Pumpkin cinnamon rolls. Transfer dough to a well-floured work surface. Last fall I made Honey Butter Pumpkin Dinner Rolls, but was beyond overdue for pumpkin cinnamon rolls. And these are the best pumpkin cinnamon rolls I've ever made.
Warm the two together until the butter is *just* melted. Making these rolls are pretty much the same thing as making a cinnamon roll, but with a few other add-ins, like pumpkin, maple syrup and nutmeg to name a few! Into my yeast dough I stir in canned pureed pumpkin which gave it a nice color and smell! You can have Pumpkin cinnamon rolls using 25 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pumpkin cinnamon rolls
- Prepare of Dough: 1 1/2 cups whole milk.
- Prepare of vegetable oil.
- It's of granulated sugar.
- Prepare of active dry yeast.
- It's of pumpkin puree.
- Prepare of all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring, sprinkling.
- You need of ground cinnamon.
- It's of ground ginger.
- It's of ground nutmeg.
- You need of (heaping) baking powder.
- You need of baking soda.
- It's of salt.
- You need of Melted butter, for buttering pans.
- Prepare of Filling: 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted.
- You need of brown sugar.
- It's of granulated sugar.
- It's of cinnamon.
- Prepare of ground ginger.
- It's of ground nutmeg.
- You need of finely chopped pecans.
- You need of Frosting: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened.
- You need of to 2 cups powdered sugar.
- You need of whole milk, plus more if needed.
- It's of butter, melted.
- It's of salt.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are a light, fluffy sweet roll filled with a pumpkin filling, and glazed with a pumpkin pie cream cheese icing. A yummy fall treat, any time of year! Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls, a Perfect Fall Treat. In a mixing bowl, make the filling by whipping the butter with the pumpkin puree.
Pumpkin cinnamon rolls instructions
- For the dough: In a large saucepan, combine the milk, vegetable oil and granulated sugar. Heat until hot but not boiling, then remove the pan from the stove and allow it to cool until the mixture is warm to the touch but not too hot. Sprinkle the yeast over the surface of the liquid and allow it to sit for 5 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin puree until combined..
- Combine 4 cups of the flour with the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Sprinkle it into the saucepan and stir until it just comes together. Cover the saucepan with a dish towel and set in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour..
- After 1 hour, the mixture should be very puffy and at least doubled in size. Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining 1/2 cup flour until totally combined..
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Drizzle butter into 3 pie pans (or a larger baking dish) and smear it all over the bottom of the pans..
- Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and press it into a rectangular shape. If it is overly sticky, sprinkle generously with flour until easier to handle. Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough into a large rectangle about 18 inches by 24 inches..
- For the filling: Drizzle the melted butter over the dough and smear it all over the surface with your fingers. Mix together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Sprinkle this mixture all over the surface of the dough, covering all the melted butter. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup chopped pecans..
- Starting at the top, roll the dough toward you into a large log, moving back and forth down the line of dough (in a "typewriter" motion) and always rolling toward you. Roll it tightly as you go so the rolls with be nice and neat. When it's all rolled, pinch the seam closed and turn the roll over so that the seam is facing down. Slice into 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices and place the slices in the buttered pan(s). Allow to rise for 20 minutes..
- Bake until the rolls are nice and golden brown around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes..
- For the frosting: While the rolls are baking, make the frosting by combining the cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, butter and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until fluffy, adding more milk if you'd like a thinner frosting..
- Frost the rolls the second they come out of the oven. Sprinkle the extra pecans over the frosting, then allow them to sit for 15 minutes before serving..
Mix in brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Beginning with long side of dough, roll up jellyroll style. Lightly brush a large bowl with butter; set aside. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls recipe: Warm the milk in a small measuring bowl. Pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl, and sprinkle yeast over the water.