Dinner is the star of Thanksgiving, but these cinnamon bun turkeys just might steal the spotlight at brunch time. Get the detailed recipe for the cheeky birds here, and follow along with these helpful photos to nail every step.

Our turkeys might look silly, but our cinnamon bun recipe is seriously delicious. The technique for making the dough starts as the recipes for many baked goods do: Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in a yeasty wet mixture and stir to combine. Find the exact ingredients in the full recipe.

Brush a large bowl with butter, and place the dough inside, turning to coat lightly. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and trace a circle the size of the dough on the plastic. Let rise at room temperature until doubled in size (the circle helps you eyeball it), about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Turn the dough out of the bowl, knead briefly once more, re-form into a ball and return to the bowl. Lightly butter a large piece of plastic wrap and lay it on the dough. Cover the entire bowl tightly with the plastic and allow the dough to proof in the refrigerator for 4 hours or up to overnight.

Turn the remaining dough onto a floured work surface and press flat. Roll into an 18-by-10-inch rectangle, with a long edge facing you. Spread softened butter evenly over the surface of the dough, leaving about a 1-inch border on the side opposite you. Evenly scatter cinnamon sugar (refer to the recipe for exact measurements) over the butter.

Our trick to getting perfectly sliced, not-smushed buns? Dental floss! Slip a long, taut piece of string or unflavored dental floss under the roll of dough, about 1 1/2 inches from the end. Lift and cross the string ends over the dough, and then pull the ends tightly in opposite directions to cut a single roll.

Repeat, cutting every 1 1/2 inches, to make 12 rolls. Place the rolls in a buttered pan, leaving 1 inch of space between them. Cover the rolls loosely with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place to rise until they double in size, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Place a dough head on top of the lower left-hand corner of each roll and you've got turkeys!

Bake the buns on your oven's center rack at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes. When they're done, they should be golden-brown and the tops of the buns should spring back when pressed lightly.