Cardamom Cruffins
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Cardamom Cruffins
Description
Cardamom Cruffins use crescent roll dough as a base, brushed with soft butter and sprinkled with a sugar and ground cardamom blend. The dough is sliced into long strips that are rolled up and baked in muffin liners, allowing the layers to puff and bake through evenly. The baking time ensures a golden crust while keeping the interior tender. After baking, additional cardamom sugar is sprinkled on top, enhancing the sweet and spiced flavor profile. This pastry combines the buttery flakiness of crescent dough with the distinctive warm citrusy taste of cardamom, offering a unique flavor experience.
The texture has a delicate flakiness from the crescent dough, with pockets of sweetness and spice. The method of rolling the strips creates multiple layers that brown nicely while baking. This recipe suits anyone interested in experimenting with fragrant spices in their baked goods. It pairs well with coffee or tea for a flavorful breakfast or snack.
Variations include brushing the cruffins with melted butter before adding the finishing sugar to enhance richness. Additionally, cutting the dough into smaller strips and adjusting baking time allows for smaller, more bite-sized pastries.
Ingredients
- 8 ounce crescent rolls Pillsbury Original Crescent Pastry Dough Sheet or Crescent Rolls
- 2 Tbsp butter very soft, unsalted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a muffin pan with 6 paper liners.
- Toss the sugar and cardamom together until completely mixed.
- Unroll the tube of crescent roll dough and lay it out flat. Spread with the soft butter and sprinkle evenly with 2 tablespoons of the cardamom sugar (reserve the rest for later.)
- Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to slice the dough in half, lengthwise. Then slice each half into 3 long strips.
- Roll each of the strips up and place, cut side up, into each of the paper liners in your muffin pan.
- Bake for 23-26 minutes until risen and golden brown. Cover loosely with foil toward the end of baking if the cruffins are getting too browned toward the end of baking. Note: to determine if the cruffins are done check the crevices between the layers, if they seem very wet or wobbly when gently pressed, keep baking a little longer. Be careful not to over bake.
- Sprinkle the hot cruffins generously with more cardamom sugar the minute they come out of the oven. Enjoy warm!
Notes
- Optionally brush cruffins with melted butter before adding extra cardamom sugar to boost richness.
- For smaller cruffins, cut dough into more strips and shorten baking time slightly.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 199 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 199kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 327mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 117IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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