Tray of golden coiled cinnamon buns cooling on a rack.

kanelbullar

Sweden · Europe

Short description
Kanelbullar are coiled cinnamon buns with cardamom-scented dough and a crunchy pearl-sugar finish.
Ingredients
Yeasted wheat dough enriched with milk, butter, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon filling, egg wash, and pearl sugar.
Cultural note
They are strongly associated with everyday coffee breaks, bakery trays, and home baking rather than only special-occasion desserts.
Common misconception
They are not usually drenched in icing; pearl sugar and spiced dough are more typical markers.

image credit

Kanelbullar homemade.jpg

creator:
Andreas Ivarsson
license:
CC BY 2.0
modified:
Local copy for Gochizu review; no content edits.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.