Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time3hours hours

Cook Time22minutes minutes

Total Time3hours hours 22minutes minutes

Servings24 rolls

Ingredients

For the dough

• 1 cup whole milk
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 can pumpkin puree
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2, .25 oz. packages active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp.)
• 8 cups flour, plus more as needed for surface and rolling

For the filling

• 1 cup softened butter, unsalted
• 1 ⅓ cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

For the frosting

• ⅔ cup butter, unsalted
• 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

• Warm butter and milk in microwave until just warm - not hot. 
• In the bowl of a stand mixer dough attachment, add milk, butter and yeast. Let proof. Combine the pumpkin, both sugars and salt. Add eggs until combined.
• Add 1 cup of bread flour on medium speed. Continue to add flour and knead just until the dough is pulling away from the sides of your mixer, but is tacky (not sticky) to the touch.
• Allow dough to rise for  1 ½ hours - 2 hours. The dough should almost double in size.
• During this time, make the brown butter for the cream cheese frosting by heating it on pan on medium high until it foams and then brown bits gather on the bottom of the pan. Place the brown butter in the fridge so the butter can cool and solidify. This will take ~1-2 hours to solidify.
• Line a 18x26" cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the ingredients together for the filling in a medium sized mixing bowl until smooth.
• Roll out the dough. Turn out the dough onto a well floured work surface. Roll the dough into a large rectangle, spread the brown sugar filling all over the dough. Leave a small margin on the edges so you can roll, but I pretty much spread it all the way to the edge!
• Roll the dough up tightly the long way, slice with a sharp knife and arrange the rolls in the prepared cookie sheet. Cover with kitchen towel and allow to rise again for 30 minutes - 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.  Bake for 20-22 minutes or until cinnamon rolls are lightly browned on top and just done inside. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes while you make the frosting.
• Using a hand held mixer or the stand mixer, beat the prepared brown butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add the cream cheese and combine again until smooth. Add in the remaining ingredients and beat until creamy. Spread the frosting over warm rolls and enjoy!