Cinnamon and raisin swirls

  • Portion size: for lots of people
  • Takes 15 minutes to make, 18-20 minutes to cook, plus chilling
  • Difficulty: easy

This classic cinnamon and raisin swirls recipe uses home-made Danish pastry dough, though you can buy puff pastry if you’re short of time.

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Ingredients

  • Plain flour, for dusting
  • 1 quantity home-made puff pastry (see our recipe)
  • 75g unsalted butter, softened
  • 75g golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 60g sultanas
  • 1 medium free-range egg, beaten with 2 tbsp milk
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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. On a floured surface, roll out the pastry to a rectangle measuring about 30cm x 40cm.
  2. Beat together the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl, then spread over the pastry. Scatter with the sultanas, then roll the rectangle from the short side to make a sausage. Chill for 10 minutes until completely firm. Then, with a serrated knife, cut into 16 x 1.5cm slices. Lay flat-side down on a baking sheet and press them slightly so they spread out a little. Chill for 20 minutes.
  3. Brush with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 18-20 minutes until golden. Serve warm, sprinkled with sugar.
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Click here for more tips on How to make Danish pastries.

Nutrition

  • 191kcals Calories
  • 11g (6.7g saturated) Fat
  • 3g Protein
  • 21.6g (9g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.1g Salt

Per pastry

Quick wins & tips

Allow the pastry to chill completely once it has been rolled into a sausage shape – this will make it much easier to cut into rounds.

Make Ahead

Make up to the end of step 2, open-freeze until solid, then freeze in a sealed container for up to 1 month. Bake from frozen (brush with the egg mixture and sprinkle with caster sugar halfway through cooking) until golden brown and puffed up.

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jackie brown

made these on several occasions, never last long, much better than shop bought DELICIOUS!

Lorna Maxwell

Made these and they were delicious. I would highly recommend! Thanks for the recipe!

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