Cruffins

 

ARE YOU READY FOR A CRUFFIN?

You will love this Cruffin Recipe

Fill your favorite mug with some tea or coffee and pair it with a warm, cozy Cruffin to start your day! These buttery, flaky pastries have layers of sweet cinnamon sugar filling rolled up into a fancy spiral and then baked in a muffin tin!

Just what are cruffins?

If you’ve never tried Cruffins, get ready to be blown away! They are a cross between a croissant and a muffin. You'll go crazy for all the tender layers of a croissant rolled up and cooked in a muffin pan, baked in the shape of a muffin. Cruffins are also similar to cinnamon rolls since the dough is buttered and rolled up with a mix of cinnamon and sugar. They are perfectly sweet, buttery, and over-the-top irresistible!

This Cruffins recipe is delicious and SO easy because instead of making the dough from scratch, you use puff pastry or crescent roll sheets from a tube! With just 4 ingredients, these are so simple that even the most beginner of bakers can create this masterpiece of cinnamon sugar deliciousness!

The recipe makes 6 muffins with one box of puff pastry and was adapted from sugarandsoul.com

Ingredients:

• 1 box puff pastry=2 sheets
• 2 tablespoons Saigon cinnamon or 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup salted butter softened

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line the muffin pan with 6 cupcake wrappers. 
• On the counter place a large sheet of wax paper slightly floured, roll slightly.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon-sugar mix to be used for sprinkling on the cruffins after baking.
• Do one pastry sheet at a time. Brush one sheet lightly with butter and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar mixture. 
  
• Place the second sheet of puff pastry on top of the first sheet like a sandwich. Brush lightly with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. 
• Use a pizza cutter or pastry wheel to cut 6 equal strips from each pastry sheet stack.
  
• Roll the slices up (cinnamon roll style), pinch the ends to help the rolls stay closed as they bake, and place each one into a muffin-lined cup.
  
• Bake for about 18 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and cool for 1 minute. 
  
• Remove the wrapper from each one and roll them around in the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture while warm. Serve immediately for the best texture and flavor.