Description
Indulge in these Soft-Baked Apple Cinnamon Rolls filled with a delightful apple pie filling, brown sugar cinnamon goodness, and topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
250g whole milk
lukewarm
50g Granulated Sugar
2 ¼ tsp active dried yeast
2 large eggs
at room temperature
½ tsp kosher salt
565g All-Purpose Flour
100g Unsalted Butter
at room temperature
850g Apple Pie Filling
125g Pecan Halves
190g Unsalted Butter
at room temperature
280g Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp plus 1 tsp ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp Kosher salt
115g Unsalted Butter
at room temperature
225g Cream Cheese
at room temperature
250g Powdered Sugar
sifted
1–2 Tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine lukewarm milk, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
- Add eggs, salt, and flour to the mixture, followed by the butter. Knead until a smooth dough forms.
- Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- For the apple filling, melt butter in a pan, add diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cook until apples are slightly softened. Stir in cornstarch and cook until thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Once dough has risen, roll it out on a floured surface into a rectangle. Spread the brown sugar cinnamon filling over the surface.
- Evenly distribute the apple filling and toasted pecans over the dough, then roll it tightly into a log.
- Slice the log into rolls and place in a greased baking dish. Cover and let rise for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and bake rolls for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
- For the frosting, beat together room temperature butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, cream, and salt until desired consistency is reached.
- Once rolls are baked, let them cool slightly before drizzling with cream cheese frosting. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
For an extra touch, add more cinnamon to the frosting or sprinkle additional pecans on top of the rolls before serving.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
Keywords: Soft-Baked Apple Cinnamon Rolls, cinnamon rolls, apple dessert, brunch recipe, creamy frosting