Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

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Description

I love cinnamon rolls, and thought it would be fun to add pumpkin and eggnog to a cinnamon roll recipe I already had for the fall season.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup eggnog
  • ⅛ cup butter
  • ⅛ cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup water
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ⅛ cup melted butter
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup pumpkin puree
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ tablespoons eggnog

Instructions

  1. Warm 1/2 cup eggnog in a small saucepan over low heat until it bubbles
  2. about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in 1/8 cup butter and 1/8 cup pumpkin; stir until melted. Add water and let mixture cool until lukewarm
  3. about 5 minutes.
  4. Combine cooled eggnog mixture
  5. 1 cup flour
  6. white sugar
  7. egg
  8. yeast
  9. and salt in a large bowl. Stir well to combine. Stir in remaining flour 1 cup at a time
  10. beating well after each addition with an electric mixer until dough has pulled together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic
  11. about 8 minutes.
  12. Roll dough into a 12×9-inch rectangle.
  13. Combine brown sugar
  14. cinnamon
  15. nutmeg
  16. cloves
  17. and allspice together in a bowl. Spread melted butter on top of dough and top with brown sugar mixture. Roll dough into a log
  18. using a little water to seal the seam.
  19. Cut roll into 12 slices using a very sharp knife or a piece of unflavored dental floss. Place rolls into a 9×13-inch greased baking pan. Cover and let rise until almost doubled in size
  20. about 1 hour.
  21. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  22. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
  23. 20 to 25 minutes.
  24. Meanwhile
  25. combine confectioners’ sugar
  26. cream cheese
  27. 1/4 cup pumpkin
  28. and vanilla extract in a bowl. Add eggnog gradually until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. Spread frosting over warm cinnamon rolls.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 12

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