Description
Ina Garten’s cinnamon rolls bring warmth and comfort from home kitchens to breakfast tables. Fluffy dough swirled with rich cinnamon sugar offers you a delightful morning treat perfect for sharing with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sheets (17.3 oz) frozen puff pastry, defrosted
- 12 tbsps (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 3 tsps ground cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup pecans, chopped into very large pieces
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C), positioning rack centrally. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and place a 12-cup muffin tin on top for stability.
- Caramel Foundation: Blend softened butter and brown sugar into a smooth mixture. Distribute a rounded tablespoon into each muffin cavity, generously sprinkling chopped pecans across the butter-sugar layer for complete coverage.
- Pastry Assembly: Dust work surface with flour. Unfold puff pastry sheet horizontally, brushing entire surface with melted butter, leaving slight margins. Evenly scatter brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and raisins across the pastry, maintaining a one-inch border to prevent filling from escaping during rolling.
- Rolling and Cutting: Tightly roll the pastry from the nearest edge into a compact cylinder, ensuring the seam remains underneath. Trim 1/2 inch from each end for clean edges. Slice the roll into six equal portions, approximately 1 1/2 inches wide, positioning each slice spiral-side up in the muffin cups. Replicate the process with the second puff pastry sheet.
- Baking: Cook the pastry rolls for 28-32 minutes until achieving a deep golden-brown color and firm texture. The pastry should appear crisp and caramelized.
- Finishing: After baking, rest rolls in the pan for precisely 5 minutes. Carefully invert the muffin tin onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, allowing caramel and pecans to cascade over the rolls. Cool completely at room temperature to optimize texture and flavor before serving.
Notes
- Prevent Leakage: Leave a one-inch border around pastry edges when adding sugar and raisins to stop filling from spilling during rolling.
- Caramel Base Technique: Mix softened butter and brown sugar thoroughly until smooth for an even, rich caramel layer in each muffin cavity.
- Rolling Precision: Roll pastry tightly from nearest edge, keeping seam underneath to create compact, uniform cinnamon rolls with clean edges.
- Resting is Crucial: Allow rolls to rest in pan for exactly 5 minutes after baking, then invert to let caramel and pecans cascade over pastry for maximum flavor development.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg