Delicious, these Glazed Cinnamon Pinwheel Scones are so lovely and simple to make, a firm favourite with followers of my website.
I have a confession to make, I am terrible at making scones. It just seems like I’m not cut out to be a great scone maker! I have a few recipes to try so must attempt those as they claim they are no fail which seems like my sort of scone recipe.
Not sure what it is about them, but if little rocks is what you are after with your afternoon cuppa then I can help out!
However I do love scones, especially with jam and cream, but also cheese scones & cinnamon pinwheels, but in the past in order to make them I have used the cheats version in a bag from the supermarket!
But I figured that now was the time to try out this recipe I had been given, they claimed it had never failed yet so it sounded like my sort of recipe, and since I had only half an hour to get them made they needed to be not only no fail but quick, easy and delicious!
So I am delighted to let you know that not only were they quick but they tasted great! In typical fashion for me I altered them a little, I decided once they were cooked that a glaze would be a nice addition and I think it added the right amount of moisture to make them even more delicious.
You can of course leave the glaze out, but it literally took 1 minute to make!
The ingredients are simple all you need is
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Plain Flour
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Baking Powder
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Salt
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Sugar
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Butter
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Milk
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Brown Sugar
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Cinnamon
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Icing Sugar
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Vanilla
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Water
The method is broken down into three parts, prepare the scone dough, roll out and prepare the filling then once baked the glaze.
To create the dough you need to rub the butter into the flour mixture, this is simple but takes a little time.
Once the butter is completely incorporated into the flour mixture you can then add milk and bring together lightly to form a dough. This is then rolled out to some sort of rectangular shape.
There are a couple of different ways to make the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon centre, I like to melt mine all together but I know some people spread the melted butter on then sprinkle over the brown sugar mix, either is fine, but this way its quick and easy and slightly less messy.
Then bake the pinwheels until they are lightly golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Then prepare the simple vanilla glaze if using. You can be heavy handed or light with this one depending on what you prefer.
These are truly lovely to make, I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we have.
Please check out the recipe below for Cinnamon Pinwheel Scones
Cinnamon Pinwheel Scones
Delicious pinwheel scones filled with cinnamon sugar and a lovely vanilla glaze
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Plain Flour, 300 grams
- 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 60g Butter
- 3/4 Cup of Milk, 185 mls
Filling
- 70-g Butter - Melted
- 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar - Packed, 65 grams
- 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
Glaze Optional
- 1 Cup Icing Sugar, 140 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1-3 Tablespoons Water
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 200C Bake
- Line a Roasting Dish or Baking Tray with cooking spray and baking paper and set aside
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a medium bowl.
- Add cold butter – cut into smallish pieces.
- Using your fingers rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs and no large bits of butter are there.
- Add the milk. It should be soft and sticky, if a little dry looking add a little extra, stir in quickly, but be careful not to overstir (some say use a knife to "cut" in the milk)
- Tip the dough onto a floured board or bench. Knead and fold 8 – 10 times, sprinkling flour as required.
- Then roll out to a square about 30 x 30cm (12in)
- ~~Filling~~
- Melt butter in a small bowl
- Add to this the brown sugar and cinnamon and mix well. Using a pastry brush or knife spread the butter & sugar mixture over the dough, leaving a small edge all the way around.(alternatively brush the butter and add the combined sugar & cinnamon to it dry)
- Roll carefully and tightly, and seal the edge with a little of the left over mixture.
- Using a sharp knife slice the pinwheels between 1-2 cm thick and place in the prepared dish.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown and remove from the oven
- While Cooking Prepare the Glaze
- ~~Glaze~~
- In a medium bowl, add the sifted icing sugar and vanilla
- Add water a small amount at a time stirring well until you have a smooth but drizzle-able consistency
- Once the scones are removed from the oven, using a dessert spoon drizzle the glaze over the pinwheels back and forward until you have evenly covered them.
- Serve still slightly warm
And there you have it! It is so easy even I can do it, let me know how you get on making them.
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Sandra Harrison says
Delicious. I think I would cut them slightly thicker next time. The filling was a bit thin when mixed together so I will brush with butter and sprinkle on the dry ingredients in future, and also make a smaller quantity of the glaze. Chopped walnuts in the filling would be a nice addition. Definitely a keeper.
Mel says
Best ever scones. Moist, light, fluffy. I do cook them at only 190 c for 18 minutes and cut them into 6 not 12. Perfect every time and a sensation with whoever I cook them for.
justamumnz says
Brilliant, so pleased you enjoy them
Wendy says
Second time making them today after many requests ? Out of brown sugar so giving it a go with just white sugar. Love that you include grams as well as cups. I get about 15 out of this plus 2 ugly ends. Brings back memories of making these at school. My next attempt I might try using your 3 ingredient scone recipe for the dough because rubbing in the butter can be tedious ?
Wendy says
Look amazing! It made about 14. Would’ve been 12 but my rolling wasn’t too flash so had a couple of rough end pieces I jammed in ? I only had a small pan to use.
Kay says
Delicious and very easy. I added chopped walnuts and raisins before I rolled them. So good! Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Victoria McTaggart says
I made these the other week. Even froze some and they still taste delicious. I added sultanas to the dough. Super yummy.
Cheyne says
These were ridiculously DELICIOUS!!! So easy to make and totally hit this preggie Mamas’ cravings!! Thank you so much!
Rachelle says
Sooo delicious!!
An easy to follow recipe that works out every time!
I always make them too big but that’s just me. Highly recommend this recipe! (I’ve made them 3 or 4 times and they’ve always worked out perfectly!
Susan says
Hi, some of your recipes you put in both metric and cup sizes, great for us brits who would love to try more of your recipes. Please please could you do this with them all, not sure NZ cup sizes equation.
justamumnz says
Hi Susan, yes I am working my way through this as I update recipes and load new ones adding grams. Never thought my recipes would be seen outside of New Zealand but delighted to have so many followers all over the world so I am trying to get them updated as quickly as I can.
Jessica Edge says
Mine were a little small but it was my first time making anything scone like in many years haha they smell great and still look amazing though!
Lizabeth says
May I ask what sort of tweaking did you do for gluten free?
Sarah says
My 9 new old daughter and I tried these today. While ours didn’t come out looking as beautiful as the pictures (nothing ever does for me lol) they were tasty. Didn’t make as many as I thought it would but my daughter is happy and that’s the main thing!
I do wish I had of waited and not put the glaze on so soon after I took them from the oven.
I’d definitely try them again and give my attempt a few tweaks.
Sharmainne says
Awesome
Quick, easy and v tasty ?
Sarah says
Beautiful soft fluffy scones. Thank you ?
justamumnz says
You’re welcome
Emily says
Wow…not out of the oven yet, but I don’t know…VERY wet dough, with not even the 3/4 cup of milk, and at about an inch wide to each slice, it only made 7 rolls. At 12 x 12 square roll-out, you would have to cut them paper thin to get 25. Something seriously wrong with this recipe! missing a cup of flour, maybe?
justamumnz says
Hi Emily, thanks for your message. I’m not sure what’s gone wrong for you, maybe re-read the recipe to check as it’s definitely not a wet dough as only a uses 60grams of butter and milk to 2 cups of flour. Let me know.
Sherlie Goodwin says
Worked well with gluten free flour mix with small adjustment.
justamumnz says
Oh great, that’s good to know
Rose says
I found that the cinnamon mixture was runny and the butter didn’t mix in. My mixture only served 7. they tasted really good though, I will definitely try them again
Lee Carroll says
I made these lovely cinnamon pinwheel scones and they were an instant success. They turned out so fluffy and light. Definitely a go to favourite from now on!
justamumnz says
I’m so pleased! Thanks so much for letting me know ?