I actually added a teaspoon of crushed cardamom with the cinnamon sugar mixture for the inside of the knot (next time I will add a little more). Thank you, these were so good. https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/healthy-5-ingredient-buckeyes/#bo-recipe They came out wonderful. Thank you so much for trying this! They taste like a fancy European pastry because the dough is light and fluffy. The extra flour is for rolling out the dough if the dough is sticky. Honestly, I don’t know the exact measurements, but I am guess it’s around a 12×24 inch rectangle. Will that work? A great & easy recipe for our Easter morning! June 16. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! Thank you so much Claudia! YUM. What kind of bread do you like to use for this? Hi Sierra! Would it work? These are awesome! Thanks for a great recipe. I am so happy to hear that this turned out so well for you! Hey Samantha, lol great crunch! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks! Can you guys believe it’s Easter weekend? Please let me know if you have any other questions. The cream cheese is just for the glaze, so you can leave it out and add more powdered sugar as needed. I am updating my comment to include the finished products. Then I let it rest and I kneaded it by hand till it was smooth and let it rest another 20 minutes. Thank you Patricia! That is so smart and so sweet of you to do! I am so glad these turned out so amazing for you, Carol! I am so glad you both loved these Dani! Jessica, You need 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast, which is 1/4 oounce. I’m Tieghan, the recipes you’ll find here are inspired by the people and places I love most. Omg they are delicious. If there is anything I can help with, I would love to! Hope you love this recipe! So simple, but so, so, so good. I am really glad this turned out so well for you! must try soon! I hope you love these! We are using pizza dough to make these knots. These look amazing! Wishing her a special day with those she loves. These look fantastic! Thank you Jessica! Please let me know if you have other questions. Thanks! In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine 2 1/2 cups flour, the instant yeast, and salt. Or should I just bake them all the way and warm the next morning? ?♀️ And no cream cheese. Thanks! Thank you Ellie! This is the best breakfast I have had in a long time, just made it today (I’m in Germany) and my hubby and me ate, ate, and ate like there was no tomorrow. Thank you for sharing wonderful recipes! HI! Can hardly wait to make them, but want to make sure I do it right. Yes you will want them to rest a second time even with the no yeast option. They require only pantry staple ingredients and can be made and ready to go in under and hour. I am so glad you like this recipe! Hope you love this recipe! I do have a question though can the knots prepared overnight before baking the next morning? Thank you! Thank you for another incredible recipe! My mom is vegan and her birthday is this week, would be awesome to surprise her with a vegan cake! xTieghan. 4. Love this can’t wait to try to make them for brunch! Thank you! I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but my birthday has never been something I have looked forward to. They taste delicious though if I eat around the paper! Can these be made a day in advance and baked the next morning? . xTieghan, Hi there, Serve warm with maple syrup. Not so bad with such tasty knots! . I am not familiar with french flour, so it’s hard to say what was the issues. Please let me know if you have other questions. Strawberry Coconut Carrot Cake with Mascarpone Buttercream. Awesome recipe! I served with berries and whipped cream and also used cinnamon raisin bread instead. Whether you need to get dinner on the table for your family tonight or are planning your next get-together with friends, Half Baked Harvest Cookbook has your new favorite recipe. xTieghan. (I used regular French floor which I think is different from the American one). I’ll be trying these out for sure! Delicious and easy! Delicious recipe, made the night before and then warmed in the toaster oven for Easter morning. xTieghan. xTieghan. This Cleveland girl probably had the only Labrador named Malley in Seattle. I will be making these again!! And my boys insist on Malley Ohs. Return to the oven and continue baking another 8-10 minutes, until golden. Ooooh my gosh, cinnamon roll but easier, more portable and a crunchy topping! One packet is 2 1/4 teaspoons! I am still now waiting to see if this works. And your photo looks like you used wax paper not parchment paper? Please let me know if there is anything I can help with in the recipe. There hot fudge sauce is delicious! xTieghan. PS. I’ve just made them. Yes, you can easily prepare the rolls the night before, keep in the fridge, then bake them off in the morning. Please let me know if you have any other questions. And if yes how much? xTieghan. Hope you love this recipe! The issue was that I used my AirBake pans which don’t have a border so it all melted right off of the pans and into the the bottom of my oven. Thanks! Hi Megan! I am really sorry to hear that. thick cut, soft whole grain bread or brioche bread. You can also do 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder plus 1 teaspoon of baking soda in place of the yeast. . Thanks, Hi Frances, So glad you enjoyed the recipe! But that brown butter, yum, yum, yum! Your email address will not be published. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bread with Pumpkin and Nutella. This stuck to my counter tops like nothing ever has, wasted an entire magic eraser. Hi!! xTieghan. I also added some chopped pecans then put orange glaze on after they cooked. Each with maple syrup…oh my gosh, so much sugar. Hey Sophia, I am sorry but because eggs are such an important ingredient throughout this recipe I do not recommend replacing them. Can self-rising flour be used for a non-yeast version? I will definitely make these again. xTieghan. You are a freaking goddess of the kitchen! These looks delish and this might be a crazy question, but when you roll out the dough, approximately what would the dimensions be? Fold the dough in half and cut into 12 strips. xTieghan, This was delicious! I hope they turn out amazing next time ! I am so glad this recipe turned out so well for you! That crunchy, cinnamon, sugar topping. Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with! Joy! Yes, you can use active dry. Is there even cinnamon in them? I hope you love other recipes on my site! Or are they interchangeable? Enjoy! Just add the yeast to the warm water with the honey and let that sit 5-10 minutes. Do you need the measurements in grams or ounces? Our house smelled amazing while they cooked, and they were perfectly sweet, crunchy, and cinnamon-y. Please let me know if you have any other questions. HOpe this helps you! So do my family, so I gave your cookbook to both my daughter and daughter-in-law last Christmas. a friend told me about these and i made them last night – SO DELICIOUS!!! Hi Nancy! Greek Chicken Salad Chicken Chickpea Salad Bowls Soup And Salad Pasta Salad Superfood Clean Eating Healthy Eating Half Baked Harvest It worked fine and I skipped the glaze. I love your recipes but when I tried this recipe this morning, something seemed to be amiss. These were such a hit! Enjoy your special day! How many teaspoons are in one packet of instant yeast? Enjoy them on a Sunday and then freeze the rest for quick weekday breakfasts. Happy birthday to Cait and major yes to Malley’s chocolates . My girls and I loved them! Next thing I knew, the entire kitchen was filled with smoke and every fire alarm was going off!! Times will vary depending on your microwave. Thanks! We didn’t have anymore brown sugar (quarantine life) so I subbed coconut sugar ? These are amazing! Yes, of course! I assume the long way but wanted to make sure. I will not make these again. Thank you for any advice you can give! I just made these this morning. Didn’t let them rise very long…turned out beautifully! Yes, just add the yeast to the warm water with the honey and let it sit 5-10 minutes until the mixture is poufy and smells like bread, then follow the directions as listed. These were a little underwhelming. Hey Alison, I have never made this with GF flour so I can’t really say how it will turn out and I have not baked with Pillsbury GF blend. Even my 13 year old who doesn’t like French toast or eggs, thought these were the bees knees , OH YA! Thanks! Dip each breadstick into the egg mixture and toss to coat. It will take a bit longer, but should work just fine. I know this is a recipe from a few months ago, but had to tell you that I made these yesterday and they turned out fabulous! If I try to make it dairy free could I sub the butter for margarine or coconut oil? xTieghan. Haha that is so something I would do! Please let me know if you have other questions. Remove, allowing any excess to drip off back into the bowl. . Hi Toni! For those of you above the age of twenty-one, who remembers their twenty-first birthday? I am really sorry this recipe did not work well for you, but please do not take out a bad day/week on someone else. ??? Dip each breadstick into the batter, then bake in the oven. Just wondered how you think it would hold up if I tripled it? I am so glad these and other recipes have turned out so well for you! Making it a total of 5 cups or just 2 1/2? This is similar to my pizza dough, but not exact. Hi there! xTieghan. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Adding more flour fixings the issues, so it’s not normally and issue. Thanks! Please let me know if you have any other questions! HI! That works so well! . Please let me know if you have any other questions! Hi Tieghan, I love this recipe, I made it twice and it was a hit! Thanks so much and happy Thanksgiving! Can you make the dough a day in advance and bake these the day of? HI! I do not bake mine in paper cups, so I don’t recommend doing that. Oops!! I’m so excited to try these! I’m not sure if I didn’t knead the dough enough (I made sure to get a clean bowl and I had to add a lot extra flour) or if I added too much water. The HBH Studio Barn: Kitchen and Downstairs Bath Plans. I am not sure what you are asking, but if you are using active dry yeast I would recommend the following: add the yeast to the warm water with the honey and let it sit 5-10 minutes until the mixture is poufy and smells like bread, then follow the directions as listed. Made for my teen (I don’t like french toast?!?) Hope you love this recipe! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Thanks a lot ! Yes, you can easily prepare the rolls the night before, keep in the fridge overnight, then remove from the fridge in the morning and allow the rolls to sit on the counter while the oven preheats. Hey Jessica! xTieghan. https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/easiest-cinnamon-crunch-knots And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Yes I did! Hi Rachel, I have not tested this with GF so I really cannot say what the results would be. You can actually assemble the knots the day before, store in the fridge, and bake the next day. Thank you so much for trying them! Please let me know if you have other questions. I personally have not tested this recipe with sourdough starter but I would start with 1/3 cup. DUH!! Delicious! . As a result, the Knots were quite doughy. Thanks so much!! xTieghan. Knead on medium speed until the dough comes together, 1-2 minutes, adding in additional flour, as needed, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and is smooth. Yes, that would work! Can’t wait to try these out this weekend! The crunch topping needed quite a bit more brown sugar to get that really great crunch, I think I doubled the sugar. https://minimalistbaker.com/basic-vegan-french-toast/. I am so glad this recipe turned out so well for him, Lauren! I hope you love the recipe! Herby Buttered Balsamic Mushroom Ravioli. I have a frozen pizza dough ball in my freezer. My favorites were the cinnamon toast waffles and the french toast sticks. How would you recommend storing for best freshness? xTieghan. Baking joy! Just thaw on the counter for a few hours and bake as directed. Love all you post! Would gluten free flour work in this recipe? Really sorry that happened to you. For me, they’re best when buttery, and coated heavily in cinnamon. Thank you so much Teri! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. But for a crowd I would definitely bake. Did you use a muffin pan to bake them in? xTieghan. I kneaded by hand and it worked perfectly. Start out with 2 cups of flour and then add in more flour, as needed until the dough is not too sticky and forms a ball. That is so amazing to hear! I will try to let you know how it goes. do you know how much I would use to equal what this recipe calls for? xTieghan. Just be sure to bring the knots back to room temp before baking. Hi! That should be I use french bread. Homemade cinnamon rolls are always impressive, but switching things up and turning your rolls into a. Yes! They turned out really good! Crispy Brown Butter Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Balsamic Caramelized Mushrooms + Goat Cheese + VIDEO. https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/homemade-cinnamon-toast-crunch These were delicious – perfect just as written but I may try adding a little sugar to the dough next time to make them more like cinnamon rolls than bagels. As a kid, Cinnamon Toast Crunch was one of my favorite cereals. In the bowl of a food processor add the whole wheat flour, flour, baking soda and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Thanks! A vegan cake would be nice. Absolutely awesome! For the french toast “batter”, it’s a classic mix of eggs, milk, and vanilla. Meaning, the more imperfect they are the better, so don’t stress about how they look. Thank you! I saw a vegan cheesecake on minimalistbaker.com that looked good. I want to bring them to a brunch but probably won’t have time the morning of to make them. The weather does contribute to issues with sticky dough, but all you need to do it add more flour and it should be just great! Thank you so much for trying them! Pretending to be a kid today with these oven-baked Cinnamon Sugar French Toast Sticks. Very easy recipe.. Have you tried a vegan french toast? Hi Emily, I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks! xTieghan. Baking lower and longer? Do you think this would still work if I proof fresh yeast with the warm milk and honey, and then add that mixture to the flour? I have not tried it with splenda substitutes, so I am not sure how it would turn out.. Each french toast stick gets dressed up with browned butter before being coated in cinnamon sugar. That will work well! I’m going to make them this sunday, Hi Molly! I hope you love this recipe. xTieghan. I made these to freeze a big batch for quick school-day breakfasts. DUH!! Yes, you can make them the night before. Looks absolutely sinful!! Please let me know if you have any other questions! I made some Swedish cinnamon buns last weekend and find that, in my tiny apartment oven, when I bake buns that have a lot of butter in them, the butter pools out while baking, liquifies, and then browns/burns quite quickly. xTieghan. Thank you! I am so glad they loved this Karen, thank you! Both were great and kids couldn’t tell a difference, but I could tell Brioche was a bit denser. These knots require only pantry staple ingredients and can be made and ready to go in under and hour. I used part heavy cream and part soymilk to make it more of a milk texture. Also, if you do end up making a vegan/sugar-free cake for Caitlin (Happy 21st! HI! I loved making this because every step of the way some son (have 3 & 1 dauughter and 1 dil) would come in and help! Hi Kim! xTieghan. Texture might suffer a teense, but seriously, given these are a 15 on a 1-10 taste scale, droping them down to a 9.5 out of 10, still amazing!! Thank you! My only tip would be if you freeze before baking be sure to let them come to room temp before baking. You can actually assemble the knots, cover and keep in the fridge overnight, just be sure to bring them back to room temp before baking. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! Only issue I had was that the dough was suuuuper sticky. Looks delicious! Just grab then thaw and toast in the toaster. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, and cinnamon. No pan cooking, no messy stove, no hassle. I’m basically exactly the same wrt my birthday. . One question, re these rolls – I’m planning to make them as part of a brunch for a church group next Sunday, and wondered if I can make them the day before and then just reheat them before people arrive the following day ? Also, she did so good twisting and tying these, seriously perfect recipe to make with kids. We loved that with a little effort & some twists, they turned out beautifully. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I do have some of the toppings melt off and onto the pan when I make these, but I just scoop it up and put it back on the buns. I would recommend pulling them out of the fridge so they can return to room temp before baking. My kids devoured the end result! xTieghan. Spread the dough with 4 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. This will help the cream cheese mix into the glaze better. Just add the yeast to the warm water with the honey and let it sit 5-10 minutes until the mixture is poufy and smells like bread, then follow the directions as listed. Here in Quebec, the big age is 18 the “legal” age for drinking and going to night clubs. Is there anything I can help with? Or do you recommend immediately baking after the dough rises? That is so amazing to hear! They came out just great and everyone loved them but I had to change the recipe a little. Pulse to combine. I would pause after forming the the knots and then bake in the morning. Agreed!! SO. You can prep the rolls the night before. Drizzle glaze over the knots, if desired. Please let me know if you have other questions. I hope you love these! Hi Abby, Will definitely make again. Any tips on freezing if I want to save some? Hello! Yes, that works great! Hope you love this recipe! My dad tells me she’s been eating them every single morning before school and LOVING them. I made these on Saturday. Have you ever tried making them with splenda subistues? Hi Cari, HI! Hi Casey, Yes you can leave them in the fridge overnight, just be sure to bring back to room temp before you bake. I just threw the entire thing into the garbage. I am not sure why your topping melted off, I am so sorry. So glad you love this recipe! Looks awesome, Hi Sicou, Just be sure to let the knots come back to room temp before baking. Yes!! 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