Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Serves: 4

Roxane Raynor

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

44

Sweetness

44

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2.25 tsps

Active Dry Yeast

1 tsp

Baking Soda

2 tbsps

Butter (melted)

1 cup

Brown Sugar

1 tsp

Cinnamon

Directions:

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Watch how to make this recipe

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For the dough: In a large saucepan, combine the milk, vegetable oil and granulated sugar

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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

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Sprinkle the yeast over the surface of the liquid and allow it to sit for 5 minutes

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Stir in the pumpkin puree until combined

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Combine 4 cups of the flour with the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg

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Sprinkle it into the saucepan and stir until it just comes together

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Cover the saucepan with a dish towel and set in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour

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After 1 hour, the mixture should be very puffy and at least doubled in size

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Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, salt and remaining 1/2 cup flour until totally combined

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F

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Drizzle butter into 3 pie pans (or a larger baking dish) and smear it all over the bottom of the pans

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Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and press it into a rectangular shape

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If it is overly sticky, sprinkle generously with flour until easier to handle

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Flour a rolling pin and roll the dough into a large rectangle about 18 inches by 24 inches

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For the filling: Drizzle the melted butter over the dough and smear it all over the surface with your fingers

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Mix together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a medium bowl

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Sprinkle this mixture all over the surface of the dough, covering all the melted butter

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Sprinkle with 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup chopped pecans

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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

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Roll it tightly as you go so the rolls with be nice and neat

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When it's all rolled, pinch the seam closed and turn the roll over so that the seam is facing down

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Slice into 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices and place the slices in the buttered pan(s)

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Allow to rise for 20 minutes

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Bake until the rolls are nice and golden brown around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes

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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

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Beat until fluffy, adding more milk if you'd like a thinner frosting

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Frost the rolls the second they come out of the oven

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Sprinkle the extra pecans over the frosting, then allow them to sit for 15 minutes before serving

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Delicious!