Cheat's cinnamon buns

Method

• step 1

  Lightly dust a work surface with flour, roll out the pastry to a 50cm x 50cm square, then brush well with beaten egg.

• step 2

  Mix the sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle over the pastry.

• step 3

  Fold the pastry in half towards you and pinch the edges to seal.

• step 4

  Roll out again to a 40cm x 50cm rectangle, then cut the pastry into 10 (5cm-wide) strips.

• step 5

  Take a strip and twist it into a corkscrew shape by holding one end and twisting the other.

• step 6

  Wrap the pastry around itself so that you have a flat, twisted spiral.

• step 7

  Tuck the end underneath the pastry, squeezing to stick it. Repeat with the remaining strips.

• step 8

  At this stage the pastries can be frozen on a baking tray and, once frozen, transferred to freezer bags.

• step 9

  To cook, fully defrost in the fridge overnight before baking.

• step 10

  To bake, heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the pastries on a baking paper-lined tray and glaze with more beaten egg.

• step 11

  Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden and cooked through. Cool a little on a wire rack before eating warm.