Quick Cinnamon Buns with Buttermilk Icing

Name: Quick Cinnamon Buns with Buttermilk Icing
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, for pan; 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed, 5 1/4 ounces [149 grams]); 1/4 cup granulated sugar (1 3/4 ounces/50 grams); 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/8 teaspoon table salt; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted; 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), plus additional flour for work surface; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons buttermilk; 1 cup confectioners' sugar (4 ounces/113 grams)

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Yeasted cinnamon buns take hours to make, and store-bought are dreadful. Could we transform a recipe for baking-powder biscuits into quick, high-rise breakfast buns?

Keywords

Desserts or Baked Goods
Quick Breads
Breakfast & Brunch

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, for pan
3/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed, 5 1/4 ounces [149 grams])
1/4 cup granulated sugar (1 3/4 ounces/50 grams)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon table salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), plus additional flour for work surface
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons buttermilk
1 cup confectioners' sugar (4 ounces/113 grams)