Christina Tosi’s Cinnamon Buns recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining moisture.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt lowers calories and adds protein.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + powdered milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and lactose-free.

Whisk the yeast in warm milk until it foams, indicating it's active.

Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.

Combine the wet ingredients (butter, eggs, and yeast mixture) with the dry ingredients until a shaggy mass forms.

Knead the dough for seven minutes to develop gluten.

Grease a bowl and place the dough inside to rise for 1 hour until doubled in size.

Prepare the brown sugar goo by mixing light brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and salt.

Roll out the dough into a long rectangle suitable for cutting into 12 pieces.

Spread the brown sugar goo evenly over the dough.

Roll the dough tightly into a pinwheel and place seam side down in a greased 9x13 pan.

Let the rolls rise for another hour until puffy.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Bake the rolls until they are golden brown and have poofed up, about 25-30 minutes.

Prepare cream cheese frosting and dollop it over the warm cinnamon buns.

Cooking Techniques

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