Amoura Coffee and Organic Cinnamon Buns
These hearty coffee and cinnamon buns are the perfect comfort dessert with added health benefits for any season especially autumn and winter!. They are filled with Amoura coffee which has milk chocolate, caramel and honey notes for a delicious in-depth flavour.
Enjoy these soft and gooey cinnamon buns with a coffee twist for breakfast, brunch or for afternoon tea time.
The top health benefits of adding cinnamon in your food is:
1. May support gut health - Cinnamon has pre-biotic properties so these may help restore the gut by balancing the bacteria and alleviating digestive problems.
2. May reduce blood sugar - Cinnamon may help manage the amount of glucose that enters the bloodstream and can mimic the blood sugar hormone called insulin.
3. Aids the immune system - Has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties
4. May help benefit aging of the brain - Many conditions such as Alzheimer's is due to the deterioration of brain cells - cinnamon contains components that inhibit the build up of proteins that contribute to the aging of the brain.
Now, lets talk about the benefits of Amoura Coffee.
In addition to its energising effects, coffee has been linked to many health benefits.
1. supports brain health
2. gut function
3. supports heart health
4. reduces PCOS symptoms
To make these delicious coffee and cinnamon buns follow the recipe below:
For the dough:
- 60g unsalted butter
- 500g gluten free plain flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt by Organic Wonders
- 2 1/4 tsp instant dry yeast
- 120g organic coconut sugar by Organic Wonders
- 240ml lukewarm water
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
For cinnamon and coffee filling:
- 220g coconut sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp organic Ceylon cinnamon powder by Organic Wonders
- 2 tbsp grounded Amoura Coffee beans
- Icing
Instructions:
For the dough:
1. Mix egg, melted butter, vanilla essence and lukewarm water
2. Mix all of the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and make a hole in the centre and add the wet ingredients. Mix until you have a dough consistency
3. let the dough rest for 1-2 hours (until it has doubled in size)
To make:
1. Dust some flour onto your kitchen counter and roll out 2mm thick dough
2. Add the melted butter on top and edges of the dough
3. Mix the coffee, coconut sugar and cinnamon and spread it out as evenly as possible
4. Start rolling it tightly
5. Cut the rolls and add them to a baking tray lined with baking paper
6. Let them rest for 30-35 mins before putting them in the oven and then pop them into the oven at 180C for 20-30 minutes
7. Add icing on top after the cinnamon and coffee buns have cooled down slightly
8. ENJOY!
