Name: Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins with Brown Butter Icing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 6 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons salt; 12 tablespoons vegetable shortening; 1½ cups milk; ½ cup unsalted butter; 1 cup light brown sugar, packed; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 cups powdered sugar; 5 tablespoons brown butter (link below); 2 tablespoons milk

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Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins with Brown Butter Icing: Craving a big hot cinnamon roll RIGHT NOW? You’re in luck, these easy to make cinnamon rolls are super sized and require NO YEAST! Let’s not forget the brown butter icing. Creamy with just the right amount of sweetness and nutty flavor.

New Christmas Tradition

How to Make Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins In Advance

NIGHT BEFORE: Make the dough as directed, place in a muffin tin, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. THE NEXT MORNING, remove plastic wrap, place in a cold oven, once oven has reached the required temperature.

FREEZE ALREADY BAKED: Bake as directed, cool completely, DO NOT ADD ICING, and place in a freezer safe container or zip top bag. Label and date. DEFROST: Place on the counter to defrost, add brown butter icing.

FREEZE RAW: Make the dough as directed, place cut cinnamon rolls in muffin tin, cover with plastic wrap and freeze. Either leave the frozen rolls in the muffin tin or take out and place in a freezer safe container or zip top bag. DEFROST: IF REMOVED FROM MUFFIN TIN—Place the frozen rolls back into the muffin tin, THE NIGHT BEFORE to thaw. The next day bake as directed.

How to Make Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins with Brown Butter Icing

On a well floured surface, roll dough into a 16×16-inch square. 2. Pour melted butter mixture over dough. Spread filling evenly to the edges. 3. Roll up the dough, pudding and squeezing to get a tight roll. 4. When the roll is finished push the roll back into a 16-inch roll and slice into 2 inch slices. 5. Pace each roll in prepared muffin cup.

SWEETER VS PLAIN

Whether you like your cinnamon rolls on the sweet side or plain these easy to make cinnamon rolls are delicious whatever way you choose to serve them. BUFFET! Add bacon, sausage, and scrambled eggs for a complete breakfast buffet!

BROWN BUTTER ICING

WHAT IS BROWN BUTTER? Brown Butter is when butter is boiled enough to turn brown and has a nutty flavor. It’s AMAZING and will add tons of flavor to your cinnamon rolls. Click here to learn how easy it is to make brown butter—->>>>HOW TO MAKE BROWN BUTTER

DRIZZLE: For just a touch of sweetness, thin out the brown butter icing, pour into a squeeze bottle and in a back and forth motion add a drizzle.

SPREAD: If you like your cinnamon rolls a little on the sweet side, make the brown butter icing as directed.

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Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins with Brown Butter Icing

Yield: 8 Large Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

These super size muffins make the perfect Christmas morning treat and require no yeast!

Ingredients

For the Dough

4 cups all-purpose flour
6 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
12 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1½ cups milk

For the Filling

½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

For the Brown Butter Icing

2 cups powdered sugar
5 tablespoons brown butter (link below)
2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For the Brown Butter:

Click here for the recipe and instructions---->>>>BROWN BUTTER RECIPE

For the Dough:

Preheat oven to 425°. Spray eight regular size muffin cups with non stick cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt; whisk together. Using a pastry blender add the shortening and cut into the flour until well incorporated; mix in milk with a large spoon. On a well floured surface roll dough into a 16x16-inch square.

For the Filling:

In a small saucepan add the butter and brown sugar. Cook on medium until sugar and butter have been melted; add cinnamon and stir. Pour butter mixture over rolled out dough. Using an off set spatula spread the filling evenly to the edges. Roll up to dough, pulling and squeezing to get a tight roll. When the roll is finished push the roll back into 16-inches, slice into 2-inch pieces. Place each roll in prepared muffin cup. Bake 20 minutes or until done in the center and lightly brown on top.

For the Brown Butter Icing:

THE BROWN BUTTER SHOULD BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE—Add sugar, brown butter and milk into a medium bowl. Stir or mix with a mixer until soft and combined. Spread on muffins.

DRIZZLE: For just a touch of sweetness, thin out the brown butter icing, pour into a squeeze bottle and in a back and for th motion add a drizzle to the tops of each cinnamon roll.

Notes

How to Make Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins In Advance

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Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins with Brown Butter Icing

New Christmas Tradition

How to Make Quick Cinnamon Roll Muffins In Advance