 3/4 cups (13 3/4 ounces/390 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons, baking powder; 3/4 teaspoons, salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3 ounces (85 grams), cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons, whole milk; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), confectioners' sugar, sifted

Desserts or Baked Goods
Breakfast & Brunch

By Diane Unger ･ Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2013, Cook's Country TV

Making cinnamon buns is a project. Most shortcut recipes use quick biscuit dough, but the results just aren’t the same. We wanted to find a way to make yeast hurry.

SERVES Makes 8 buns

TIME 1½ hours, plus 30 minutes rising

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