Friday, December 4, 2015

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls with cinnamon glaze

vegan pumpkin cinnamon rolls with cinnamon glaze

How is it almost winter already? It feels as though the leaves just started turning yesterday! I haven’t had nearly enough pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin baked goods for the end of fall to be so near!

But there’s nothing to do about that no except keep forging forward in stoic denial of the impending cold, dark weather and snowy afternoons, and make some pumpkin cinnamon rolls. 

It's like...the sun.

There are a lot of pumpkin cinnamon roll recipes out there, but I can assure you this one is the best. How can the dough possibly get fluffier, or the filling be more sweet and buttery? I will tell you—it can’t. This is it, folks. This is the pinnacle of the pumpkin cinnamon roll in all its sweet, lightly spiced glory.

Don't mind their misshapen appearance.

And I don’t mean to brag, but these are not only the most delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls you will find, they are pretty easy too. Forty-five minutes for the initial rise, plus only twenty-five minutes for the second. Twenty minutes in the oven, and boom, your rolls are ready.

Pretty fast, relatively speaking.

Okay, that doesn’t sound that easy. Or fast. And to be wholly honest, it isn’t. These aren’t exactly a last-minute brunch item. As I usually recommend with cinnamon rolls and baked goods like this, baking them the night before is probably your best game plan so you aren’t slaving away in the kitchen for a few hours in the morning, surrounded by hungry guests / family members / whoever you happen to have in your kitchen on a given weekend morning. That’s what I do. Either that, or make them in the afternoon and eat cinnamon rolls for dinner.

And why wouldn't you want to?

But, however you do it, you need to make these sometime this fall. Required autumnal baking, people.

Here’s the recipe.

________

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls with cinnamon glaze


Makes 12 large rolls

Ingredients

Dough

6 grams • active dry yeast • 2 1/4 teaspoons

60 grams • water, 110 degrees F • 1/4 cup

184 grams • pumpkin puree • 3/4 cup

62 grams • nondairy milk • 1/4 cup

56 grams • coconut oil, melted • 1/4 cup

12 grams • granulated sugar • 1 tablespoon

340 grams • all-purpose flour • 2 1/2 cups

8 grams • salt • 1 1/4 teaspoons

1 gram • cinnamon • 1/2 teaspoon

0.5 grams • nutmeg • 1/4 teaspoon

0.5 grams • ginger • 1/4 teaspoon

Filling

36 grams • granulated sugar • 3 tablespoons

42 grams • light brown sugar • 3 tablespoons

17 grams • all-purpose flour • 2 tablespoons

4 grams • ground cinnamon • 1 1/2 teaspoons

28 grams • vegan butter, chilled and cut into small pieces • 2 tablespoons

Glaze

120 grams • powdered sugar • 1 cup

6 grams • cinnamon • 2 teaspoons

30 grams • nondairy milk • 2 tablespoons

Pinch salt

Directions

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine yeast and water and whisk together. Let stand for 5 minutes to proof. Once proofed, add pumpkin, milk, coconut oil, and sugar and mix. Sift in the flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger and beat on medium speed until smooth.

Fit mixer with the dough hook and knead for 6 to 8 minutes, until the dough is elastic but soft and still a little sticky. Place dough in a large greased bowl and cover with a tea towel. Let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes, until doubled in size.

To make filling, combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in margarine with your fingers or a fork until it resembles coarse meal.

Once dough is risen, punch down gently and let rest for 5 minutes. Turn out onto a well-floured surface and roll into a 12 x 10 inch rectangle. Sprinkle with filling. Roll up tightly, starting from the long side, and pinch seam and ends to seal. Cut into twelve 1-inch slices. Place in a 9-inch round baking pan and let rise another 25 minutes, until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake rolls for 20 minutes, until golden-brown. Cool for 15 minutes in pan on a wire rack.

To make glaze, simply whisk together all ingredients until smooth. Drizzle generously on rolls. Munch.

__________

Check out that glaze.

For more cinnamon roll-esque recipes, click these links.

Classic vegan cinnamon rolls. Because there’s nothing like a classic.

Peaches and cream sweet rolls. A summery variation.


Cinnamon roll pancakes with “cream cheese” sauce. For when you don’t feel like going through the effort of making traditional cinnamon rolls.

10 comments:

  1. Mmmm cinnamon rolls always hit the spot no matter what time of the year it is, and these look so good! I love the colour the pumpkin lends to the dough, they look so good! :D

    And yes.... Winter is coming, fast... I cannot believe we're at 5th of December already! Eeep x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The color really is stunning in real life! All the pumpkin in the dough will do that. :)

      Delete
  2. I absolutely believe that these are the most delicious cinnamon rolls out there. I mean just look at them. I'm drooling a little bit. It's recipes like these that make me miss baking with all purpose flour, but I guess that's just an excuse to drink the glaze with a straw! #hellodiabetes

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Lol yeah, I wouldn't be above slurping down this cinnamon glaze :P Glad you like them!

      Delete
  3. I would have never guessed that these are vegan! They look so good!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. My family can testify to that--they taste every bit as buttery and delicious as the non-vegan version! :)

      Delete
  4. YUM! I totally fell in love with this recipe!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Can you believe pumpkin season is pretty much over?! Craziness. These cinnamon rolls look amazing though!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yeah, it's always over too fast...it's bittersweet, though, since now it's high time for peppermint mochas and candy canes :)

      Delete