Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists
For a flaky buttery sweet treat, these puff pastry cinnamon twists are so amazing. This quick & easy recipe only uses 4 ingredients. The cinnamon sugar on the inside is so yummy with the crispy pastry. So fun to eat. Perfect with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate for breakfast, brunch, snack, or dessert.
Equipment
- baking sheet
- Rolling Pin
- Pastry Brush
- Pizza Cutter
- parchment paper or foil & cookie spray
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
- 3 tablespoons salted butter melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Thaw the puff pastry per the package instructions. It takes about 45 minutes at room temperature. You want to make sure it is soft and pliable so it will roll and cut easily without breaking or falling apart.
- Preheat oven to 400°.Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Carefully unfold the puff pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface. You want the surface to have the long edge be top & bottom. The short edges should be the sides. (see image above)Roll gently with a rolling pin to remove the fold creases. You want it a bit thinner than it comes as packaged but not much. You really are just smoothing it out, not rolling it out.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the melted butter over the entire surface of the puff pastry.
- Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the buttered puff pastry surface. Gently pat down on the mixture so it will stick as best it can to the pastry.
- With a pizza cutter (or sharp knife), slice the pastry sheet into 12 thin strips. You will go from top to bottom along the pastry sheet working your way from left to right. Baking Math! The puff pastry sheet will be about 24-26cm wide across. (depending on how much you rolled it) To get 12 strips of equal size you will want to make each one about 2cm wide.
- Twist each strip six times so that the cinnamon layer facing inward. I like to do this by holding one end down and twisting the other until it will be almost tight enough very little of the cinnamon mixture shows.
- After twisting each strip, place it on the prepared baking sheet. If the twist tries to unravel, gently press each end down onto the baking sheet so it sticks a bit.
- Repeat with each twist until you have 6 on a baking sheet or two baking sheets of all 12 ready. Space them out 2" apart as they will spread and you do not want them to stick together.
- Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven once they are puffed up and golden brown.
- Let them cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing them. Using a spatula carefully remove these from the baking sheet to a platter. Enjoy
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 22mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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