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Low-Fat Overnight Cinnamon Buns with a Coffee Drizzle

Ingredients

Dough:

  • 1/3 cup lukewarm water
  • 25 g fresh yeast
  • 1 cup of lukewarm milk I used semi-skimmed but you could use any
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 280 g whole-wheat strong bread flour
  • 210 g white strong bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt

Filling:

  • 55 g brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of fine salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter melted and allowed to cool

Drizzle:

  • 140 g icing confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 3 tablespoons brewed coffee cold

Instructions

  1. Crumble the yeast into the warm water and allow to dissolve. Gently warm the milk until it is also lukewarm, and add to the yeast liquid.

  2. Place the flours, sugar and salt in a large bowl, and stir until combined.

  3. Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients and mix.

  4. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for about five minutes. Place back in the bowl and leave to settle while you make the filling.

  5. Melt the butter and set to one side. Combine the sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and add the butter once cooled.

  6. Roll out the dough until it is approximately a 9 x 15 inch, fairly thin, rectangle (it doesn’t have to be exact) and gently smooth over the butter mixture, stopping at about half an inch all around the edges.

  7. Gently roll up the dough (with the long side facing you) keeping it as tight as possible, positioning the seam down when you’ve finished. Cut into 12 equal pieces and place seam-side down into a large, greased oven dish or pan (at least 9 x 13 inches). Cover with cling-film and leave in the fridge overnight.

  8. Next morning, take the buns out and leave in a warm place for around one hour to rest and come up to room temperature. Heat the oven to 175°C and bake for around 20-25 minutes until the buns are nicely browned on top. Allow to cool for a while.

  9. Prepare the drizzle by sifting the icing sugar and vanilla sugar and gradually adding the coffee until a drizzle consistency is reached (you might not need the full three tablespoons). Drizzle over the buns and eat while still warm. Enjoy!