Description
Sweet springtime magic comes alive with Easter Bunny Cinnamon Rolls, a delightful twist on classic breakfast treats. Fluffy dough shaped like adorable bunnies brings whimsical charm to your holiday morning, promising smiles and delicious memories for everyone.
Ingredients
Main Dry Ingredients:
- 3.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar
- 1 packet (2.25 teaspoons) instant yeast
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 0.75 cup warm milk (about 110°F/43°C)
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
Filling and Topping Ingredients:
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 0.5 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1.5 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mini chocolate chips or raisins (for eyes)
- Pink sprinkles or M&Ms (for nose)
- Shredded coconut (for a fluffy bunny tail)
Instructions
- Craft the Foundational Mixture
Combine the dry elements in a spacious mixing vessel, ensuring an even distribution of flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Create a well in the center and introduce warm milk, liquefied butter, and a beaten egg. Integrate the components thoroughly until a cohesive mass forms. Knead the developing dough on a clean surface, working it consistently for 6-7 minutes until achieving a silky, elastic texture. Transfer the dough to a draught-free environment and allow it to expand for approximately one hour.
- Transform the Dough into Bunny-Shaped Delicacies
Prepare the aromatic filling by blending softened butter with brown sugar and fragrant cinnamon until uniformly mixed. Gently roll the risen dough into a rectangular shape on a lightly floured workspace. Carefully distribute the cinnamon mixture across the surface, ensuring complete coverage. Tightly roll the dough from the elongated edge and slice into six uniform sections.
- Shape and Configure Bunny Silhouettes
Arrange each roll on a prepared baking sheet. Delicately unroll the top portion of each roll, sculpting two distinctive loops to represent bunny ears. Allow the shaped rolls to rest and slightly rise for 25-30 minutes, permitting them to become puffy and soft.
- Bake and Embellish
Heat the oven to 350F (175C). Bake the bunny-shaped rolls until they achieve a golden-brown complexion, approximately 20 minutes. While cooling, whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla into a smooth glaze. Once slightly cooled, drizzle the glaze generously over the rolls.
- Add Whimsical Finishing Touches
Embellish each roll with mini chocolate chips to create playful eyes, a pink candy for a charming nose, and delicate coconut to simulate a fluffy tail. These details transform the cinnamon rolls into adorable Easter bunny-inspired treats.
Notes
- Flour Flexibility: Use gluten-free flour blend for a celiac-friendly version without compromising soft, fluffy texture.
- Temperature Tricks: Ensure warm milk is between 110-115°F to activate yeast perfectly without killing it, creating ideal rising conditions.
- Shaping Secrets: When forming bunny ears, gently stretch dough to create distinct loops, preventing uneven baking and maintaining adorable rabbit shape.
- Decorating Diversions: Swap chocolate chips with raisin eyes or use colored royal icing for personalized bunny character and kid-friendly appeal.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg