Description
Delicious homemade apple butter cinnamon rolls topped with creamy frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 envelope active dry yeast (1 tablespoon)
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 6 tablespoons butter (melted and slightly cooled)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup apple butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Get your ingredients ready. A stand mixer with the dough hook attachment makes it easy to knead the dough, but you can also knead it by hand.
- Activate the yeast according to package directions until bubbly.
- Whisk in remaining milk, sugar, eggs, and melted butter into the activated yeast.
- In a stand mixer bowl, combine flour and salt. Add yeast mixture and knead until dough is soft and stretchy.
- Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled in size (45 to 60 minutes).
- Punch dough down, roll into a rectangle, and spread apple butter evenly over it. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon mix over apple butter.
- Roll up the dough jelly-roll style and slice into 12 rounds. Arrange in a greased baking pan and let rise again (20-30 minutes).
- Preheat oven to 350°F and bake rolls for 18-25 minutes until golden.
- While rolls cool, beat frosting ingredients and spread over warm rolls.
- Serve warm or enjoy cold the next day.
Notes
- The yeast should be foamy after activation; if not, discard and start over with fresh yeast.
- The dough should feel soft and slightly tacky but not overly sticky.
- For cutting the rolls, use a sharp knife or unflavored dental floss.
- Keep an eye on the rolls while baking to prevent overbaking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg