Amish Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Cinnamon rolls are a mainstay in Amish kitchens, so why not Amish Cinnamon Roll Muffins? There are so many cinnamon roll recipes, from caramel to pecan to fruit-filled cinnamon rolls.  Through it all, the kneading, the baking, the age-old family recipes, give the cinnamon roll a mystique in the Amish kitchen.  SIGH, for me, there is nothing better than a big, fat, puffy, caramel-smothered cinnamon roll that is warm.  Holy moly, that is the pinnacle of Amish deliciousness.  I’ve tried cinnamon rolls from Amish bakeries that are just so-so (frosting out of a can and chewy bread) and others that are so melt-in-your mouth amazing that you want to swoon (soft bread, fresh, homemade, dripping caramel).

There are plenty of other popular non-cinnamon sweet rolls in Amish kitchens: sticky buns (caramel), brown sugar rolls, honey rolls, and the like , but nothing seems to capture the imagination more than cinnamon rolls.

This recipe is an attempt to cross-breed the deliciousness of a cinnamon roll with the ease of a muffin.  I think it sounds good.  I know I’ve been to Amish bakeries where they’ve attempted to do cinnamon roll muffins.  Not everyone wants to knead and roll and with these you don’t have to, that’s the beauty of it.  And during today's heightened hygiene environment, nice to not have to break off a sticky cinnamon roll from the larger mass, these muffins can just be popped out and enjoyed as single-serve options.

I know how I am, when cinnamon is involved, more is better. So I might up my cinnamon ratio, but that is just me.

Amish Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Reader, Carolyn made them and shared these photos. She said these tasted a bit like  a really good coffee cake -  moist with a cinnamony sugar crunch on top.  She says they’re delicious without the glaze too.  Other observations from Carolyn:

•  The recipe made 24 full size muffins with a little left over.  It could easily be split in two to make 12 muffins.
• The glaze recipe made a stiff frosting rather than a spreadable glaze.  A little more orange juice should be added, bit by bit until it looks like the picture, thin enough to spread.  I ended up using about one more tablespoon of orange juice.
• A second coat of glaze can be added if the first soaks into the hot muffin.  There’s plenty to do that.
  
  
  

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• 👩‍🍳Cinnamon Roll Muffin Ingredients
• 📋Baking Instructions
• 👨‍🍳Amish Cinnamon Recipes
• 🖨️Printer-Friendly Amish Cinnamon Roll Muffin Recipe

👩‍🍳Cinnamon Roll Muffin Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• Cinnamon Sugar Mix:
• ⅔ cup sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• Glaze:
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon orange juice

📋Baking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 2 muffin tins with cooking spray, set aside.
3. With a wooden spoon, beat together 2 cups sugar, butter and eggs.
4. Add in buttermilk, flour, and baking soda and mix until fully incorporated.
5. Using a little less than half the batter, place a spoonful of batter into each muffin cup.
6. In a medium sized separate bowl, stir together the ⅔ cup sugar and cinnamon.
7. Using approximately half this cinnamon sugar mixture, sprinkle over the batter in each muffin tin (Using approximately ½ to ¾ tsp for each muffin).
8. Top each muffin with the remaining batter, filling the muffin tins ⅔ full.
9. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar mixture over top of each muffin tin.
10. Using a butter knife, swirl each individual muffin so that the cinnamon sugar mixture will be throughout each muffin.
11. Bake for approximately 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
12. Mix glaze ingredients while muffins are baking.
13. Top with glaze while still warm.
14. Let cool in pan for a few minutes.

👨‍🍳Amish Cinnamon Recipes

Cinnamon is a delicious sweetener for almost any recipe. Yes, the Amish are famous for cinnamon rolls, but pies and breads can also star cinnamon!

Amish Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

These are amazing!

Oatmeal Cinnamon Crispy Cookies

A delicious cookie!

Cinnamon Toast Squares

These are amazing, just like eating cinnamon toast.

Katie Miller's Cinnamon Butter

Spread this on your dinner rolls!

🖨️Printer-Friendly Amish Cinnamon Roll Muffin Recipe