Cinnamon Bun
Cream Cheese Frosting and Cinnamon Sugar
Baker Julia Menendez of Oak Bakeshop | Providence, RI
Yield: 12 buns
Adapted by StarChefs | july 2023
INGREDIENTS
Dough:
10 grams yeast
113 grams sugar
484 grams bread flour
7 grams salt
36 grams eggs
78 grams canola oil
Cream Cheese Frosting:
780 grams butter
25 grams vanilla bean paste
1.25 kilograms powdered sugar, sifted
1.36 kilograms cream cheese, cut into 4 equal portions
To Assemble and Serve:
24 grams dark brown sugar
24 grams light brown sugar
12 grams ground cinnamon
48 grams softened butter
METHOD
For the Dough:
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine yeast, 7 grams sugar, and 216 grams warm water by hand. Let sit 5 minutes. Add remaining sugar, flour, salt, eggs, and oil. Mix on low speed 4 minutes, then mix on medium-high speed 1 minute. Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip butter until white and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix to combine. Add powdered sugar, working in batches, mixing in between each addition until just combined. Add cream cheese, working in batches, mixing until fully combined. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate.
To Assemble and Serve:
Heat oven to 300°F. In a small bowl, combine sugars and cinnamon. Place Dough on a floured work surface and roll out into a ½-inch thick rectangle. Spread butter over Dough, then sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over top. Roll the Dough into a log. Using a serrated knife, portion Dough into twelve 150-gram portions. Place buns onto a buttered half-sheet pan. Bake 20 minutes. Rotate pan, then bake an additional 10 minutes. Let cool and top with desired amount of Cream Cheese Frosting.
