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Heavenly Cruffin Recipe

Modified: Apr 3, 2022 · Published: Aug 29, 2021 · by Ramona

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Oh wow, a real beauty, right? Well, cruffins do look a million bucks and are somewhat sophisticated but in reality, this cruffin is actually quite simple to make! Really really delicious too! Have you ever made cruffins or a cruffin? If you didn't yet, it is time to make one immediately.

cruffin recipe with two glasses with milk with straws and scattered walnuts and cherry flowers

What is a Cruffin?

This is a very good question. I will explain as I am pretty sure this is not a dictionary word yet but might become one super soon, it absolutely should!

Cruffin or cruffins are a hybrid or a cross between a croissant and a muffin. It can be made in a giant one ( just like I did here in this recipe) or, it can be made into little ones and baked into a muffin tray. Either way, it is something super delicious and absolutely worth making.

The first-ever known cruffin recipe was created in 2013 by Kate Reid of Lune Croissanterie in Melbourne, Australia but later was made popular by Holmes Bakehouse, from San Francisco who also trademarked it in 2016.

Cruffins come in the shape of a muffin and has got flakey layers of these "laminated" brioche dough giving it the pull-apart texture of a croissant. The beauty of this is that you will never really know how it will look until the last minute when the handsome comes out of the oven.

I have not added tonnes of butter to mine. I always say that something soaked in butter you'd have once in a while in a pastry shop but when you make it at home for you and your family it has to be a healthier version.

To me, homemade means healthy or much healthier than the high street stuff, whatever that is.

Yes, every now and then we can go wild but not often if we want to keep a healthy line and lifestyle.

Cruffins can also be made with a pasta machine. Here's how.

FAQs

How to make a cruffin healthier?

- cut the sugar amount;
- cut the butter amount and even replace it with olive oil or coconut oil;
- serve with a nice homemade probiotic drink like kefir or homemade yoghurt;
- use healthier flour variety such as a blend of spelt and wholemeal.

Quick cruffin recipe

Cutting corners for quickness is allowed every now and then and if you are in a real hurry and have no time at all to make your own croissant pasty, here's one solution!
Make it with puff pastry or crescent roll dough. Just coat it with sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle some nuts and there you have it.
What an amazing breakfast recipe this could be! Ready in a jiffy too! Add some ice cream and make it the most amazing dessert you could think of. Quick and heavenly.

How to serve this?

It is best to have for breakfast with coffee or a good fat glass of kefir or served at tea time with an elegant cup of tea and a good chat with a close friend.

Cruffin with two slices cut birdsview

If you are searching for a recipe that will not take long to make, is a lot healthier and looks an absolute treat, here's exactly that.

Ingredients:

  • spelt flour or any mixed organic flour you have or fancy
  • dry yeast but fresh yeast will also be great to use - you will need approx 1oz/30g per kg of flour
  • yoghurt or buttermilk - this is very important to be used at room temperature
  • milk - you may use dairy or any plant-based milk like coconut milk or almond milk
  • browned butter - regular melted butter is also okay but browned butter will give more flavour
  • egg plus one yolk and keep one eggwhite to eggwash it
  • salt - please do not forget, it adds flavour
  • vanilla powder - I used organic vanilla powder but you may use any form of vanilla

Gluten-free cruffin

If you want it gluten-free it's easy to achieve, simply use gluten-free flour - it will not be quite the same but still very good. 

Cruffin with two slices cut birdsview

Heavenly Cruffin Recipe

The cruffin is a cross between a croissant and a muffin. It is essentially a muffin that's made out of croissant dough and filled with various fillings and flavours. I prefer ground nuts, cinnamon and sugar.
5 from 81 votes
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Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Brunch, Coffee time, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Proofing time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 699kcal
Author: Ramona Sebastian

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • knife
  • bowl
  • kitchen towel
  • tin
  • parchment paper

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 1 kg spelt flour (8⅓ cups) mixed organic * (see notes)
  • 15 g yeast dry *
  • 230 ml yoghurt (1 cup) or buttermilk (room temperature)
  • 500 ml milk (2.11 cups)
  • 150 ml browned butter  (keep 6-8 tbsp aside)
  • 1 large egg plus one yolk keep and use the eggwhite to eggwash
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla powder

For the filling

  • 100 g cane sugar (½ cup) plus 4 tbsp extra to mix with butter and vanilla
  • 6 tbsp browned butter  (3 fl oz)
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon powder Ceylon organic (the best)
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar powdered sugar for dusting
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

  • Prepare a round loose bottom tin (18-20cm -8-10 in) by greasing and placing parchment paper on the bottom.
  • Take a cup or a mug out and place the yeast in with 1/4 cup of lukewarm water and a tablespoon of sugar. Mix well until the sugar and yeast have dissolved. Set aside for 10-15 minutes until this starts to bubble up.
  • Place the spelt flour into a larger glass bowl (you may sieve it but it is not a must) and make a well in the middle of it. Pour in the yeast sugar and water mixture into the well. Add the remaining ingredients apart from the browned sugar.
  • Knead the dough gently and after 10-12 minutes of kneading, add the browned or the melted butter whilst you carry on energetically kneading the dough. You may do this using a free-standing mixer like Kitchen Aid.
  • Form a ball with the dough, place it into a glass bowl and cover with cling film or a clean kitchen towel. Place in a nice warm corner of the kitchen, a sunny one will be a real bonus as this will prove nicely.
  • Allow it to prove for at least one hour if warm or two hours if your kitchen isn't so warm.
  • Once prooving has been done, split the dough into two equal parts. Set one aside. Roll out one part into a sheet using the rolling pin. Make it as thin as you possibly can.
  • With the help of a brush, brush uniformly half of the browned butter on the dough sheet, sprinkle some cinnamon powder, half of the cane sugar (50g) and roll as tight as you possibly can.
  • With the help of a knife, cut the cruffin roll into two leaving the starting end uncut. start rolling it from one end and finish at the other end.
  • Place the first cruffin roll into the prepared tin. Sprinkle some toasted walnuts over and also in between when you roll it if you wish.
  • Repeat the exact process with the second part of the dough making it into a second roll. Place over the first roll.
  • Allow it to rest and prove again for at least 40 minutes depending on how warm your kitchen is, let it rest until has almost doubled in size. Eggwash before placing in the oven and sprinkle some more walnuts if you wish.
  • Heat the oven for 20 minutes before placing the cruffin in the oven. The oven has to be fairly hot when the cruffin goes in for baking.
  • Bake for 5-7 minutes at 200°C/400°F and then lower the temperature to 180°C/350°F for approximately 40 minutes. Di the toothpick test and if this comes out clean your cruffin is ready. It should be pretty nice and browned too.
  • Take out of the oven, remove from the tin pretty much immediately and place on a cooling rack. Dust with some icing sugar and serve.

Notes

Flour - I used 700g (44.8 oz or 3 cups)  white spelt and 300g ( 10.6 oz or 1.27 cups) wholemeal spelt. You may use all-purpose flour or good bread (extra strong flour) - I have also made this with sourdough but I prefer the sweet and nuttier spelt flour version. Still a healthier option to use spelt flour. 
Yeast - you may use 30g (1 oz) fresh yeast instead of dry. Any yeast would work well in this recipe. 
Butter - you may brush with butter after taking it out of the oven if you wish. The browned butter will give it such a nice touch. 
 
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 699kcal | Carbohydrates: 113g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 432IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 6mg
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Comments

  1. Laura says

    February 07, 2023 at 5:51 pm

    Looks delicious. Spelt flour is not gluten free though, so be careful if you are coeliac.

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      February 10, 2023 at 8:17 pm

      Hi Laura,
      Thanks for stopping by!
      Oh, absolutely! Spelt flour is not gluten-free.

      Reply
  2. Genevieve says

    August 01, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    5 stars
    Here in the states, we call this a croixnut. This recipe looks delicious and look at those cinnamon layers! I cannot wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      August 02, 2022 at 3:46 am

      Thank you Genevieve, it's so delicious, right, although I have tried to make it with less butter so I don't feel that guilty after having a slice or two or even three - haha

      Reply
    • Ramona says

      August 02, 2022 at 3:43 pm

      This is true dear Genevieve, so delicious, right?

      Reply
  3. Jan says

    July 27, 2022 at 7:22 pm

    wowza, cruffin heaven baby! Thoroughly enjoyed making these and that family demolished the lot, yum!

    Reply
  4. Rob says

    July 27, 2022 at 3:49 pm

    5 stars
    Both stunning and downright delicious! I have made this cruffin recipe for several brunches and literally everyone goes wild! Fabulous recipe!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      July 28, 2022 at 1:37 pm

      Yayy, thanks for your kind feedback on my cruffin recipe - it is a healthier version but still to die for, I agree 😉 Thanks again and I am super happy you guys enjoyed it.

      Reply
  5. Deb says

    July 27, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    5 stars
    Omg I’ve never tried anything quite like these before and they turned out so good. I made a couple substitutions but they were so good.

    Reply
  6. Janie | Naughty Kitchen says

    July 27, 2022 at 1:28 pm

    5 stars
    I have always wanted to have a cruffin! Now I can make these myself. I love anything with cinnamon in it!

    Reply
  7. Chandice says

    March 20, 2022 at 11:56 pm

    5 stars
    Combining a croissant and muffin into one… Absolutely genius! Perfect for a snack or breakfast, thank you so much!

    Reply
  8. LaKita says

    March 20, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    5 stars
    I love grabbing a cruffin from the bakery but never thought to make them myself, your recipe makes the process so simple and they came out perfect.

    Reply
  9. Enriqueta E Lemoine says

    March 20, 2022 at 7:21 am

    5 stars
    I need this in my life. I'm saving your cruffin recipe to make it for our Easter brunch. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  10. Jessica says

    March 19, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    How lovely! <3 This is going to be absolutely perfect to serve for a ladies brunch I'm hosting next weekend. I just hope my turns out as pretty as yours. I'm sure it will as your instructions are always very precise and thorough.

    Reply
  11. Healing Tomato says

    March 19, 2022 at 1:13 pm

    5 stars
    You have managed to bring two of my favorites together! I love croissants and I love muffins. This is an incredibly delicious and creative recipe

    Reply
  12. Megan says

    March 18, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    5 stars
    These are absolutely to die for! I made them and the family smashed it in the same day. Needless to say, everyone has requested I it them again.

    Reply
  13. Jere says

    March 18, 2022 at 7:28 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks for posting this recipe as I have had something similar this cruffin and it was heavenly. Love you can make one big one.

    Reply
  14. Cathleen says

    March 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm

    5 stars
    This is so new to me, but I am so excited to give it a go! Putting spelt flour on my shopping list for this week, thanks so much for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
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