Over the last month members of ‘Fresh From The Oven‘ have been baking my Cinnamon Bun recipe. The FFTO site now shows all the entrants here but I wanted to show you my pick of the bunch.
I am delighted that so many people put their own slant on the recipe. After all that’s how recipes are developed and made personal.
Like Lucy from Kitchen Maid who made hers with smashed chocolate and hazelnut spread. She says hers were so nice that she “Invited a friend around to share them with us and was actually glad when they couldn’t make it, they’re that good.” How fabulous!
Sarah made a Chopped Hazelnut and Almond version, whilst J’s Kitchen had some problems with her dough texture, but I still think they look pretty good. Sometimes halving the quantities can do strange things to a recipe.
Confessions of a Curious Cuisiniere was unsure about how long to cook her buns to make sure they were golden yet cooked in the middle, but I like her idea of the apple and pecan flavour. Sweetened breads can be tricky as they brown quickly on the top and stay very soft inside so I find a tin foil hat the best way to stop them baking too fast.
This was the first baking challenge for Slyce of my Life in Bahrain, and although she approached it with trepidation she was ‘ecstatic’ with the results, so I am so glad she joined in. Hungry Hinny was also a FFTO virgin so I am chuffed for her with a successful first outing of a Cinnamon and Apple bun.
Tina’s Kitchen made a slightly more healthy bun than mine with less butter and no icing:
Jo’s Kitchen also turned out a good-looking sticky-bun like version that she was pleased to report went down well with the ladies coffee morning.
But just look at Alex’s version on Dear Love Blog:
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Isn’t it beautiful? I love the way she has cut triangular shapes in the dough so it fills the pan completely.
Working London Mummy used the decadent rich looking Pioneer Woman Recipe, which I really wanted to try but was daunted by the quantities and the need for foil pans that I haven’t got.
These lemon curd flavoured buns from Sally At My Custard Pie look dreamy, yet another completely different take on the theme and the cream cheese icing sounds fantastic.
…and no Sally, I don’t mind you rebelling and trying a different flavour…I must try your famous Cinnabons too.
Please Don’t Feed the Animals made quirky square looking ones that are destined to become a family favourite. I rather like their style.
I’ll just add in this late entry because it is so creative and pretty. Cinnamon Roses from Mushitza.
It’s a weird feeling knowing that there are people all over the world trying one of your recipes. I kind of like it and I am glad that so many people enjoyed the challenge.
If you would like to experiment with bread recipes each month join the Fresh From The Oven team.
Savory Simple
October 29, 2011
How delicious!
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide
October 29, 2011
What a fantastic roundup! Great flavors. The lemon and the smashed chocolate sound especially good.
Tina V.
October 29, 2011
I love looking at the round up photos 🙂
It was a great challenge and I’m really glad I tried this recipe 🙂
My parents loved it, they’re big cinnamon fans :))
hungryhinny
October 29, 2011
I love all the different versions that everyone has come up with – I especially like the sound of lemon curd, will have to give that a go!
Dionne Baldwin
October 29, 2011
Isn’t it amazing to see all the different interpretations on one recipe? I love that. It reminds me to always keep an open mind and listen to new ideas. I have learned more blogging in the past two years than in all my years of cooking before that.
I love the photos of the bun round up! I wish I could just have one bite of each to enjoy the difference. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Lou
October 29, 2011
Lovely round up.
I especially like the look of Tina’s ones – they are so perfectly neat and I will definitely try Sally’s lemon curd ones as they sound amazing!
Thanks very much for the recipe. A Keeper!
Lou.
kat
October 30, 2011
YUM!!!!
Russell at Chasing Delicious
October 30, 2011
My oh my look at all those scrumptious looking buns! I’ll take one of each!
Lucy Corry (@thekitchenmaid)
October 30, 2011
Claire, we all owe you a debt of gratitude for sharing the recipe to start with! I am definitely going to make Alex and Sally’s versions, yum!
working london mummy
October 30, 2011
what a wonderful response and your original cinnamon rolls looked divine. Thanks for the challenge!
PercentBlog
October 31, 2011
YUM! I love the fully round set of buns, sort of a pull apart bread. Smashed chocolate and hazelnut spread is something I’ll have to try!
Tandy
October 31, 2011
they all look amazing!
Curious Cuisiniere
October 31, 2011
Thanks for the recipe and the challenge! It’s fascinating to see everyone’s take on this great recipe!
Silvia
October 31, 2011
Dear Claire, this was one of the funniest challenges I’ve taken part!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
November 1, 2011
There are some super pictures in there, I so need to get a better lens…. definitely an early Christmas present I reckon….
purelyfood
November 3, 2011
They all look great and thank you for hosting this month. This round up is great as well. Just sorry I didn’t find time to bake them. October is always a busy month here (my husbands birthday weekend, my 30th and our nephew was 2 all on different weekends!).
photographypix
November 5, 2011
yummy!
Anita Menon
November 19, 2011
Thank you so much for the mention. So sweet. The round up looks so impressive. Looking forward to participate in the next one.
Jeri
December 7, 2011
This looks super good! I know my family will love it and me too!! I’m happy I found this because I was going to make another recipe similar but it looked too difficult and yours seems easier to follow so I am going with yours instead!
thingswemake.co.uk
December 7, 2011
Great news! Hope it goes well.