Cinnamon Rolls-On-A-Stick: perfect for the Minnesota State Fair
The MN State Fair is open, so the annual food-on-a-stick showdown has begun. This is an update of an old post–a few years ago, Jeff and I presented our bread methods and introduced our latest and greatest achievement; Bread-on-a-Stick at booth run by St. Agnes Baking Company, in the Creative Arts Building.
Here is how to make the mini cinnamon rolls-on-a-stick:
Preheat oven to 350° and grease 24 mini muffin tins.
Roll out a 1 pound piece of dough (master, brioche, challah, whole wheat, buttermilk or any of your favorites will work).
It should be about 1/4″ thick and as rectangular as you can manage.
Sprinkle on a generous amount of brown sugar(about 1/2 cup) and sprinkle with about 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon. Make sure you get right to the edges, but leave a 1/2″ along one of the long edges. Roll the dough into a log starting at the long edge.
Seal the log by pinching the dough along the seam.
Stretch the dough until it is just thicker than a broom stick.
Snip off 3/4″ discs with a pair of kitchen scissors.
Place in a well greased mini-muffin tin. Let rise for about 45 minutes. Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from pan immediately before the caramel hardens. Makes about 24 mini cinnamon rolls.
To celebrate the Fair put the cinnamon rolls on wooden skewers and drizzle with icing. (I just mixed together powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream until it was as thick as cake batter.)
What a neat recipe. These look so yummy.
Love em,
Susie
The cinnamon rolls look great. A lot of my friends are talking about your book and how much they like it. Wish I could join you at the fair, it would be alot more fun than sitting down here waint for the tropical storm to decide what it is going to do!
YUM!!
And I’d love to win a book!
Those cinnamon rolls on a stick look delicious! My boys would love them. Thanks for the idea 🙂
Oh, please add me to the giveaway! I’ve been wanting this book for the LONGEST.
These look just delicious! I’ve been wanting to try the caramel pecan roll recipe from the book, but this looks like even more fun. Thanks!
Those do look yummy! I would love to have a chance to win this book, too!!
These are the cutest things I’ve seen. I would love to go to that fair but it’s to far from home. What a nice touch to do a book giveaway.
Oh what fun! I’d love to win a book to pass on to a friend!
I LOVE cinnamon rolls. Really just about anything with icing is a major weakness. My friend has your book out from the library and I’d love to win a copy so I don’t have to wait for him to return it!
Those look yummy.
What a great idea for a brunch table.
Have fun at the fair.
I have got to give this a try! Looks fantastic!
Yum – though I think I could go for a savory version, with herbs and/or cheese layered in.
Looks good. But doesn’t fair food need to be fried. How about Fried bread on a stick.
Wow!Looks yummy!!
I really want to get your book! (Can’t find it here in Québec.)
Hi Conrad,
I was thinking Beignets on a stick, what do you think?
Thanks, Zoë
Those are just precious! Well done !!
What a great idea – I look forward to making them!!
Those are beautiful!!! I almost can feel the warm cinnamon scent…
The cinnamon rolls are delightful! And thanks for offering the giveaway, I would love your book.
Joan
Looks like a great and simple cinnamon roll recipe! Might have to make some for our upcoming road trip up the North Shore in Minnesota!
Not sure if you’ll keep up with these comments, but I’ve been having terrible trouble with the 100% WW recipe – even with adding about a cup of vital wheat gluten, I can’t get the loaf to rise. I’ve had great success with many of the other recipes, it’s only that one giving me a hard time… It says no need to knead, but maybe I should? To help build up the gluten? Anyone have any tips?
(oh, and I would love a signed copy to give to my mom!)
i LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of baking them in mini-muffin/cupcake tins — I’ve never seen that before!
Oh that looks so cute! I have been wanting a copy of that book for such a long time!
I have spent the last 3 months in our RV traveling from TN to ID, Mt, UT, NM and in September back to TN. I have made bread in my Advantium oven almost every other day at all altitudes up to 6500′. No matter where we have been the bread, even when the humidity has been in the teens, has been delicious. Thanks so much for your wonderful book. Can’t wait for the next installment.
I’m with Nathan on the savory version–maybe something with pesto or with sage (and Gruyere?). In a small size (small muffin tins?), they could be fun little hors d’oeuvres.
I went to the MN state fair in 1982–just off a two-day train ride. I remember eating corn on a stick for breakfast.
I love cinnamon rolls. I love mini versions of, well, roughly everything (including non-food items). So mini cinnamon rolls? Fantastic! Adorable! I could never make them at home because I would eat ALL OF THEM (“They’re so small, I can have one more…”).
Which of course, means I’ll be baking them this weekend. We’ll see if they last until Monday 😉
Zoe you are killing me with those! Hope to see you at the fair tomorrow, I’ll be the one eating the chocolate covered bacon; )
I have LOVED my copy of the book! And I want to say thanks for such a great blog and web site — they’ve been very helpful. Best wishes to you both, have a great time at the fair!
Bev, who thinks an autographed copy would make a great Christmas gift 🙂
I just sold another copy of your book. So far at least 3 people have bought it after tasting my bread. My brother was here for a vacation, watched me make a loaf and went right to his laptop to order it from amazon. Question: should I have them go to this site first- do you get benefit if the buyer comes from here?
Just baked a loaf at our cabin at nearly 9000 ft in the Rockies and all went well though discovered this stove needs less time.
ohhh these look great! love the concept of putting them in the muffin tins!!! i’ll have to try these for sure!
How great are those! I’d love to have them on a brunch buffet.
Zoe I can not believe how cute these are! I don’t know how many I could eat in one sitting! But probably A LOT!
I love you book and my copy is already showing signs of frequent use. If I win I’ll gift it to my mom.
It’s as if you read my mind. I was just thinking about making cinnamon rolls and here they are with a cute twist.
Oh, these are so delicate and pretty! I’ll be trying this – tks so much for sharing!
those are adorable!! I hope you get lots of traffic at the fair. Wish I lived closer and that I could meet you guys … I love love love your book and several of my friends/family have purchased your book after eating the bread I’ve baked. They are all impressed!!
Doreen
Thank you for sharing this adorable idea. This is taking stick food up a notch. 🙂
Muffin tins! Brilliant!
Oh, I wish I lived there! Instead, I will be attempting to make these – they look so great! Thanks!
i have tried cheesecake on a stick, now i can try this.
I LOVE fair-food and these look fabulous!
Thanks for having this giveaway. The book sounds great and those mini-cinnamon rolls on a stick look fabulous!
ooohhhh! I am soooooo gonna make those!!!
I love the whole food on a stick thing!
These would be perfect for my back to school brunch! Thanks for sharing!
So adorable! Excellent idea, thanks a lot!
These could be so much fun with a bunch of “dipping stations”. Icing, caramel and nuts, melted chocolate, thinned peanut butter and raisins…ohhhhhh, am I in trouble here!
Thanks for sharing such a great idea!
simple, cute, yummy!! 🙂
I was attracted to the cuteness of these little cinnamon rolls on a stick, I’m going to have to try them for myself!
I love sticky buns but hate the mess. This solves the problem. What an ingenious idea!
These look delicious! What a fun treat! I wish I had known about them sooner, I would have served them at my sisters baby shower!