Cinnamon Hearts, Not Just for Valentine's Day

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At a glance

You'll be making soft, fragrant cinnamon hearts that smell incredible while baking — perfect for treating yourself or impressing family. The real time commitment is the dough rising (about an hour), so shaping and baking the hearts happens pretty quickly. Expect around two hours total from start to enjoying these sweet, cinnamon-sugar snacks.

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Making the starter

Warm the milk until lukewarm. Add a spoonful of sugar, stir, then crumble in the yeast. Leave in a warm spot for a few minutes. Once bubbles form on the surface, 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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Preparing 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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Letting the dough rise

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

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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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Dividing the dough

Divide the risen dough into two portions and work with them one at a time.
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Cutting out the shapes

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

Roll each strip inwards from both ends towards the middle. Place on a baking tray 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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Baking

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

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Cinnamon Hearts, Not Just for Valentine's Day

Name: Fragrant Cinnamon Heart Buns
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 118 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 115 gram Brown Cane Sugar; 500 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 20 gram Dried Yeast; 3 gram Salt; 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 160 gram Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor; 2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 10 gram Ground Cinnamon; 250 milliliter Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat); 3 gram Whole Cardamom

bohynekuchyne

Prep 30 min Cook 18 min

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

10 Ingredients

8 Steps

Hard Difficulty

Equipment

What you'll need besides the ingredients.

Tea towel optional

Rolling pin

Baking sheet

Baking paper

What's in it?

590 kcal

Calories

87 g

Carbohydrates

22 g

Fats

14 g

Proteins

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

About this recipe

Fragrant cinnamon hearts aren't just pretty to look at — they're absolutely delicious too. Treat yourself and your family to something special at snack time. What's more, as they bake, your whole home will fill with the sweet smell of cinnamon and sugar. Now that's an offer worth taking up.

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Cinnamon filling

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Cutting out the shapes

Shaping the hearts

Baking

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