When it comes to home baking, there are few yeast breads that are as popular as cinnamon rolls or sticky buns.  For some reason, home bakers love to make them.  I love to make them, too, but I do have a pet peeve with most of the rolls coming out of home kitchens.

I hate to see a soft dough sliced with a knife.  I know instantly when someone has cut (or attempted to cut) their cinnamon roll dough with a knife.  The ends look kind of pinchy, from the pressure of the knife cutting the dough.

Call me a food snob, but when something looks beautiful, it tastes even better.  So when I see a nice cinnamon rolls or sticky bun that’s been hacked into shape by a knife, I cringe.  If you’re taking the time to actually make cinnamon rolls from scratch, then it’s worth making them look pretty, too.

With that in mind, I created a little video demonstrating how to easily cut your cinnamon rolls and sticky buns into perfect portions every time.  It not only keeps the integrity of the roll in place, it also takes about half the time that struggling with a knife consumes.

I’ll post the pictures and the recipe when the rolls have finished baking.

Happy Kneading!