It's been hot. I'm sure a lot of you will nod your heads — languidly — in agreement. Specifically, my apartment has been hotter than the surface of the sun. (I'm not exaggerating. Just rounding up.)

It's not the sort of thing that draws me into the kitchen.

And yet I've been working on these waffled cinnamon buns for weeks.

There have been a lot of missteps. And they could still stand to be improved upon. My ideal waffled cinnamon bun — the one I had in my head before I started in on this — showcases the distinctive swirl of cinnamon and sugar. That seems to get lost when you waffle them.

But I have at least come up with a workable version.