I made this pumpkin rolls recipe for a friend who loves pumpkin. I looked at a few pumpkin pie recipes and tried to include some of the same ingredients. The result was delicious! Pumpkin pie spice does double duty in both the pumpkin dough and the sugary filling and the sweet cream cheese glaze makes these tender, moist pumpkin rolls just perfect for a fall or winter brunch.
Ingredients
- warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C): 0.25 cup
- active dry yeast: 1 pack (.25 ounce pack)
- pumpkin puree: 1 can (15 ounce can)
- white sugar: 0.75 cup
- evaporated milk: 1 can (5 ounce can)
- olive oil: 3 Tbsp
- egg: 1 piece (beaten)
- pumpkin pie spice: 2 tsp
- all-purpose flour: 5 cups (if needed)
- butter: 0.25 cup (melted)
- ¼ cups brown sugar, packed: 1 piece
- pumpkin pie spice: 2 Tbsp
- confectioners' sugar: 1 cup
- milk: 0.25 cup
- butter: 2 Tbsp (melted)
- cream cheese: 1 pack (3 ounce pack, softened)
- vanilla extract: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Make the dough: Pour warm water into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle yeast over top. Allow to stand until yeast begins to form a creamy foam, 5 to 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add pumpkin puree, sugar, evaporated milk, olive oil, and egg to the yeast mixture; mix until thoroughly combined. Stir in pumpkin pie spice, then mix in about 5 cups of flour, or as needed, until a stiff dough forms. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, but still slightly sticky, about 8 minutes. Form dough into a ball, then place in an oiled bowl, cover with a cloth, and let rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes. (The dough will rise, but it won't double.) Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Punch down the dough, then roll it out on a floured work surface to an 18x26-inch rectangle. Brush the top with melted butter. Make the filling: Mix together brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl; sprinkle evenly over the buttered dough. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Start at the longer edge and roll dough over filling into a log. Pinch the seam closed, then use a serrated knife to cut the log into 12 equal rolls. Transfer rolls to the prepared baking dish with the cut-sides facing up. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown on the edges, 30 to 40 minutes.
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While the rolls are baking, make the glaze: Beat confectioners' sugar, milk, butter, cream cheese, and vanilla in a bowl until well combined. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove pumpkin rolls from the oven and immediately spread glaze over top. Serve and enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
