This recipe is easy, and just screams fall. If you are not a fan of maple, use vanilla extract in place of the maple.
PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLLS
(makes 15-20)
Dough Ingredients:
*1 1/2 cups whole milk
*1/2 cup vegetable oil
*1/2 cup granulated sugar
*2 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
*1 cup pumpkin puree
*4 1/2 cups flour
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
*1/2 teaspoon baking powder
*1/2 teaspoon baking soda
*1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling Ingredients:
*1/2 cup butter melted
*1/2 cup light brown sugar
*1/2 cup granulated sugar
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*1 cup pecans, chopped fine
Icing Ingredients:
*1/2 cup butter, softened
*1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring or 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*3 cups powdered sugar
*1 1/2 -2 tablespoons milk
Dough Directions:
~In a large saucepan, combine milk, vegetable oil and granulated sugar.
~Heat until milk mixture is hot and sugar is dissolved, but not to boiling.
~Remove from pan and allow to cool until mixture in warm.
~Sprinkle yeast over milk mixture.
~Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes.
~Stir in pumpkin puree.
~In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together.
~Mix into milk mixture (do not over mix).
~Cover pan with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
~Sprinkle counter top with flour.
~Flour hands and remove dough from pan and place on counter.
~Preheat ove to 375 degrees.
~Spray a large baking pan or several small ones with cooking spray or melted butter.
~Roll dough into a rectangle about 18x24 inches.
~Drizzle 1/2 cup melted butter over dough and smear it all over the surface.
~In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together.
~Sprinkle mixture over the surface of the dough over the butter.
~Sprinkle chopped pecans over top of cinnamon mixture.
~Roll the dough tightly into a long log.
~Pinch the seam closed.
~Slice into even slices (about 15-20 slices).
~Allow to rise for 20-30 minutes.
~Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until rolls are a gold brown around the edges.
Icing directions:
~Cream butter until smooth.
~Stir in maple flavoring.
~Stir in ground cinnamon.
~Stir in powdered sugar.
~Stir in milk until mixture is creamy.
~Drop icing by tablespoons over each warm cinnamon rolls.
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