Shortcut Sugar Buns

Build your own brunch board with these easy rolls as the star. It starts with purchased puff pastry for only 15 minutes of hands-on time.

Shortcut Sugar Buns
Photo: Carson Downing
Hands On Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 buns

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

  • 2 tablespoon packed light brown sugar

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 1 17.3 ounce package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed but still cold

  • 6 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp. kosher salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle a work surface with 1 Tbsp. of the sugar mixture. Unfold one sheet of puff pastry onto sugar mixture, short side facing you. Gently roll pastry with a rolling pin to press in sugar.

  3. Using a small spatula, spread 2 Tbsp. butter over the puff pastry. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. of the sugar mixture. Cut into six equal strips and roll each strip into a coil. Place pieces in muffin cups. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry.

  4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Meanwhile, melt the remaining 2 Tbsp. butter. Let buns cool 2 minutes in pan then brush tops with melted butter. Working one at a time, remove buns from pan and roll in remaining sugar mixture. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 12.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

261 Calories
17g Fat
25g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 261
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g 22%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 211mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 25g 9%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 4g 8%
Calcium 6mg 0%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 6mg 0%
Folate, total 0.2mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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