Cinnamon buns are widely loved for their delectable flavour, but like most bakery items, many Britons shy away from making them at home. From the fear of getting the dough wrong or simply being short on ingredients to whip up these pillow-soft sweet treats, cinnamon buns aren’t a staple in everyone’s home baking repertoire. Thankfully, Buns of Joy ( @bunsofjoy on Instagram ) is an artisan batch bakery that sells fresh, homemade cinnamon buns for those times when making them at home is not possible .
But its founder, Leah Waring, a fourth-generation baker who has spent a lifetime learning her family's bakery business in Reading, has shared her baking wisdom with those willing to try an easy cinnamon bun recipe. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.
uk , she said: “Buns of Joy is an artisan batch bakery. We love baking: fresh home-made pillowy dough and perfectly mixed cinnamon spice; preparing the icing just right so it melts in the mouth.” How to make cinnamon buns There are three major components in cinnamon buns - the dough, sugar paste and all-important frosting.
As with every recipe , a solid base is crucial to the final result, but many people don’t know that the dough must be enriched. Leah said: “Enriched dough – full of butter, milk and egg, gives the dough a pillowy texture when baked and keeps them softer for longer, if they last that long.” Mastering the texture is down to technique, so the Buns of Joy founder urged you to knead the dough until it come.