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    Home » Eggless Bakes » Holiday Bakes » Cinnamon Roll Bear Claws | Holiday Bakes

    Cinnamon Roll Bear Claws | Holiday Bakes

    Dec 4, 2021 · Modified: Dec 4, 2021 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

    Cinnamon roll bear claws, buttery buns with cinnamon sugar, slightly crisp on the out sides and soft and fluffy inside. A delicious holiday bake.

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    Table of contents

    • What is this Bear Claw Rolls
    • Step by Step Instructions to make these Cinnamon Rolls
    • More Such Holiday Bakes
    • Recipe
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    What is this Bear Claw Rolls

    The name is what, made me see what these rolls are, when i checked them here. The rolls are shaped in such a way, it represent a bear’s claw. I love such twist and roll bakes. The Swedish tea ring cake and the buttery whole wheat choco chip challah are my favorites. Amongst the savories i love the Greek Simiti and these Baked Feta roses are simple and pretty shapes to try.

    Coming to the bear claw shapes, first I thought, it is a tough shape to get, but then I didn’t want to let go, so checked some you tube videos to nail the shape. It is not too tough, the video I followed, explained it so very well.

    Buttery bear claw cinnamon rolls

    It is a simple cinnamon roll, that is shaped in such a way to look like a claw, a very beautiful claw i must say! So, try the shape and enjoy the Oh wow!!! from your family.

    Step by Step Instructions to make these Cinnamon Rolls

    Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions

    • I used my food processor to knead the dough. Take flour, sugar, salt and yeast in the processor bowl. Pulse twice to combine.
    • Warm milk in microwave for 20 seconds. Add butter to this. Now slowly add milk to the flour mix and start kneading to a soft dough.
    • Knead about 5-6 minutes in medium speed to get a nice soft and smooth dough. . Keep the dough in a well-oiled bowl and covered and let it rise about 1-2 hours or until it has doubled in size.
    Cinnamon roll bear claw making
    • When the dough is rising, keep filling ready by mixing cinnamon and sugar together and the butter on the counter to get soft.
    • to make the bear claws. Roll teh dough into a 15×12 inch rectangle. Spread about 3 tablespoon of butter on the rolled rectangle. Spread cinnamon sugar generously on top of the butter.
    How to make cinnamon roll bear claws
    • Now roll the dough into a log, pinch the seam to seal. Cut the log into 4 pieces measuring 3 inches each
    • Shape as show in the pictures above. Carefully lift it and place in a baking sheet, Let the bear claws rest for 15 minutes.
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    • While it is resting, preheat the oven to 180C. Brush the claws generously with butter and bake them for around 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.

    If you have tried this recipe and like it, give it a star rating or let me know in the comments below. You could also share it with me on Instagram using #icampinmmykitchen and tagging me @priyasrinivasan. You could follow me and my recipes on  Facebook |  Instagram  | Pinterest  | twitter

    More Such Holiday Bakes

    • Chocolate & Black Pepper Sable | French Cookies
    • Cinnamon Monkey Bread | Sweet Pull Apart Bread
    • Julekake | Julekage- Norwegian Christmas Bread
    • Christmas Fruit Cake| No Alcohol|Eggless Cake

    Recipe

    Cinnamon roll bear claw recipe

    Cinnamon Roll Bear Claws | Holiday Bakes

    Cinnamon roll bear claws, buttery buns with cinnamon sugar, slightly crisp on the out sides and soft and fluffy inside. A delicious holiday bake.
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    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: International
    Keyword: Buttery rolls, cinnamon roll recipe, Cinnamon rolls, How to make buttery cinnamon roll, Sweet bread
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    resting time: 2 hours

    Ingredients

    For Dough

    • 3½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1¼ cups milk
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 1.5 tablespoon instant yeast
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
    • 1½ teaspoons salt

    Filling

    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • ⅓ cup light brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
    • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened, divided

    Glaze

    • ½ cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon milk
    • 2 dahses of vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • I used my food processor to knead the dough. you can even hand knead the dough. Warm milk in microwave for 20 seconds, it should warm, not boiling hot. Add butter to this.
    • Take flour, sugar, salt and yeast in the processor bowl. Pulse twice to combine. Now slowly add milk to the flour mix and start kneading to a soft dough. 
    • Knead about 5-6 minutes in medium speed to get a nice soft and smooth dough. It will take about 8-10 minutes if kneading by hand to get a soft dough.
    • Keep the dough in a well-oiled bowl and covered and let it rise about 1-2 hours or until it has doubled in size. I left the dough for 90 minutes.
    • When the dough is rising, keep filling ready by mixing cinnamon and sugar together and the butter on the counter to get soft. Now to make the bear claws.

    Let us shape the rolls to bear claws

    • Roll the dough into a 15×12 inch rectangle. Spread about 3 tablespoon of butter on the rolled rectangle. Spread cinnamon sugar generously on top of the butter. Now roll the dough into a log, pinch the seam to seal. I cut the log into 4 pieces measuring 3 inches each
    • Now to shape it into a bear claw. Work with one cut piece at a time. Make 3 or 4 slits on one side of the log. Carefully lift it and place in a baking sheet, slightly tilting the edges to make a curve.  Repeat the same with the rest of the dough.
    • Let the bear claws rest for 15 minutes. while it is resting, preheat the oven to 180C.
    • Brush the claws generously with butter and bake them for around 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Mine were done by 30 minutes. Once done, take it out and let it cool completely on a wire rack. 
    • While the claws are cooling down, make the sugar glaze by mixing powdered sugar and water and vanilla extract. Using a fork or a piping bag, drizzle glaze on the claws. 
    • Serve them warm. Both my kiddo's enjoyed these rolls to the last bite, even took it to his school snack for next day. This is a definitely keeper recipe for the fun-shape and also for the taste

    Serve this deliciously sweet, buttery rolls warm with a hot cup of coffee. As mentioned both my kids enjoyed the cinnamon rolls for their school snack box too.

    These sweet rolls make a wonderful edible gifts for the coming festive season. An unusual and inviting shape, these rolls would definitely be the talk of the dinner table.

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    Comments

    1. Priya Suresh

      March 31, 2015 at 8:09 pm

      Wow, bear claws looks absolutely stunning Priya, they came out extremely prefect and stunning start..

      Reply
    2. MySpicyKitchen

      March 31, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      It is indeed a oh, wow bread! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the step by step shaping of the rolls. As you say, it might not be as complicated as it looks. Looks forward to your interesting bakes.

      Reply
    3. Harini R

      March 31, 2015 at 8:46 pm

      Stunning rolls, Priya! They look so very professional! Good one to start off the marathon.

      Reply
    4. Nalini's Kitchen

      March 31, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      Looks so tempting,same pinch I too made the same recipe,will be posting next week..Such a flavorful and delicious one..even my kiddo enjoyed to the core…

      Reply
    5. Rajani S

      March 31, 2015 at 11:14 pm

      That's a different shape to the traditional cinnamon roll! Looks good!

      Reply
    6. Varada's Kitchen

      April 01, 2015 at 12:17 am

      A very cute shaped roll and a very sweet start to the month. Looking forward to the rest.

      Reply
    7. Foodiliciousnan

      April 01, 2015 at 12:31 am

      You'd rarely find claws as enticing as this one 🙂 Lovely recipe to start the marathon with And I can imagine how much the boys must have enjoyed this one. Really interesting shape to try

      Reply
    8. vaishali sabnani

      April 01, 2015 at 12:47 am

      Aw that's a lovely sub theme, live to see different shapes and Twist and Roll sounds so good, only Priya can think of such titles. Btw the claws look great.

      Reply
    9. AparnaRajeshkumar

      April 01, 2015 at 2:28 am

      looks tempting 🙂 happy baking looking forwards to see all the bakes 🙂 you gals rock

      Reply
    10. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      April 01, 2015 at 2:29 am

      This looks awesome and love the shape and the name for the bake….I am so looking forward to all the wonderful bakes 🙂

      Reply
    11. Unknown

      April 01, 2015 at 3:22 am

      the rolls are looking awesome. a must do I say… Bookmarked!!!

      Reply
    12. Kalyani

      April 01, 2015 at 3:59 am

      lovely sub-theme Priya – Twist and roll :-)) its as tempting as it looks.. almost like cinnamon rolls but with a twist :-)) super start, look forward to ur series 🙂

      Reply
    13. Rafeeda AR

      April 01, 2015 at 4:59 am

      Love the shape of the bread! Will keep my eye on your blog on the bakes that you come up with… 🙂

      Reply
    14. Unknown

      April 01, 2015 at 6:05 am

      Beautiful shape!!! It has come out perfectly…

      Reply
    15. Srivalli

      April 01, 2015 at 6:13 am

      Wow Priya trust you to come up with such interesting sub themes..can't wait to read more..thse bear claws look so cute!

      Reply
    16. Unknown

      April 01, 2015 at 7:00 am

      OMG twist and roll super choice Priya and these cinnamon rolls looks awesome looking forward to your next bakes…

      Reply
    17. Gayathri Kumar

      April 01, 2015 at 8:30 am

      I love cinnamon rolls and this fancy bear claw shaped rolls look awesome.

      Reply
    18. Padmajha

      April 01, 2015 at 8:35 am

      Such and nice and different theme Priya. The claws looks so good. Can't wait to see the other bakes in this series.

      Reply
    19. veena

      April 01, 2015 at 2:24 pm

      wow Priya!!!I am in love with this fancy shaped bake. Waiting to see all your bakes in this series

      Reply
    20. Srividhya

      April 01, 2015 at 5:02 pm

      Love the way you made the claws :-). Very nice.

      Reply
    21. Saraswathi Ganeshan

      April 01, 2015 at 5:51 pm

      Interesting theme Priya. Claws looks great and excited to see your other creations too

      Reply
    22. The Pumpkin Farm

      April 01, 2015 at 6:03 pm

      beautifully shaped, this will be fun month to do with you priya…

      Reply
    23. Pavani

      April 01, 2015 at 10:37 pm

      Yumm, yumm!! Those bear claws look awesome. I think I saw them at a bakery before, but never tried them. Thanks for the recipe, these are great for snacking 🙂
      Looking forward to all your bakes this month.

      Reply
    24. Archana

      April 02, 2015 at 3:04 pm

      Wow Priya this is amazingly beautiful. I love the bear claws planning to use you as a catspaw to get them….

      Reply
    25. Suma Gandlur

      April 02, 2015 at 4:49 pm

      Cinnamon roll lovers would get to eat a large portion this way and my kids would love to do it. 🙂 Looking forward to your 'Twist & Roll' posts.

      Reply
    26. Sneha's Recipe

      April 03, 2015 at 9:44 am

      Beautiful and amazing bear claws. Lovely pics.

      Reply

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