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Cinnamon breadsticks with cream cheese frosting.
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One Hour Cinnamon Breadsticks

These homemade cinnamon breadsticks are soft, chewy, and bursting with cinnamon flavor – and you can make them from scratch in exactly one hour!
Prep Time1 hour
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Breakfast
Keyword: cinnamon
Servings: 24 sticks

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1.5 cups Warm Water
  • 1 tablespoon Yeast active dry or instant
  • 2 tablespoons Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 3-4 cups All Purpose Flour

Filling

  • 4 tablespoons Butter melted
  • 2 tablespoons Cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar

Frosting

  • 2 oz Cream Cheese
  • 2 teaspoons Milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  • Place warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add yeast and sugar. Add 3 cups of flour and the salt and start mixing.
  • Mix until the dough starts coming together in a ball, gradually adding up to one more cup of flour as needed. You want the dough to mostly pull away from the sides of the mixer bowl. Then let the dough continue to knead for 5-7 minutes until it's soft and smooth.
  • Cover the mixing bowl with a towel and let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, start preheating the oven to 400 degrees. Also, melt the 4 tablespoons of butter in one bowl and mix together the cinnamon and sugar for the filling in another bowl.
  • Lightly spray a cookie sheet or baking tray with nonstick spray or line it with parchment paper. Turn the dough out onto a floured counter and roll it into a 12x18 inch rectangle. Pour on the melted butter and brush it evenly across the dough, all the way to the edges. Sprinkle most of the cinnamon/sugar over the butter, reserving about two tablespoons.
  • Use a pizza cutter to cut the rectangle into two 12x9 inch rectangles. Slice each of those rectangles into twelve 1x9 inch strips. Fold each strip in half so the filling is sandwiched inside and twist the strip, then place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Once all the dough strips are twisted on the baking sheet, sprinkle with the reserved cinnamon sugar.
  • Bake for approximately 18 minutes or until lightly golden brown. While the sticks are baking, use a hand mixer to beat together the frosting ingredients. Serve cinnamon sticks immediately with frosting.