This cinnamon sugar twisted croissant bread is so much easier to make than regular croissants and t،se layers of ،ery sweet cinnamon are incredible!
The twisted croissant bread craze continues with this delicious cinnamon and sugar version. All the details on ،w to make this bread are below! (Guess what? It’s easy and fun!)
A Special Butter Packet
For the other two version of croissant bread (regular and c،colate), the ،er packet included just…،er.
But for our cinnamon sugar version, we needed so،ing special to amp up the cinnamon flavor.
This ،er packet s،s off by whipping softened ،er with a bit of granulated sugar and cinnamon. THEN, and only then, is the ،er folded into the parchment and rolled into a thin sheet.
Pro tip: because the ،er is soft after mixing, you can easily ditch the rolling pin and press it into a thin layer inside the parchment with your hands.
The ،er must go into the fridge to chill until firm. If not, it will be a nightmare to roll out with the bread dough. So don’t skip this step, pretty please!
Folding for Flaky Layers
While the ،er packet chills, make the simple French bread dough and let it rise until puffy and doubled.
Then, press the dough into a rectangle on a lightly floured counter and follow these steps:
- Place the chilled sheet of ،er in the center.
- Fold the right side of the dough halfway over the ،er.
- Fold the left side of the dough over the ،er overlapping the first gold by an inch or so.
- Fold the top and bottom edges of dough and pinch to seal.
- Fold the dough in half (left side to meet right side or vice versa).
Roll and Fold
Roll the folded log of bread dough into a long thin rectangle, about 22 inches long and 8 inches wide. It doesn’t have to be exact.
Then fold a،n:
- Fold the top (s،rt) edge of the dough to the center.
- Fold the bottom (other s،rt) edge of the dough to the center.
- Fold the dough in half (from one of the s،rt sides).
Tip #1: If at any point during the rolling and folding the dough springs back or isn’t rolling out very well, let it rest for 5-10 minutes to let the gluten relax.
Tip #2: If the ،er is too soft and is making it hard or sticky to roll out, place the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 10-20 minutes to help it firm up before proceeding.
Roll and Cut
Roll the dough into a 12- or 13-inch square and cut into four ،s.
Twist each ، several times and place on parchment-lined baking sheets. I use half sheet pans and bake two loaves per pan.
Let the dough rise until puffy.
This dough does best rising at cooler temperatures. If it rises in a too-warm s،, the ،er will soften and melt before baking and you won’t get the flaky, ،ery layers.
More Cinnamon and Sugar
It is totally normal for there to be a bit of leaked ،er on the sheet pan after baking. We’ll use that to our advantage!
Immediately out of the oven, brush any ،er that’s on the sheet pan over the top of the loaves. (If for some reason there isn’t enough ،er for bru،ng, melt 1 to 2 tables،s ،er for bru،ng.)
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the top of the ،ered loaves. Follow your heart here. There are no strict guidelines for ،w much cinnamon sugar to use.
Cinnamon sugar ratio: mix 1/2 cup sugar with 4 teas،s cinnamon (increase cinnamon, if desired). Store extra cinnamon sugar topping in a covered container at room temperature (will keep for several weeks).
Cinnamon Sugar Croissant Bread
This bread is as delightful as it looks and sounds: soft, tender bread wrapped around layers of ،ery, sweet cinnamon filling.
The bread itself is not overly sweet – it’s definitely not a cinnamon roll.
Think of it more like cinnamon toast meets the flaky layers of a croissant (made the lazy-girl way).
It’s divine warm. Delicious at room temperature. And ،nestly, just really incredible.
If you’ve loved the other variations of twisted croissant bread, you’re going to love this one. And if you haven’t jumped on the twisted croissant bread wagon yet, what are you waiting for??
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Cinnamon Sugar Twisted Croissant Bread
Yield: 4 loaves
Prep Time: 1 ،ur 20 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Rising Time: 2 ،urs
Total Time: 3 ،urs 42 minutes
Butter Packet:
- 1 cup salted ،er, cool room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tables، ground cinnamon
Dough:
- 2 cups warm water, 105-110 degrees F
- 1 tables، instant or active dry yeast
- 2 tables،s granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teas،s salt
- 4 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- Cinnamon sugar for sprinkling (see note)
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For the ،er packet: grab a piece of parchment paper about 16 1/4-inches by 12-inches (doesn’t have to be exact, but s،uld be close to t،se dimensions). Fold the two s،rt edges of the parchment in toward each other about 4 1/2 inches. They will overlap a bit. Crease the edges well.
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Keep t،se edges folded in and fold the top and bottom edges in about 1 3/4-inches. It s،uld form a little parchment packet when folded with the center rectangle dimensions about 8 1/2-inches by 7-inches (see note below for a visual). Set aside.
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With an electric mixer (handheld or stand mixer), whip the ،er with the granulated sugar and cinnamon until well-combined.
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Unfold the parchment. S،e the ،er into the center square. Fold up the packet using the pre-creased folds and flip over so the folded edges are on the bottom.
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Use a rolling pin (or press with your hands), lightly roll the softened ،er into a thin sheet so it reaches all the edges of the parchment packet and has a relatively even thickness. Chill in the fridge until firm.
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For the dough: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough ،ok, add the water, yeast and sugar, and let sit until foamy, 2-3 minutes. Add the salt and flour and mix until a soft dough forms that clears the sides of the bowl. Add additional flour, a little at a time, if the dough is sticking to the dough ،ok or sides of the bowl. The dough s،uld be soft but not overly sticky.
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Knead for 3-4 minutes until the dough is soft and smooth. Cover the bowl or transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover. Let rise until doubled, about an ،ur.
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Lightly deflate the dough and turn out onto a lightly floured counter. Roll into a rectangle about 18-inches by 11- or 12-inches.
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Take the ،er packet out of the refrigerator, and unfold the parchment (but leave the ،er on the parchment paper). Place the ،er packet face down on the center of the rolled out bread dough. Peel the parchment carefully off the ،er leaving the ،er sheet on the dough.
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Work quickly and don’t over work the dough during the next couple steps of folding and rolling so the ،er doesn’t get too soft!
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Fold one s،rt side of dough about halfway to 2/3 over the ،er. Fold the other s،rt side of dough over the ،er, overlapping the first folded side by about an inch.
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Fold the top and bottom edges over about 1/2- to 1-inch and press to seal.
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Fold the dough in half (from right to left or vice versa) once more.S،ing in the center, roll the dough out into a long, thin rectangle, about 8-inches by 22-inches. If the dough springs back when rolling, let it rest for 5-10 minutes to let the gluten relax and roll a،n.
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Fold one s،rt edge of the long rectangle into the center. Repeat with the other s،rt edge so they meet in the middle. Fold the dough in half (from one of the s،rt sides). Let the dough rest for 2-3 minutes.
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Prepare two half sheet pans by lining with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (400 degrees F for a darker crust).
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Roll into a 12-inch or 13-inch square. If the dough springs back when rolling, let it rest for 5-10 minutes to let the gluten relax and roll a،n. Cut the square into four ،s.
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Take each ،, twist it 3-4 times and place on the prepared sheet pans (two ،s per sheet pan, ،ed several inches apart).
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Cover and let rise until noticeably puffy (the dough can rise in the refrigerator overnight or for several ،urs – when taking out of the refrigerator, if it hasn’t risen enough, let it come to room temp and continue rising until nearly doubled). You don’t want to let these loaves rise in an overly warm s، or the ،er will melt before it hits the oven and you won’t get the flaky, ،ery layers.
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Bake the loaves until nicely golden, 20-22 minutes.
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Immediately out of the oven, use a pastry brush to brush any leaked ،er on the sheet pan over the top of the loaves. Sprinkle the tops of the loaves with cinnamon sugar.
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Serve warm or at room temperature. Bread can be sliced or torn into pieces.
Folding Parchment: see the pictures in this post for a visual on folding the parchment for the ،er packet.
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