Cinnamon knots!
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I really like cinnamon. I mean, a lot. It's a strong flavor and I love strong flavors. I have been sprinkling it on my coffee for a long time, which I read recently has some great health benefits. Who was ahead of the crowd? This girl!
Anyway, I wanted to make something cinnamony, again. I am using up all my flour before I go on a health kick. If you could all pray for me that would be fantastic.
I made these cinnamon knots Sunday. They were a really nice, lightly sweetened treat and very easy to make.
I thought I would share them as a part of Take it On Tuesday. Betsy was nice enough to feature the Mason Jar Tumbler I made last week.
What you'll need:
4 cups AP flour. You can use whole wheat if you like
1 1/4 tsp yeast or one package rapid rising yeast
1 1/2 cups HOT water - but not boiling
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp vanilla (or more if you just want to dump in as much as you want)
2 tbsp cinnamon
topping:
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
Preheat your oven to 350.
Combine your yeast and warm water. Let thicken. It will look like dirty water when it's ready.(Yuck!)
In a bowl stir flour into the yeast/water one cup at a time.
Then add your sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
Mix until it pulls apart like elastic.
Flour a surface and roll your dough into a tube.
Shape.
In a bowl mix your tbsp brown sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon.
Sprinkle the dough with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes.