This recipe is brought to you in partnership with Red Star Yeast. Today’s recipe has Christmas breakfast written all over it. This stunning brunch option is typically called a tea ring, but wreath sounds wonderfully festive. We adorn our front doors with wreaths during the holiday season, so why not decorate our breakfast tables too? You will DOMINATE breakfast with this one.
What Is A Cinnamon Roll Wreath?
You might be wondering what a cinnamon roll wreath actually is—is it bread, cinnamon rolls, something else? A cinnamon roll wreath is:
Made from cinnamon roll dough Arranged to look like a wreath Beautifully presented Totally festive Gooey and fluffy, which is everything we love about cinnamon rolls Surprisingly simpler than it looks (just like my star bread!) Drizzled with sweet vanilla icing Garnished with fresh cranberries (pictured)—or sugared cranberries, if you’re feeling fancy!
What I love most about serving a cinnamon roll wreath is that everyone around the wreath can begin tearing off pieces, making this a total serve-yourself kind of holiday brunch. This is just like how you pull apart monkey bread. Eating together is the whole fun of it! Or if you prefer a little more order at your morning table, simply slice off pieces and serve.
Cinnamon Roll Wreath Ingredients
We’re using the same super soft dough from my overnight cinnamon rolls recipe to make a cinnamon roll wreath. Why? This cinnamon roll recipe makes more dough than my regular cinnamon rolls recipe, so we need extra dough. Using my overnight cinnamon rolls recipe also gives us the option to begin the cinnamon roll wreath the night before. This is convenient—especially if you’re entertaining. (If you’d rather make it all in the morning, that works too.) Let’s use Platinum Yeast by Red Star, a premium yeast that gives the dough extra strength and stability. You need 7 ingredients for this dough: Cinnamon roll dough is a rich dough, which means that it’s prepared with fat (milk, butter, and eggs). Rich doughs make soft breads such as Nutella babka, dinner rolls, and glazed doughnuts. Lean doughs, on the other hand, are made without much fat and produce crusty bread such as focaccia, homemade bagels, and pizza dough.
How To Make A Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Prepare the dough, roll it up as you would cinnamon rolls, then cut into pieces. But here’s the trick—do not cut all the way through. You want the “wreath” to remain connected. Then, carefully, you’ll arrange the entire thing into a circle. If you have an extra hand in the kitchen—great! A helping hand will definitely make it easier. However, it’s completely doable by yourself. I know it looks a little overwhelming, but crafting a cinnamon roll wreath is much easier than you think. Let’s review step-by-step:
Let’s Talk Toppings!
A wreath always needs a little flair and here are some of my favorites:
Vanilla icing Fresh cranberries or sugared cranberries Maple icing from my maple cinnamon rolls recipe + raspberries Cream cheese icing from my overnight cinnamon rolls recipe + nuts + raisins Drizzle of warm Nutella + homemade salted caramel
There are no limits when it comes to cinnamon roll wreaths! These are the same cinnamon rolls we love, but served in a completely different way. Small change, big festive difference!
More Holiday Breakfast Recipes
Breakfast Casserole & Bagel Breakfast Casserole Monkey Bread Quiche Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake French Toast Casserole Gingerbread Muffins Ham and Potato Casserole New York-style Crumb Cake Cranberry Pecan Cake
