(relatively) Healthy Cinnamon Buns

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup nonfat milk
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1 tablespoon yeast, about 1 package
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted, divided
• 1/4 cup unpacked brown sugar
• 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, grated
• 1/4 cup raisins or 1/4 cup dried cherries or 1/4 cup cranberries

Recipe

• 1 stir together milk, vegetable oil, sugar and salt in a small saucepan.
• 2 heat to lukewarm.
• 3 pour yeast over 2 tablespoons lukewarm water and let sit 5 minutes.
• 4 stir into milk mixture.
• 5 transfer warm milk to a large mixing bowl and beat in half the flour by hand or with an electric mixer.
• 6 mix in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• 7 let rest 10 minutes; knead well on a floured board or with an electric mixer and dough hook; let rest 10 minutes.
• 8 spray a large, clean bowl with cooking spray, add dough, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 9 lightly coat a 9-inch round baking pan with cooking spray.
• 10 turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll into a 12 x 10-inch rectangle.
• 11 spray with cooking spray.
• 12 stir together brown sugar, corn syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest; brush over dough.
• 13 sprinkle with raisins.
• 14 roll up tightly, like a jelly roll.
• 15 cut into 12 pieces.
• 16 place buns cut-side up in baking pan.
• 17 cover with plastic and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 18 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 19 bake buns until firm and nicely browned on top, 30 minutes.
• 20 cool completely before inverting onto a serving plate.
• 21 no guilt!