Cream Cheese Swirls
Submitted by pandagurlie
Yeasted cinnamon buns with a brown sugar swirl, tangy cream cheese filling pressed into each center, and a sweet vanilla glaze drizzled on top. Bakery-level from scratch.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
30 minCOOK
30 minREADY
3 hrsPicture a cinnamon roll and a cheese danish having the best possible conversation. That’s what these are.
A soft yeasted dough gets rolled with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon, sliced into rounds, then each bun gets a deep thumbprint filled with a lemony cream cheese filling before baking.
Out of the oven, a sweet vanilla glaze goes over the top while they’re still warm so it seeps into every crevice.
They take a few hours with the rising time, but the hands-on work is simple and the result is something you’d happily pay bakery prices for.
Kitchen Tips
- Hot roll mix is the shortcut here. It’s pre-mixed flour, yeast, and salt. If you can’t find it, use 5 cups bread flour with 1 teaspoon salt and the yeast called for.
- Press the indentations deep before filling. The cream cheese filling needs a real well to sit in, or it’ll overflow and run off during baking.
- Glaze while warm, not hot. Too hot and the glaze melts into a thin wash. Let them cool about 5 minutes for a glaze that sets up glossy and thick.
Ingredients
Directions
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
Blend in eggs and oil or margarine.
Add 5 cups Hot Roll Mix. Stir well. Add enough Hot Roll Mix to make a soft, but not too sticky, dough.
Knead about 5 minutes, until dough is smooth.
Lightly butter bowl. Put dough in bowl and turn to butter top.
Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Generously grease 2 baking sheets.
Prepare Cream-Cheese Filling.
Punch down dough. Let stand 10 minutes.
On a floured surface, roll dough to 12x 24 inch about ¼ inch thick.
Brush with melted butter or margarine.
Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over butter.
Roll dough like a jelly roll. Cut into 1 inch slices.
Place on prepared baking sheets.
Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 30 to 60 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).
With a tablespoon, press a deep indentation in the center of each bun.
Fill each indentation with 3 tablespoons Cream-Cheese Filling.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Prepare Sweet Glaze.
Drizzle glaze on warm buns.
Cream-Cheese Filling Combine all ingredients.
Sweet Glaze Combine all ingredients.
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