Do you ever get tired of making the same thing over and over again? That’s how these cinnamon twist knots came into existence. I wanted cinnamon rolls, but I didn’t feel like making regular cinnamon rolls.
I wanted to try something different. These cinnamon knot twists are tender, flaky pastries that are a fun version of a classic cinnamon roll.
While they take a little longer to shape than regular cinnamon rolls, these knots take less time to rise and only about 10 minutes to bake!
A clear glaze is brushed over the knots as soon as they are removed from the oven. This locks in moisture keeping these pastries fresh for a few days after making.
This is great for me and my husband since we aren’t able to eat many cinnamon rolls before they get dry. Though I love these warm straight from the oven, they still taste delicious at room temperature.
The glaze hardens just enough to make them easy to transport without becoming too hard that it feels like you’re eating hard chunks of sugar!
We’re leaving this evening for a long road trip, and you can bet that the leftovers of these will be going with us!
Even though I’ll be gone the next few days, be sure to keep checking back because I have some great bloggers lined up to fill in for me. You may, in fact, find them way more entertaining than me! π
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Cinnamon Twists
Ingredients
For the Twists
For the Filling
For the Glaze
For the Drizzle
Instructions
Recommended Products
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 357Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 295mgCarbohydrates: 62gFiber: 2gSugar: 24gProtein: 9g
This recipe is adapted from Simply So Good.
DessertForTwo says
Wow, I think I could eat one of these everyday! So pretty! Your photos are making me drool!
Steph (Steph's Kitchen) says
I love the “twist” on the cinnamon scroll. I must try!
Tieghan says
Oh I love cinnamon! These look incredible and so pretty. you did on amazing job. I could never twist them like that!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
I want to eat these knots all day long!
Nora @ Buttercream Fanatic says
These look like a happy accident! I’m a big fan of traditional cinnamon rolls, but these look like a lot of fun to eat, and equally delicious!
Mercedes says
Yum! Can I please have one right now with my latte?? This look so delicious and relatively easy to make so I will be trying them soon!
Kate |Food Babbles says
These knots are beautiful! I adore cinnamon buns and this “twist” π on the classic looks absolutely divine.
steph@stephsbitebybite says
Oh my gosh!! These look INCREDIBLE!
laurasmess says
I love everything about these knot rolls – gorgeous cinnamony goodness, beautiful photography, great instructions! Thanks so much. Can’t wait to try these! x
Jackie l Food.Wine.Fashion says
Mouth is watering … I am such a sucker for anything cinnamon. Have a good trip!
xo Jackie
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar says
I’m drooling…I’m a sucker for anything cinnamon roll like in any shape or form. These look SO GOOD!
Liz says
I love the added twist to these! Have a great road trip and I hope the weather is amazing! π
Suzanne says
Oh Jessica these cinnamon twist knots look so good, I could eat the whole pan!
Steph@Been There Baked That says
What a beautiful pastry you’ve made, these look incredible! Have fun on your trip!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I am in serious love!! These sound amazing!
Cassie | Bake Your Day says
These are so fun. You know how I feel about cinnamon/sugar!
Miss Messy says
These literally could not look better to me! Yum!
Abby says
Want. Now. (haha!) seriously though, looks incredible!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
These look so sweet and flaky and full of cinnamon-y gooooodnesssss
Emily @ Life on Food says
The look so much more fancy than a cinnamon roll. Lovely!
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
These are gorgeous! What a fun twist (no pun intended…ha!) on cinnamon rolls!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
Have a great trip, I would love these cinnamon twists for a road trip!! YUM
Anna @ Hidden Ponies says
These are gorgeous! Cinnamon buns are my weakness – these would disappear in no time at my house!
Ramona says
These twists are so beautiful!!
Jen @ Savory Simple says
These are absolutely beautiful!
Sheila says
Oh golly do I love any baked good with a cinnamon roll type yummyness to it! FAbulous!
Tanya Schroeder says
These are just superb Jessica! I love that filling and the homemade dough! Perfect individual breakfast treats!
Emma @ Fork and Good says
These made my mouth water. And I’m stuck at work too! Evil π You’re so good at twisting your knots! Whenever I do dough twists it ends up looking rude.
RavieNomNoms says
These are so amazing! I love cinnamon, so very tasty!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Beautiful pictures! Way to change up a cinnamon roll. You hit this one out of the park again!
Nicole says
What a fabulous recipe, the photos are beautiful too! Pinning π
Ally's Sweet & Savory Eats says
Wow! I love different takes on breakfast items – unfortunately I’d probably eat ALL of these in one sitting. I have no control with cinnamon rolls:)
PS – sent you an email!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
these look great! i can’t wait to try ’em π
Laura @ The Rookie Cook says
Oh my goodness these look soooo good! I don’t think there would be any leftovers in our house!
Juli Fulks says
I would love to make these but I don’t have a stand
Mixer, do you think that if I mixed this by hand it would still work?
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
Sorry for the delayed response! We’ve been traveling. I haven’t yet tried this recipe without a stand mixer, but I think you could get by without it for this recipe. The dough is pretty soft. I would probably start with 3 cups of flour instead of 4 like the directions say and then add in the remainder, just to make sure that it gets well blended. If you have a hand mixer, you may want to use that for the first mixing and then stir in the rest of the flour with a wooden spoon or something like that. Hope that helps!
Tracey says
Ok I’m late to comment, but these caught my eye yesterday and I seriously haven’t been able to stop thinking about them since! So gorgeous! I’m going to have to satisfy the craving very, very soon π
shannon says
these look absolutely divine! I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off. Nice spin on a normal cinnamon roll, for sure.
Joanne says
I’m pretty sure I shall never tire of anything involving cinnamon-sugar…but these twists are such a fun new adaptation of the classic cinnamon roll!
Jocelyn@BruCrew Life says
I wouldn’t even try to say no to these!! Perfect for breakfast!!
Laura says
They DO look like a fun version of a cinnamon roll! Great idea
katie says
ummm these are pretty damn amazing. I really wish i lived close to you right now because I’m drooling staring at the screen!
Terri Dux says
I made these last night and they turned out wonderful. I love the light texture and sweetness. I’ve made cinnamon rolls and bread for years but these are now my new favorite go-to recipe. Thanks!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
Oh, I’m so glad to hear it! Enjoy! π
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
These sound amazing Jessica!! I could eat these over and over again. For sure!
mais says
Made them today and turned out great . They were delicious. β₯.β₯
According to my family ,they thought they could use a bit more filling .
Anyway thank you for this awesome recipe =)
Nichole@DulceDelicious says
These look awesome! I love traditional cinnamon rolls, so I’m sure I’d love these as well. Yum!
Martha@A Family Feast says
Jessica – these are gorgeous to look at and I’m sure even better to eat! Pinned!
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
These seriously look amazing! I don’t know how you managed to have leftovers for your trip. π
Safe travels.
Tonette Joyce says
These are lovely.My mother made something much like these and she added ground walnuts. Yours are quite beautiful, too!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
These twists look fabulous, I love cinnamon bread!
amy @ fearless homemaker says
What an awesome twist (pun intended!) on traditional cinnamon rolls. They look and sound SO amazing!
Heather @ French Press says
this is my idea of the perfect breakfast treat! gorgeous
Ashley - bakerbynature says
These twists are stunning! Seriously wishing I had one with my coffee riight now!
Lisa@ Cooking with Curls says
Wow…those are gorgeous! I think we could probably eat all of them before they had a chance to get stale, they look delicious π
Angela says
These look amazing! i love the idea of a different type of cinnamon roll. thanks for sharing!
Erin @ Making Memories says
Your cinnamon knots look wonderful! What a great change! Have a great vacation!
Maria says
These look wonderful! They sound like they would be perfect for breakfast with a big cup of tea!
Brenda says
I love this recipe! I make them up to the last rise the night before and refrigerate overnight. In the morning I let them rise until puffy about an hour and bake. Yum these are really delish, everyone loves them. Leftovers can be wrapped in foil and reheated with great results.
Margaret says
Those are beautiful. They look very elegant. And delicious.
Tanya Schroeder says
I love these Jessica! I am sure that they are absolutely worth the extra effort!! Have fun on your trip!
Nicole @ Or Whatever You Do says
Beautiful!!
Courtney @ Neighborfood says
These look wonderful! I bet the knots are extra great at trapping all the gooey cinnamon glaze goodness too!
Terrie Michelle Perry says
I will be making this on the weekend and wanted to know can you use regular flour? Please inform
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
Yes, you can use all-purpose flour instead of bread flour. The texture will be slightly different but they should still taste great! π
Patricia says
I made these last night. I may have misread the directions, but after they rose, I put them in the frige to bake this morning. They lost their puffiness. They took much longer to bake because they were cold and they didn’t rise again. In spite of this, they are very good.
Jennifer says
I have never been great art making anything that requires yeast and rising, but these wet easy to make and turned out amazing!!!!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
I’m so glad you liked them! Thanks!
Jennifer says
I’m having overnight guests and making these again right now for breakfast tomorrow!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
I wish I was having breakfast at your house tomorrow! π
Terrie says
Next week I will be making them and adding chopped pecans. They are really easy to make.
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
Love the idea of adding chopped pecans!
jackie says
Do you think these can be made ahead and then frozen?
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
I have not personally frozen them, but I have had readers tell me that they have frozen them after making them. Just make sure to put wax paper or parchment paper between them because the glaze tends to stick the knots together when they thaw. Hope that helps!
Beth says
These are so good and by far the easiest yeast roll recipe I have ever made. I skipped the refrigerator step. After forming the knots, I let them raise and baked right away. Also did not use the glaze, brushed them with butter right after taking them out of the oven and then frosted after cooling. They freeze very well, wrapped individually and placed in freezer bag, then could take out however many we wanted at a time. I will be making these very often – excellent recipe!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
Thanks Beth! I’m so glad you like them! Great idea to freeze them and just take out what you need at a time!
Penny Wilken says
Just made these for a football party. I halved the dough and used one half for cinnamon rolls and the other half for savory rolls where I used butter, garlic powder, parsley, dried oregano and freshly grated parmesan. Huge hit!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
Love the sound of those savory rolls! I need to try that!