Cinnamon Hearts for Valentine's Day (and Beyond)

Step-by-step method

At a glance

You'll start by activating yeast with warm milk, then mix and knead a soft dough with cardamom before letting it rise for an hour. The fun part comes next — rolling out the dough, spreading it with a cinnamon-sugar filling, and shaping each strip into hearts by rolling and pinching. Your home will smell amazing as they bake for about 18 minutes until golden brown.

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Make the yeast starter

Warm the milk until lukewarm. Stir in a spoonful of sugar, then crumble in the yeast. Leave it in a warm spot for a few minutes until bubbles form on the surface — that's your sign the starter is ready.

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250 milliliter
Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat)

10 gram
Brown Cane Sugar

20 gram
Dried Yeast
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Prepare the dough

Mix the sugar, cardamom and a pinch of salt into the flour. Pour in the melted margarine and crack in the egg. Add the starter and knead into a soft dough.

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45 gram
Brown Cane Sugar

3 gram
Whole Cardamom

3 gram
Salt

100 gram
Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor

1 piece
Chicken Eggs

500 gram
All-purpose wheat flour
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Let the dough rise

Cover the bowl with a tea towel or plastic wrap and leave the dough to rise for about an hour, until it has doubled in size.

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Make the cinnamon filling

Melt the margarine and stir in the sugar and cinnamon.

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60 gram
Brown Cane Sugar

60 gram
Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor

2 teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon

10 gram
Ground Cinnamon
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Divide the dough

Once risen, divide the dough into two portions and work with them one at a time.
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Cut out the strips

Roll out one half of the dough into a rectangle with the longer side measuring about 25 cm. Spread with half of the cinnamon filling. Cut the dough into strips 2 cm wide and 25 cm long.
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Shape the hearts

Roll each strip inward from both ends toward the middle. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and pinch one end into a point to form a heart shape. One batch of dough makes about two trays of hearts, roughly 20 pieces in total.
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Bake

Bake in an oven preheated to 180 °C for 15–20 minutes, until golden.

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Cinnamon Hearts for Valentine's Day (and Beyond)

Name: Fragrant Cinnamon Heart Rolls
Prep time: 43 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 136 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 10 gram Ground Cinnamon; 250 milliliter Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat); 3 gram Whole Cardamom; 500 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 20 gram Dried Yeast; 115 gram Brown Cane Sugar; 160 gram Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor; 3 gram Salt; 2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1 piece Chicken Eggs

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Prep 43 min Cook 18 min

Plus 1 h of resting (not counted in active time)

10 Ingredients

8 Steps

Medium Difficulty

What's in it?

634 kcal

Calories

96 g

Carbohydrates

21 g

Fats

13 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

These fragrant cinnamon hearts aren't just pretty to look at — they're also seriously good. They're perfect for treating yourself and your family to a special snack. Plus, while they bake, your whole home will fill with the smell of cinnamon and sugar. Now that's an offer hard to resist.

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Step-by-step method

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Make the yeast starter

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Prepare the dough

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Let the dough rise

Make the cinnamon filling

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Divide the dough

Cut out the strips

Shape the hearts

Bake

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Cinnamon Hearts for Valentine's Day (and Beyond)

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