Cinnamon Rolls are at Pinwheel Coffee!

Elias K. - 7th grade

“It’s sweet, sticky, and warms your heart.”

Did you know that Americans consumed 67.46 million cinnamon rolls in 2020? That is almost 200,000 a day! The best thing about cinnamon rolls is the satisfying taste of cinnamon sugar on your tongue. It’s so good it makes you forget about all your problems. 

We can all agree that cinnamon rolls are delicious, but read on to learn about their impressive history. Cinnamon rolls’ main ingredients, bread, cinnamon, sugar, and butter, were used in cooking way before the first cinnamon roll was made. Cinnamon was most likely invented around 2000 BC. It was very valuable because it was scarce, but also extremely delicious in food. It was even given as gifts to the Chinese monarchs. Butter was also made back as early as 2000 BC, but it was not mass-produced until around 1860. Evidence shows that yeast bread was made as early as 1000 BC in ancient Egypt. Sugarcane originates from what is now called New Guinea at around about 8000 BC, where it grew wild. It was first cultivated in the United States in the 18th century, and the first refinery was built in New York. The first-ever cinnamon roll was made in Sweden on October 4th, 1920, which is national cinnamon bun day in Sweden and Finland. 

 Now that you know where they came from, you should come and get one at Pinwheel! They will go fast because everyone loves cinnamon rolls.