Irresistible Gluten-Free Cinnamon Twists: A Sweet, Budget-Friendly Dessert

2026-03-13
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Cinnamon Twists

🏷️ Category: dessert

⭐ Difficulty: Medium

⏱️ Time: 45 min

📝 Introduction

Indulge in these delightful gluten-free cinnamon twists, a perfect dessert that combines warmth, sweetness, and affordability. With just 193 calories per serving, this recipe yields 14 servings at only 19 cents each, making it a guilt-free treat for any occasion. Using simple ingredients like active yeast, butter, eggs, milk, and sugar, these twists are soft, aromatic, and sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Loved by many for their yummy and satisfying taste, they're ideal for adding a homemade touch to your gluten-free recipe collection. Follow our easy steps to create these golden-brown delights in about 45 minutes.

🥘 Ingredients

• active yeast1 package
• butter1 cup
• eggs2
• milk1 cup
• salt0.5 teaspoon
• sugar1 cup

👨‍🍳 Cooking Steps

1

Combine 2 cups flour with yeast

2

Heat and stir milk, butter or margarine, sugar and salt until warm and butter is almost completely melted

3

Add this to the flour mixture along with the eggs

4

Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl, then beat on high speed for approx

5

minutes

6

Stir in as much of the remaining flour ( 2 to 2 1/3 cups) as you can

7

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface

8

Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (about 3 - 5 minutes)

9

Shape into a ball

10

Place in a lightly greased bowl

11

Cover and let rise in a warm place till double in size

12

(About 1 hour)Punch dough down

13

Divide in half

14

Cover and let rest 10 minutes

15

Roll half of the dough into a 12x8 inch rectangle

16

Melt 3 tablespoons butter or margarine; brush half over the dough

17

combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; sprinkle half of the mixture over dough

18

Fold dough in half and then in half once more

19

Cut strips of dough along the short end and twist sealing the seams

20

Place in a baking sheet

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Cover; let rise till nearly double about 30 minutes

22

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes

23

(Be sure to check them, they brown easily

24

)For the sugar glaze combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar with 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk

25

Continue to add milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you get a drizzling consistency

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