Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
When there's a chill in the air, all I want to do is cuddle up on the couch with a cinnamon roll and a cup of coffee. These Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are packed with pumpkin spice flavor and drizzled with a deliciously sweet icing, making for the perfect fall breakfast or afternoon treat.
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Makes: 18 Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) dry active yeast
- ¼ cup warm water (100-110 degrees)
- 4 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour, divided (plus more for rolling dough)
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup (16 Tbsp) unsalted butter, melted, divided
- ½ cups + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar, divided
- 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice, divided
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
Icing
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl, stir the yeast in warm water and let sit for 2 minutes.
- Add 3 ⅔ cups of flour, pumpkin puree, milk, 5 Tbsp melted butter, 2 Tbsp granulated sugar, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Beat with a mixer at medium speed (or use a hand mixer) until smooth.
- Using the dough hook on your mixer, knead dough for about 6 minutes, adding the remaining cup of flour little by little throughout the kneading process. If you don't have a mixer or a dough hook, you can knead dough by hand on a well floured surface. You should knead for about 10 minutes.
- Place the dough in a large bowl that has been lightly coated in vegetable oil. Make sure the dough is lightly coated in the oil, cover the bowl with a kitchen towel, and let it rise for about an hour in a warm spot (if your kitchen is cool, you can turn your oven on low and set the bowl on top).
- Once dough has risen, punch it down and let rest for about 5 more minutes.
- Place dough on a well-floured surface and, using a rolling pen, roll dough into a large rectangle, about 30×10 inches (if you don't have a big enough surface, you can split the dough into two portions and make two separate rolls).
- In a medium bowl, mix together remaining ½ cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, remaining 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon together.
- Pour about 10 Tbsp of the butter over the surface of the dough (save the rest for the pans) and use a pastry brush or your fingers to spread the it evenly.
- Generously sprinkle the sugar/spice mixture over the butter.
- Starting at the long end farthest from you, roll the dough tightly toward you. Use both hands and work slowly. Pinch the seams together.
- Transfer the dough to a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, slice 1-inch slices. Lightly brush remaining melted butter into pie pans or baking dishes. Place the rolls in the pan, taking care not to overcrowd them (8-9 should fit in each pan).
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees (If you’re using glass pans for your cinnamon rolls, pre-heat to 360 degrees instead). Cover the rolls with a kitchen towel for about 20 minutes, so they can rise again. Then bake for 17-20 minutes, until the cinnamon rolls are just turning golden.
- Pour the icing over the cinnamon rolls while they're still warm.
Icing
- In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla. Add more milk if you want a thinner icing.
Notes
- To make the day before: Once you have the pumpkin cinnamon rolls sliced and in the baking dish, cover dish in plastic wrap and put them in the fridge. In the morning, remove from fridge, bring to room temperature, and bake.
- To make days/weeks/a month before: You can also put them in the freezer if you want to enjoy them much later (whenever I make this recipe, I keep a pan to enjoy now and put a pan of them in the freezer for later). Simply wrap the dish tightly in plastic wrap and foil and place in freezer. When you're ready to enjoy them, remove from freezer, thaw, and bake. If you don't want to wait for them to thaw, you can place them in the fridge the night before and let come to room temperature in the morning.
- To make AND bake ahead of time: I think cinnamon rolls are best fresh out of the oven, but if you want to make things even easier, you can bake the rolls, let them cool in the pan, and then wrap the pan in plastic wrap and foil and freeze. When ready to enjoy, remove from freezer, let them thaw, and pop them in oven to warm them up. Frost them while they're warm.
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