Description
These Cruffins are a delightful hybrid of croissants and muffins, featuring flaky crescent roll dough rolled with buttery cinnamon sugar. They bake up golden and tender, perfect for breakfast or a sweet snack.
Ingredients
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Dough and Filling
- 3 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll sheets
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, divided
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- Prepare Dough Sheets: On a lightly floured surface, roll out each tube of crescent roll dough into a 12×16-inch rectangle. If using perforated dough, pinch seams to seal.
- Butter the Dough: Spread 2 tablespoons of softened butter evenly over each dough sheet.
- Mix Cinnamon-Sugar: In a small bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Sprinkle Cinnamon-Sugar: Evenly sprinkle ¼ cup of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the buttered dough sheets, gently pressing it in. Reserve the remaining cinnamon sugar for topping.
- Roll Dough: Starting from the long edge, tightly roll each sheet into a log.
- Cut Dough Logs: Cut each log in half, then each half in half lengthwise to create 4 sections per dough sheet. Repeat for all sheets, yielding 12 sections total.
- Form Cruffins: With layered side facing out, roll each section tightly into a cinnamon roll shape, tucking the end piece under.
- Arrange in Muffin Tin: Place each rolled cruffin into the prepared muffin tin cups.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Coat with Cinnamon-Sugar: Remove from oven and immediately roll each cruffin in the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture for extra flavor and sweetness.
Notes
- Be sure to pinch seams closed if using perforated crescent dough to prevent filling from leaking out while baking.
- Use softened butter for easy spreading and even distribution on the dough.
- You can substitute regular granulated sugar for brown sugar for a deeper flavor if desired.
- Ensure the muffin tin is well greased or sprayed to easily remove the cruffins after baking.
- Cool slightly before serving to avoid burns, but best enjoyed warm.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
