Description
These Puff Pastry Cruffins are delightfully flaky and buttery pastries with a sweet cinnamon sugar coating. Easy to make with store-bought puff pastry, they offer a perfect breakfast or dessert treat that’s visually stunning and deliciously flavorful. Rolled into beautiful rose-like spirals and baked to golden perfection, cruffins combine the best of croissants and muffins in a simple recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry
- 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed if frozen)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
Coating
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the oven and pan: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a muffin tin to prevent sticking during baking.
- Roll out the puff pastry: On a lightly floured surface, unroll or unfold the thawed puff pastry sheet to prepare for filling and shaping.
- Brush with butter: Evenly brush the entire puff pastry surface with melted unsalted butter to enhance flavor and help the sugar-cinnamon mixture stick.
- Mix and sprinkle sugar-cinnamon: In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the buttered puff pastry for a sweet, spiced coating.
- Roll the pastry: Starting from the long edge, tightly roll the puff pastry into a log shape, ensuring a compact, layered spiral when sliced.
- Slice the log: Using a sharp knife, carefully slice the log in half lengthwise to reveal the cinnamon sugar layers inside.
- Form cruffins: With the cut sides facing outward, roll each half-strip into a spiral, forming a rose-like shape that fits perfectly in muffin cups.
- Place in muffin tin: Arrange each rolled spiral snugly in the greased muffin tin cups for baking.
- Bake: Bake the cruffins in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes until they are puffed up, golden brown, and cooked through.
- Cool and dust: Let the cruffins cool slightly before optionally dusting them with powdered sugar for a finishing touch before serving.
Notes
- For a sweet variation, spread a thin layer of jam, Nutella, or brown sugar on the puff pastry before rolling.
- Enjoy cruffins the same day for best freshness, but they can be reheated briefly in a warm oven to revive flakiness.
- Try savory versions by adding cheese and herbs instead of cinnamon sugar for a different flavor profile.
