Celebrate Cinnamon Bun Day on with this delicious Scandinavian treat. This warm bun combines a yeast dough with sugar and cinnamon. Best served with coffee or tea, it’s the perfect comfort food for chilly autumn days.
Cinnamon offers numerous health benefits. Packed with antioxidants, it protects cells from free radicals that contribute to heart disease and cancer. It also helps reduce inflammation, which can aid in fighting infections. These benefits are also attributed to its antioxidant properties.
Another benefit includes reducing the risk of heart disease by lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides. One of the most significant advantages of cinnamon is its impact on blood sugar levels. It can help improve sensitivity to the hormone insulin, benefiting people with diabetes.
While we don’t recommend relying solely on cinnamon buns for your cinnamon intake, it’s comforting to know that this delicious treat offers several health benefits and can be found in various other dishes.
How to Celebrate Cinnamon Bun Day
Bake a batch of delicious cinnamon buns yourself, or visit your favorite bakery and indulge in one. You can even share them with friends!
History of Cinnamon Bun Day
In 1999, the Swedish Home Baking Council celebrated its 40th anniversary with the first Cinnamon Bun Day. Since then, this holiday has spread worldwide and is now celebrated annually on October 4th.
Types of Cinnamon
Different varieties of cinnamon produce different types of cinnamon. Some are sweeter, while others are more spicy. Common varieties of cinnamon include:
- Cinnamomum cassia (Cassia or Chinese cinnamon, the most common commercial type)
- C. burmannii (Korintje, Padang cassia or Indonesian cinnamon)
- C. loureiroi (Saigon cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia or Vietnamese cinnamon)
- C. verum (Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon or Cinnamum zeylanicum)
- C. citriodorum (Malabar cinnamon)
Cassia has a strong, spicy flavor and is often used in baking, especially in cinnamon buns, as it holds up well to baking conditions. Among cassias, Chinese cinnamon is typically a medium to light reddish-brown color, hard and woody in texture, and thicker (2-3 mm (0.079-0.118 in) thick) because all layers of the bark are used. Ceylon cinnamon, which uses only the thin inner bark, has a lighter brown color and is thinner, less dense, and more friable in texture. It is considered to be more delicate and aromatic in flavor than cassia and loses much of its flavor during cooking.