Cinnamon Roll Bunnies
Adorable and fluffy sourdough cinnamon roll bunnies! The perfect recipe to add to your list of spring to-dos. Make these cute bunnies with homemade sourdough, yeast, or pre-made cinnamon roll dough!
Ingredients
Cinnamon Roll Dough
- ½ cup sourdough starter or 2 tsp active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm milk or water
- ¼ cup butter ½ stick
- ¼ cup honey or cane sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2-2½ cups all-purpose flour
Cinnamon Roll Filling
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Make the roll dough by combining sourdough starter or yeast and warm milk in a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer. Allow to dissolve then add melted butter, sugar, and one egg. Mix well.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt then add 1 cup of the mixture to the roll dough. Add ½ cup of flour at a time until the dough is firm and slightly sticky. Cover the dough with a damp tea or kitchen towel and allow to ferment in the refrigerator for about 8 hours (or overnight) if using sourdough starter. If you are using yeast allow the dough to rise until doubled in size.
- Make filling by combining softened butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour in a mixing bowl.
- After the dough has fermented or risen (if using yeast), roll out on a well floured surface in the shape of a rectangle with dough at about ¼ inch thickness.
- Rub filling all over the surface of the dough using hands to make sure it covers the surface completely.
- Cut the dough into about eight 1 inch strips using a pizza cutter.
- Roll using a flat, metal spatula or bench scraper then flip onto the spatula to move easily. Unroll about 5-6 inches of the dough and turn them into bunny ears by shaping them into and "M" at the top of the roll.
- Bake at 350℉ for about 12-15 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely then decorate your bunnies! (See post section above with tips for how to decorate.)
