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Homemade Cinnamon Sticks recipe

This Homemade Cinnamon Stick recipe is easy to make a a delicious way to have the cinnamon-y goodness quickly. They are perfect for a sweet breakfast, brunch or even an evening snack. Save this to Pinterest so you can find it whenever you want to make them!
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon Sticks, Cinnamon Sticks recipe, Homemade Cinnamon Sticks
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Rising: 30 minutes
Author: Rachel

Equipment

  • Pizza stone or an upside down baking sheet

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 1 1/2 cups warm water about 100 degrees if you want to measure
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 1 packet
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Topping the dough prior to baking

  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon

Cream Cheese Glaze Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter (microwaved for 20/30 seconds)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Additional sprinkle of cinnamon for topping off the glaze.

Instructions

  • Combine the water, sugar and yeast. Leave it to sit for about five minutes until the mix starts to look a little fizzy. The yeast is eating the sugar. 
  • In a separate bowl, sift or whisk together the flour and salt.
  • When time is up on the yeast, combine the flour into the yeast bowl and then mix with the spoon. Drizzle in the extra virgin olive oil and mix with your hand. The dough will look shaggy but will start to come together when you mix and knead with a hand. Form it into a rough ball. 
  • Cover with a clean kitchen towel and set the bowl in a warm place out of the sun for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees and put the pizza stone in it. If you are using a baking sheet you can skip preheating it.
  • When the rise time is done, roll the dough out onto a lightly floured piece of parchment paper. The dough will be sticky. Add some flour to your hands and knead if it is still looking shaggy. 
  • Once the dough is a smoother ball, roll the dough with a rolling pin starting from the middle. Lightly flour the rolling pin if it is sticking. Roll from the center out to make a circle or a rectangle.
  • When the Cinnamon Sticks are rolled out, brush on the melted butter and then sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon.
  • Pull the parchment paper onto the pizza stone and then bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, mix together the ingredient for the frosting and blend well with a hand mixer until smooth.
  • When the Cinnamon Sticks are done, let them cool for 5 minutes and then top with the cream cheese frosting. You can use it all or you can use half and reserve the other half for dunking. Dust with another sprinkle of cinnamon.
  • Cut and serve warm.