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Chef John's Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Chef John's Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Cost $8.5, save $12

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  • 96 Min
  • 16 Servings
  • $8.5

INGREDIENTS

  • Main Ingredients

    • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
    • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
    • ½ teaspoon white sugar
    • ¼ cup warm water (100 to 105 degrees F/38 to 41 degrees C)
    • ½ cup pumpkin purée
    • 🥛 ¼ cup heavy cream
    • 🧈 ¼ cup butter, melted
    • 🧂 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
    • 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, or as needed, divided
    • 🥚 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
    • 🧈 5 tablespoons butter, melted
    • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
    • ¼ cup cream cheese, softened
    • 🥛 ¼ cup milk, or as needed
    • ¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds, to garnish

STEPS

1

Combine brown sugar, ¼ cup white sugar, and cinnamon together in a small bowl; set aside.

2

Dissolve yeast and ½ teaspoon white sugar in warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk together; let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 10 minutes.

3

Stir pumpkin purée, heavy cream, remaining ¼ cup white sugar, ¼ cup melted butter, salt, ½ teaspoon vanilla, ginger, and allspice into yeast mixer in the bowl of the stand mixer. Add 2 cups flour and egg; fit mixer with dough hook attachment and mix until combined, about 2 minutes.

4

Add remaining 2 ¼ cups flour; mix on low until dough is slightly sticky, smooth, and elastic, 6 to 7 minutes, adding more flour if mixture is too sticky.

5

Remove dough from hook; shape into a ball. Lightly coat the stand mixer bowl with vegetable oil, return dough to the bowl, turning to coat with oil. Cover bowl with aluminum foil; set aside to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 ½ hours.

6

Generously butter a 13x9-inch baking dish.

7

Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. Flatten into a rectangular shape about 1-inch thick using your hands. Generously sprinkle both sides of dough with flour; roll out to about a 20x12-inch rectangle. Pour 5 tablespoons melted butter over top; evenly brush over surface, leaving 2 inches along one wide edge unbuttered. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over dough; moisten unbuttered edge with water. Roll dough tightly into a log, starting at the buttered wide edge; press firmly along moistened wide edge to seal.

8

Trim and discard uneven ends from the roll. Slice rolled dough into 16 equally-sized pinwheels; place pinwheels, cut-sides up, in the prepared baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap; set aside to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, 45 to 60 minutes.

9

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

10

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes; set aside to cool slightly while mixing glaze.

11

Whisk confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, milk, and remaining ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth; drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle pumpkin seeds over rolls to serve.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

326

Calories

  • 5
    Protein
  • 52
    Carbs
  • 11
    Fats

💡 To make the dough easier to handle, chill the dough briefly if it feels too sticky.For a richer glaze, increase the cream cheese and reduce milk slightly.To save time, prepare the rolls the night before, cover, and refrigerate; let them rise in the morning before baking.