Description
Learn how to make delicious Homemade Cruffins from scratch with this detailed recipe. These flaky, buttery pastries are a delightful treat for any occasion.
Ingredients
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Dough
- 1 cup (240ml) whole milk, warmed to about 110°F (43°C)
- 2 and 1/4 teaspoons (7g) instant or active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
- 3 Tablespoons (38g) granulated sugar
- 3 Tablespoons (43g) unsalted or salted butter, softened to room temperature and cut into 3 pieces
- 3 cups (375g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more as needed
- 1 and 1/4 teaspoons salt
Lamination
- 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) salted butter, slightly softened (see Note)
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
Filling & Coating
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- optional fillings: 6 Tablespoons Nutella, jam, lemon curd, or pastry cream
Instructions
- Prepare the dough: Whisk warm milk, yeast, and sugar together in a bowl. Add butter, flour, and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Knead the dough: Beat or knead the dough for 5 minutes until soft. Allow the dough to rise for 2 hours.
- Flatten dough: Shape the dough into a rectangle and chill for 20 minutes.
- Prepare for lamination: Beat butter and flour together.
- 1st lamination: Spread butter on dough, fold, roll out, and chill.
- 2nd and 3rd laminations: Repeat folding and rolling steps.
- Shape & fill: Cut dough, roll out, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, cut into strips, roll up, and place in muffin pan.
- Rise & bake: Let cruffins rise, then bake at 350°F for 25-28 minutes.
- Coat & fill: Roll cruffins in cinnamon-sugar, fill if desired.
- Store: Keep leftovers at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Notes
- For overnight dough, refrigerate after shaping and let rise before baking.
- Freeze coated cruffins for up to 3 months.
- Special tools: Stand Mixer, Silicone Baking Mat, Rolling Pin, etc.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: Approx. 320
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
