When I hear the words “comfort food”, I would somehow think of cinnamon buns ! Warm, sweet bread with ooey, gooey cream cheese icing……yum ! To no surprise, I found that they are originated from Sweden. (that’s why they sell them at Ikea?!) In Swedish they are called “kanelbulle”  which literally means “cinnamon buns” and October 4 is “Kanelbullens Dag” ,Cinnamon Roll Day. Wow, Swedish people must love their cinnamon buns !  I wish I can be there to taste the authentic flavour. Well, for now, I will comfort myself with these little cinnamon bites !  (I made them in bite-size pieces cause I often found the rolls too big) 

For the dough

• 540 g (3 cups) bread flour
• 1 cup warm whole milk
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 4 g instant yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

For the coating

• 100 g unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

For the cream cheese icing

• 180 g soft cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1. Dissolve sugar in warm milk, add yeast and let sit for a few minutes until frothy
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, salt, egg, vegetable oil and yeast mixture
3. Stir with hand and mix until dough starting to form
4. Transfer to a lightly floured surface
5. Knead dough until smooth and stretchy
6. Wrap with plastic wrap and let rise for about 60 minutes until double in size 
7. Preheat oven to 350ºF
8. When dough is ready, punch air out, cut dough into 4 parts
9. Roll each part into a long log, about 12 inches long
10. Cut each log into about 12 small pieces
11. Grease two 8 inch round flat pans or pans of your choice
12. Mix cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar together
13. Dip each small piece into melted butter, then coat with cinnamon sugar
14. Place in pans, about 24 pieces each
15. Bake for about 20 minutes
16. Meanwhile, prepare icing by beating cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla together until blended
17. When bread bites are ready, serve warm with cream cheese frosting