These squeezable pillows of honey dough are a mash-up between an ultra fluffy cinnamon bun and a New York-style crumb cake. (It’s reminiscent of my favorite Cinnamon Swirl Bread too.)
Double Stuffed Cinnamon Crumb Buns are for the part of you that wants to eat the top layer off of the entire Cinnamon Swirl Yeasted Coffee Cake, then leave the sad bottom half for your kid brother. No judgment—you beat him to the pan!
They’re messy and marvelous with a crumb topping (like on these Coffee Cake Muffins) that falls all over the buns and into the gaps in the pan, leaving it to deeply caramelize and clings to the bun edges in big chunks as it bakes.
I loved digging out each bun and its surrounding moat of bronzed brown sugar. YUM!
How to Make Double Stuffed Cinnamon Crumb Buns
A honey whole wheat buttermilk dough, typically use for cinnamon rolls (like these Chocolate Chai Cinnamon Rolls), is stuffed with giant, golden coffee-cake style crumbs, then showered even more crumbs over the top.
The Ingredients
Flour. A combination of all purpose and whole wheat flour gives these little buns the perfect balance of fluffiness and heartiness. (It’s a healthy flour blend I also use in this Apple Coffee Cake.)Yeast. I like using instant yeast in these cinnamon-stuffed buns because I can mix it right in with the other dry ingredients. No activating in warm water first is required.Cinnamon. You can’t have cinnamon crumb buns without plenty of warm fragrant, earthy cinnamon (in the dough AND filling). (For more cinnamon goodness, see these Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls.)Brown Sugar. When it comes to baked goods, cinnamon has no better partner than good old-fashioned brown sugar.Honey. For some natural sweetness that compliments the nuttiness of the whole wheat flour.Buttermilk. For a subtle tang and plenty of moisture. (I also love adding buttermilk to this Cranberry Cinnamon Swirl Bread.)Eggs. For tenderness and softness.
The Directions
Despite the many MANY crumbs, I can guarantee you’ll be hard-pressed to find any left after serving up these double stuffed cinnamon crumb buns at your next brunch. All you really need to know is that’s golden and glorious, and we’re using twice as much.
More Crumb-licious Recipe:
The Best Blueberry Coffee CakeStrawberry Lemonade Coffee CakeHealthy Cranberry Apricot Bars
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