Chai Cinnamon Buns Recipe
Everyone's had traditional cinnamon buns, but have you tried a chai version? A fun, flavourful deviation from tradition!
Servings: 12 Buns
Calories: 381kcal
Equipment
- 9 x 13 cake pan
Ingredients
Buns:
- 1 ½ cups warm , strong brewed tea– NOT hot!
- 4 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
- 3 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
- 3 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 6 tablespoon Melted Butter cooled
- ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Unsweetened Instant Black Tea Powder
- 2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon Cardamom
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cloves
- 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
Glaze:
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 2 tablespoon Unsweetened Instant Black Tea Powder
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup Hot water
- Pinch Salt
- ~2 cups Confectioners / Icing / Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Stir yeast and sugar into warm tea, allow to stand for 10 minutes – it should get very bubbly.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and salt. Pour in yeast mixture, stir well to combine.
- Dump dough out onto a floured surface, knead until soft and elastic, 5-10 minutes. (OR: mix it in a stand mixer with a dough hook for 5 minutes or so - That's how I do it!)
- Once dough is fully kneaded, place in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and allow to rise for one hour, or until doubled in size.
- Once dough has doubled in size, roll dough out on a floured surface. Aim to make it a large rectangle, say 15 x 20″ or so.
- Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter all over the dough – you might not use it all, that’s ok.
- Mix together the sugar, and spices, sprinkle most of it evenly over the melted butter, reserving a tablespoon or two for later.
- Starting with one of the longer edges, tightly roll the dough up.
- Generously grease or spray a 9x 13″ baking pan. Pour any remaining butter in the bottom, spreading evenly before sprinkling with remaining sugar mixture.
- Using a very sharp knife, slice the roll into 12 even rounds.
- Carefully place each roll into the pan, spacing them evenly.
- Cover pan with plastic wrap, allow to rise one more time – about 45 minutes. While waiting for the buns to rise, heat oven to 350F.
- (This is what they looked like after the final rise!)
- Once final rise is over, pop the pan in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown and perfect.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes while you make the glaze:
- Mix together softened butter, tea, vanilla extract, hot water, and salt, until smooth.Add about ½ cup of powdered sugar, whisking until smooth. Add remaining powdered sugar, about ¼ cup at a time, until you have a thick, paste. If it's not smooth, microwave for 15 seconds and stir well.
- Drizzle or spread over hot Chai Cinnamon buns, allowing it to melt and ooze a little. If glaze has thickened, microwave for 15 seconds and stir again, immediately before drizzling.
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg