Description
Heavenly cinnamon crescent twists combine buttery pastry with sweet spice in a classic dessert. Rich layers of flavor highlight traditional baking techniques that delight taste buds and warm hearts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tube (8 oz / 226 g) crescent roll dough, refrigerated
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 g) brown sugar
- 3 tbsps (45 mL) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 ½ tsps ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) milk (or heavy cream)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat the oven to 375F (190C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for effortless release and cleaning.
- Cinnamon Sugar Fusion: Blend granulated sugar, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon in a mixing bowl, ensuring a uniform, aromatic mixture.
- Dough Transformation: Unroll crescent roll dough onto a floured surface, press seams together to create a unified rectangular base, then lavishly brush with melted butter and sprinkle the entire surface with the cinnamon sugar blend.
- Twist Formation: Slice the dough into 8-10 elongated strips using a pizza cutter, then individually twist each strip into delicate spirals, showcasing the layered cinnamon sugar interior.
- Baking Process: Arrange twisted strips on the prepared baking sheet with slight spacing and bake for 10-12 minutes until achieving a rich golden-brown color and crisp edges.
- Glaze Finalization: Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into a silky smooth glaze, then generously drizzle over the warm twists, allowing the sweet cascade to enhance the cinnamon-infused pastry.
Notes
- Prevent Dough Sticking: Lightly flour your work surface and rolling pin to ensure the crescent dough doesn’t tear or stick, making shaping and twisting easier.
- Control Sugar Caramelization: Watch the twists closely during baking to avoid burning; golden-brown edges indicate perfect caramelization without scorching the delicate pastry.
- Enhance Flexibility with Dough: Let crescent roll dough sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before unrolling to increase pliability and reduce potential tearing during preparation.
- Customize Glaze Consistency: Adjust glaze thickness by adding milk or powdered sugar incrementally – less milk creates a thicker drizzle, more milk produces a lighter, more flowing glaze for even coverage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 206
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 295 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg