This Quick, Homemade Breakfast Treat Is Perfect for a Mother’s Day Brunch

Unlike the classic yeasted rolls, this version starts with buttery, flaky store-bought puff pastry.

These shortcut cinnamon rolls start with buttery, flaky store-bought puff pastry. Joe Lingeman/TCA

When it comes to breakfast treats, nothing compares to warm cinnamon rolls filled with swirls of brown sugar and blanketed with a slick of icing. Unlike the classic yeasted rolls, this version starts with buttery, flaky store-bought puff pastry.

They have all the qualities of a great cinnamon roll—the barely sweetened buttery dough, the sticky brown sugar and cinnamon swirl, the sweet icing over top—but they come together in just 30 minutes.

Quick Tip

Before sprinkling the cinnamon and brown sugar over the thawed sheet of puff pastry, be sure to brush the surface with a thin layer of lightly beaten egg. This small but important step will ensure that the cinnamon and sugar stick to the dough and don’t fall off when rolling or cutting the rolls.