Nothing beats a nice warm ooey gooey cinnamon roll, that is warm, sweet and oozing with icing on a cold morning for breakfast, ok I lie it doesn’t have to be a cold morning it can be any morning. Cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite breakfasts and I like to make them ahead of time and then reheat them in the morning. With these Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls you can make them the night before and then put that last layer of frosting on after you reheat them (can be done in the microwave for 20-30 seconds or a few mins in the oven) and you have an amazing breakfast. I of course am to lazy to get up in the morning and make them that early, as I need a few cups of coffee in my system to function but making them a head of time so I can enjoy these Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls with my coffee is a great way to start my day.
Apple Pie Cinnamon rolls are are also a great breakfast for Christmas morning, we always have cinnamon rolls as our family breakfast and this year we will be having these 🙂
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Just look at the ooey gooey frosting and delicious apple pie filling spilling out of them, don’t they make you hungry?
When making these Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls I prefer using homemade applesauce, you can use the jarred store bought stuff but I much prefer fresh applesauce in general. I love using my homemade crockpot applesauce when making these since I can make it the day before or if you have it on hand defrost your freezer applesauce and use that. If possible skip using the jar sauce, they extra step of homemade is soo much better!
Cooking Items you need:
Cast Iron Skillet or round baking pan, Mixing bowls, rolling pin,
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients
Cinnamon Roll Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 C flour
- 3 TBSP sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pkg instant yeast ( about 2 1/4 tsp)
- 1/2 C water
- 1/4 C whole milk
- 2 1/2 TBSP unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 egg, room temp
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Filling Ingredients:
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1/2 C applesauce
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Frosting Ingredients:
- 2 oz. cream cheese, room temp
- 1/4 C unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 TBSP corn syrup
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/4 C powdered sugar
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Directions:
Cinnamon Roll Directions
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- Set aside 1/2 cup of flour.
- In a large bowl Add 2 1/4 C flour, sugar, salt, and yeast together until evenly dispersed and then set aside.
- In a double boiler (not sure how to make a double boiler, learn how to make a double boiler at home) combine the water, milk, and butter together until the butter is melted and the mixture is hot to touch.
- Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture. Stir to blend. Then add in the egg and between 1/3 C to 1/2 C of the left over flour to make a soft dough.
- Dough is ready when it pulls away from the side of the bowl and has an elastic consistency.
- Knead the dough for about 3-4 minutes on a floured surface.
- Grease a bowl, add the dough allowing it to rest for about 10 minute. Cover with a kitchen towel.
- While the dough is resting make your apple pie cinnamon roll filling. Mix the cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and set aside.
- Once your dough is ready, roll it out in a rectangle. Spread the butter on top then sprinkle the dough with cinnamon and sugar mixture, then spread the applesauce on top.
- Roll up the dough tightly by squeezing the edges closed, then cut into 1- 1 1/2 inch wide pieces.
- Prep your cast Iron Skillet (or circle baking pan if you don’t have one) with non stick spray. Place cinnamon rolls into pan (you want the top to be the part where you can see the filling on the inside)
- Put the skillet in a draft free area, that is warm and loosely cover with a kitchen towel to allow them to rise for 60-90 minutes.
- As it gets time to bake them preheat the oven to 375 degrees and when oven is ready place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until they are lightly browned.
- While they cinnamon rolls are baking you want to make your frosting.
- Combine the vanilla, corn syrup and lemon juice in a small bowl. Whip cream cheese and butter together. Continue to beat while adding the two mixtures together.
- scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again, you want this mixed well.
- Pour in powdered sugar and stir slowly until it starts to incorporate. Then mix on high for 5 minutes or until frosting starts to lighten in color. Scrape sides of the bowl and mix it together again briefly.
- Once rolls have been removed from the oven, frost using half the amount made. let them cool and then frost again. The first layer of frosting will seep into the cinnamon rolls and the second layer will be the frosting on top. This gives them AMAZING Frosting that is oozy just the way cinnamon rolls need to be!
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Ingredients
- Apple Pie cinnamon rolls
- Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients
- Cinnamon Roll Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 C flour
- 3 TBSP sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pkg instant yeast about 2 1/4 tsp
- 1/2 C water
- 1/4 C whole milk
- 2 1/2 TBSP unsalted butter room temp
- 1 egg room temp
- Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Filling Ingredients:
- 3 TBSP unsalted butter room temp
- 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1/2 C applesauce
- Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Frosting Ingredients:
- 2 oz. cream cheese room temp
- 1/4 C unsalted butter room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 TBSP corn syrup
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/4 C powdered sugar
Instructions
- Set aside 1/2 cup of flour.
- In a large bowl Add 2 1/4 C flour, sugar, salt, and yeast together until evenly dispersed and then set aside.
- In a double boiler combine the water, milk, and butter together until the butter is melted and the mixture is hot to touch.
- Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture. Stir to blend. Then add in the egg and between 1/3 C to 1/2 C of the left over flour to make a soft dough.
- Dough is ready when it pulls away from the side of the bowl and has an elastic consistency.
- Knead the dough for about 3-4 minutes on a floured surface.
- Grease a bowl, add the dough allowing it to rest for about 10 minute. Cover with a kitchen towel.
- While the dough is resting make your apple pie cinnamon roll filling. Mix the cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and set aside.
- Once your dough is ready, roll it out in a rectangle. Spread the butter on top then sprinkle the dough with cinnamon and sugar mixture, then spread the applesauce on top.
- Roll up the dough tightly by squeezing the edges closed, then cut into 1- 1 1/2 inch wide pieces.
- Prep your cast Iron Skillet (or circle baking pan if you don't have one) with non stick spray. Place cinnamon rolls into pan (you want the top to be the part where you can see the filling on the inside)
- Put the skillet in a draft free area, that is warm and loosely cover with a kitchen towel to allow them to rise for 60-90 minutes.
- As it gets time to bake them preheat the oven to 375 degrees and when oven is ready place in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until they are lightly browned.
- While they cinnamon rolls are baking you want to make your frosting.
- Combine the vanilla, corn syrup and lemon juice in a small bowl. Whip cream cheese and butter together. Continue to beat while adding the two mixtures together.
- scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again, you want this mixed well.
- Pour in powdered sugar and stir slowly until it starts to incorporate. Then mix on high for 5 minutes or until frosting starts to lighten in color. Scrape sides of the bowl and mix it together again briefly.
- Once rolls have been removed from the oven, frost using half the amount made. let them cool and then frost again. The first layer of frosting will seep into the cinnamon rolls and the second layer will be the frosting on top. This gives them AMAZING Frosting that is oozy just the way cinnamon rolls need to be!
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