Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Bread

In a mixing bowl combine flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Mix for 1 minute. Next add water and half of the beaten egg. Mix. Add butter and mix until combined. Knead by hand until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. After that, punch the dough down and divide it into 5 round balls and allow them to rise for 10 minutes.

Now take out each ball and roll them out on a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin until you get a thin disk (diameter 6 inch, thickness 1/4 inch).

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together, then sprinkle evenly over each dough disk.

Next fold the dough in half (folding one half over the other to make a half moon shape). Make 3 incisions in the edges of the dough with a sharp knife. (See photo—you are basically cutting in from the edge of the circle about 1/2 to 1 inch in, towards the flat side of the half moon. Do this 3 times).

Place on a greased baking tray and allow to rise for 35 minutes. Preheat oven to 200 C.

Next brush the remaining beaten egg over the top of the buns. Bake at 200 C for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve and enjoy.