Description
Fresh from the oven, warm cinnamon crescent twists wrap your kitchen in sweet, nostalgic comfort. Swirling buttery dough with fragrant cinnamon creates a simple treat guaranteed to make everyone smile.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package (8 oz) refrigerated crescent roll dough
Spice and Sweeteners:
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, melted
Glaze (Optional):
- ½ cup (60g) powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoons milk or cream
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Ensure your surface is ready for delicate pastry work.
- Carefully unroll the 8 oz crescent dough and transform the triangles into 4 cohesive rectangles. Pinch every perforation to create seamless surfaces.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and brush generously across each rectangle. Blend ¼ cup sugar with 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon in a separate small bowl.
- Scatter the cinnamon-sugar mixture over 2 rectangles. Layer the remaining rectangles on top to create two distinct sandwich-style sections.
- Slice each sandwich into 4 elongated strips, giving you 8 total twists. Gently rotate each strip to create elegant spirals.
- Arrange the twisted strips on your prepared baking sheet, leaving slight spacing between each piece.
- Slide the sheet into the 375F oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges turn golden and the pastry appears puffy and crisp.
- Transfer the hot twists to a wire cooling rack. Let them rest for 2-3 minutes to stabilize their delicate structure.
- For the optional glaze, whisk ½ cup powdered sugar with ½ teaspoon milk and ½ teaspoon vanilla until silky smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over warm twists, allowing it to set for another 2-3 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Chilling the dough briefly after twisting helps the strips hold their shape better during baking.
- Brushing the strips with an extra egg wash creates a more golden, shiny exterior that looks professionally baked.
- For a less sweet version, replace the sugar with a sprinkle of sea salt and herbs like rosemary or thyme.
- Gluten-free bakers can substitute the crescent dough with a gluten-free puff pastry or similar alternative to enjoy these twists.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Pastries
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg