Cinnamon and Raisins Knots

I am becoming more adult than I thought I am. Obviously being 34 years old means something, but I feel like a lost teenage girl sometimes, hungry for life always and curious of changes on everyday basis. But today I understood that my crazy rebel days may be over (or frozen for some time). As I was home alone (Mr T. left the country) I woke up and felt like baking. But what that was a feeling! I’ve started to dig in my kitchen storage and I figured out that it will be possible to create something without leaving my apartment (going for ingredients may be a spoiler). I wanted to make bread rolls so I can have a nice addition to hummus and cream cheese and veggies and maaaaaaaaybe a chocolate spread. But meantime I’ve noticed cinnamon and decided on making cinnamon bread rolls. And I almost did them when I started to fell like having raisins and decided to add them as well. And from one thing to another I made cinnamon knots with raisins. I made 7 and ate them all! And I don’t regret even one bite.

But you know what, I am afraid that the change was made. Few years ago I’d scream tequila! and call my girlfriends over. We would eat, get drunk and welcome the night. Today I make knots. Am I an adult now?

You will need for dough:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp instant yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• pinch of salt
• ½ cup warm water
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Additionally:

• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4 tbsp raisins
• 1tbsp butter, melted

Place all the ingredients for a dough in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon, then knead for about 5 minutes. Place dough in a bowl brushed with an oil, cover and leave aside for about 30 minutes.

Meantime combine sugar with cinnamon and heat an oven to 200*C.

When your dough is ready roll it, so it’s about 0,5 cm thick and spread raisins and as much cinnamon sugar as you like. Using hands roll the dough and flatten it (you can do it with a roller again). Using sharp knife cut it in 6-7 equal parts and roll each of them so you bet a long rolled shape. Make a knot out of it.

Place each knot on a tray covered with a baking paper, brush with melted butter and spread a bit more of a cinnamon sugar. Bake for about 20 minutes.

When ready you can brush it a bit more with some butter and spread some more sugar (I am pregnant so this is what I did). Tastes amazing when still hot.

Enjoy, Marta