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Easy Homemade Cinnamon Pull-a-parts

Cinnamon pull-a-parts warm from the oven.

Here is a super easy homemade treat that everyone loves! I use the most simple dough recipe I know and once the dough is ready these easy homemade cinnamon pull-a-parts will be ready in 30 minutes. Nothing beats the warm, sticky, and delicious taste of this special treat on any day of the year.

Warm and sticky cinnamon pull-a-parts on a white plate with some decorative cinnamon sticks.
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Let’s Talk About Dough!

Dough ready to be made into balls for the cinnamon pull-a-parts.

You can honestly use any dough recipe you want for these easy homemade cinnamon pull-a-parts. That is what makes this recipe so great! It is really versatile and pretty much fool-proof!

I often have left over sourdough dough and I will use that up by making this recipe. However, more often than not, I have leftover vetkoek* dough and I end up using the leftovers for this recipe.

*vetkoek is an Afrikaans recipe for a deep fried dough that is eaten sweet or savory. Future recipe for this coming your way!

My point here is that I will be describing a very simple dough recipe for you but it is okay to follow the same instructions with any dough you like to make.

A few more notes about the dough:

  1. Make sure you give your dough the appropriate amount of time to rise before forming it into the pull-a-part balls. Sourdough will take longer than a recipe that uses yeast.
  2. If you have time, allow for a second rise once all the dough balls are in the pan and covered with the sugar mixture.
  3. You can do this with a wholewheat dough. It just might need a little extra butter because wholewheat tends to be a bit more dry.
Perfectly risen dough.

When to Prepare This Recipe?

  • The night before: I like to prepare the dough in an airtight container with a lid and put it in the fridge the night before. This way I can pull it out and decide what I am going to make with it the next morning. If I decide to make these easy homemade cinnamon pull-a-parts, I simply throw it all together, allow one more rise, and then bake it.
  • The day of: This recipe has a pretty quick rising dough so you can make everything in the morning if you want to. Just give your self 20-30 minutes for the first rise and then 15-30 minutes for the second rise once everything is assembled. NOTE: I have definitely forgotten the second rise before and these still turned out great. So, just keep that in mind if you are in a really big rush.

Easy Homemade Cinnamon Pull-a-parts Recipe

Tessa Dreyer

Easy Homemade Cinnamon Pull-a-parts

This is a fool-proof recipe to create a delicious, warm and sticky cinnamon treat any time of the year. This recipe is quick and easy and will impress any of your hungry guests.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 500 g all purpose flour
  • 10 g salt
  • 10 g yeast
  • 400 ml warm water
Cinnamon Glaze
  • 3/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pecans optional

Equipment

  • 1 Stand Mixer with Dough Hook
  • 1 9×9 baking dish
  • Parchment paper

Method
 

  1. Add together the yeast and water in a bowl and let sit for 5 minutes
  2. In a separate bowl, add the flour and salt and mix well.
  3. Add the yeast mixture into the flour mixture and mix well. (About 5 minutes in your mixer)
    Dough in a bowl.
  4. Allow to rise (covered) for about 20-30 minutes in a warm area of your house.
  5. While that is mixing and rising, Add together the melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix well. NOTE: I sometimes just melt it all together in the microwave to make my life easier.
  6. Once the dough has risen, you can preheat your oven to 350℉. You can take 2 inch size pieces of dough and roll them into balls and place them into a lined 9×9 baking pan.
  7. Pour the sugar mixture on top and add pecan if you want. Allow to rise again for about 15-30 minutes.
  8. Place into the oven at 350℉ for 25-30 minutes. If the top is looking like it is burning you can cover it with some aluminum foil near the end of the baking time.
  9. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before eating.

Storing Cinnamon Pull-a-parts

This recipe is best enjoyed right away!

Full disclosure, I am currently eating some warmed up leftover cinnamon pull-a-parts as I write this post. It’s for research purposes of course. But, they still taste very nice the second day! They just aren’t something I would pull out for guests because they don’t look as nice and you lose some of the flaky edges when it has been in the fridge overnight.

I also wouldn’t recommend freezing these after you bake them.

If you decide to keep some leftovers, you can keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-4 days.

Fully bakes cinnamon pull-a-parts in a pan.

Other Ways to Make This Recipe Even Better

  • Add raisins with your pecans.
  • Use walnuts instead of pecans.
  • After these come out of the oven you can serve with ice cream or whipped cream and turn it into a dessert.
  • Add Nutella on top for a chocolate twist.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read and make this recipe! I love hearing how they turned out and how you have managed to make them even better so please leave a comment below!

If you know someone who might want to try this recipe, please share it with them! This is a fool-proof one so even the most novice of bakers can pull this off and impress their hungry guests.

Tessa Dreyer
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