Ultimate Cinnamon Buns

Name: Ultimate Cinnamon Buns
Yield: Makes 8 Buns
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, whole milk, heated to 110 degrees; 2¼ teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3 large, eggs, room temperature; 4 1/4 cups (21¼ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (2 ounces), cornstarch; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened; 1 1/2 cups packed (10½ ounces), light brown sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons, ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 4 ounces, cream cheese, softened; 1 tablespoon, whole milk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces), confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2009

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

Breakfast & Brunch

SERVESMakes 8 Buns

TIME1½ hours, plus 3 hours rising and 30 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A buttery, tender brioche dough proved to be the best base for rich Ultimate Cinnamon Buns. Adding cornstarch to all-purpose flour in the dough made the buns especially tender.For big cinnamon flavor with no other distracting spices, we ble...

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