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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
These pumpkin cinnamon rolls are perfectly soft and chewy and topped with a heavenly maple cream cheese frosting. Easy to make and ready to go in about 1 hour!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Ali📖 gimmesomeoven
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●microwave
- ●whisk
- ●mixing bowl
- ●spatula
- ●knife
- ●baking dish
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat the milk and butter. Combine milk and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high for ⏱️ 1 minute, then remove and stir to help melt and dissolve the butter. Continue heating in ⏱️ 20 second intervals, pausing after each to stir, until the butter is melted and the milk is warm but not hot to the touch. (I recommend measuring the temperature with a cooking thermometer. It should be around 110°F.) If the mixture is too hot, it can kill the yeast, so just wait a few minutes until it reaches the correct temperature.
cup butter1/4cup butter (softened)1/4(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ouncesbutter (softened)3 tablespoons
2
Combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, whisk together 3 cups of the flour (not all of the flour), granulated sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt until combined.
pumpkin pie spice1 tablespoon(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ounces
3
Mix the dough. In the bowl of a stand mixer* fitted with the dough-hook attachment, add the warm milk mixture and sprinkle the yeast on top, then give the mixture a brief stir. Add the flour mixture, pumpkin purée and egg, and beat on medium-low speed until combined. If the dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl, add the remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until the dough begins to form a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. (The dough will still be moist and slightly sticky though.) Continue beating for ⏱️ 5 minutes on medium-low speed. Remove dough and form it into a ball with your hands. Place the dough ball in a greased bowl, cover with a damp towel, and let it rest for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
egg1(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ounces
4
Mix the cinnamon-sugar filling. While the dough rests, make your filling by whisking together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice together in a small mixing bowl until combined.
ground cinnamon1 tablespoon(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ouncespumpkin pie spice1 tablespoon
5
Roll out the dough. Once the dough is ready, turn it out onto a floured work surface. Use a floured rolling pin to roll the dough out into a large rectangle, about 10 x 15 inches in size. (If you want all of the edges to be even, you can use a pizza slicer to cut the dough into an even rectangle.) Use a knife or an offset spatula to spread 1/4 cup of softened butter (for the cinnamon filling) out evenly over the entire surface of the dough. Sprinkle the dough evenly with the cinnamon and sugar mixture, and gently pat it down into the butter.
cup butter1/4cup butter (softened)1/4(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ouncesbutter (softened)3 tablespoonsground cinnamon1 tablespoon
6
Roll up the dough. Beginning at the 15-inch edge, tightly roll up the dough and give the final seam a little pinch so that it seals. Use a piece of dental floss* or a knife to slice off the two ends of the roll (just 1/2-inch or so on each end, since the ends typically don't have as much cinnamon and sugar filling, which you can discard) so that the ends are even. Cut the remaining dough into 12 equal rounds.
ground cinnamon1 tablespoon(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ounces
7
Let the dough rise. Place each of the cut cinnamon rolls into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Cover the dish with a damp towel, and leave it in a warm place to rise for ⏱️ 25 minutes. Heat the oven to 350°F.
ground cinnamon1 tablespoon(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ounces
8
Make the frosting. While the dough is rising, whisk the maple cream cheese frosting ingredients together in a mixing bowl until smooth. If the frosting seems too thick, add in an extra tablespoon of milk at a time until it reaches your desired consistency. If it is too thin, add in extra powdered sugar.
(1/2 cup) cream cheese (softened)4 ouncespowdered sugar1 cup
9
Bake. Once the rolls have risen, uncover the dish and place it on the center rack of the oven. Bake for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes, or until the rolls are golden and cooked through. Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack and let the rolls cool for at least ⏱️ 5 minutes.
10
Frost. Drizzle or spread with the maple cream cheese frosting, serve warm and enjoy!
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