Pretty Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns Recipe

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I make sticky buns and cinnamon rolls quite often because my husband loves them. One day, I had some fresh pumpkin on hand and decided to try pumpkin cinnamon buns. We loved the results! —Glenda Joseph, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

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Pretty Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns Recipe
  • Prep: 45 min. + rising Bake: 25 min.
  • Yield: 24 Servings
45 25 70

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1/3 cup instant butterscotch pudding mix
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 7 to 8 cups all-purpose flour
  • FILLING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ICING:
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the eggs, shortening, pumpkin, milk, sugars, pudding mixes, salt and 6 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
  • Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • Punch dough down; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. x 8-in. rectangle; brush with butter. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges.
  • Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seams to seal. Cut each into 12 slices. Place cut side down in two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
  • Bake at 350° for 22-28 minutes or until golden brown. In a small bowl, combine the water, butter and cinnamon. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over buns. Serve warm. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 bun equals 379 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 201 mg sodium, 61 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Pretty Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns in Taste of Home October/November 2008, p41

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Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by H_mj

These are, without a doubt, the best cinnamon rolls I've ever had. I followed some of the comments and ended up switching out half the cinnamon for pumpkin pie spice, and used a cream cheese frosting (with a little milk to thin it out) from Joy of Baking as the glaze. I would not alter this recipe any further, although mine were finished browning at 18 minutes ad would have burned by 28 minutes. Will definitely be making these again.


Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2011 by afallen

Our family of five has 3 picky eaters (and they're not all children!). We all LOVED these rolls. They are so soft and delicious. I usually have to make a double batch because they disappear so fast. :)


Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2011 by thaicooker

Great recipe! Big, soft rolls. I followed the recipe exactly, but put all of the buns in one large pan...Used parchment paper on the bottom of the pan. Next time I may add raisins, or crasins. The dough was sticky, but was easy to handle after kneading...


Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2011 by kengrants

These are so moist and yummy. They came out perfectly! The pumpkin flavor is not strong at all, but there's a lot of cinnamon flavor. They're perfect and I would not alter the recipe in any way.


Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by specialkmom

We did LOVE this. However, the pumpkin taste isn't very strong. I also did a cream cheese frosting...very good. I LOVE the idea of substituting pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon. Great idea! I would also like to try eggnog in place of the milk. Not sure how it would work though. Any ideas?


Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2011 by cindy june

Very fragrant, moist treat. Added chopped nuts to the filling. Used a cinnamon cream cheese frosting - NUMMY as my 3yr old grandson says! Will definetly make again!


Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2011 by ajkoch

Really super tasty autumn treat! Satisfies the pumpkin/cinnamon craving. The dough was VERY sticky! I'm guessing I didn't add quite enough flour or something but they still turned out wonderfully despite the messy process!


Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2011 by Grateful homemaker5

The frosting was a little too sweet. I think I will do a less-sweet cream cheese frosting next time.


Reviewed on Oct. 02, 2011 by all4my4kids

i tried it in the bread maker. Not so much ment for the bread maker but we made it and they were AMAZING. My 6 year old is already asking if we can make another batch so we dont run out. There was 24 nice large rolls and they were very good. We do not like alot of frosting and the glaze was the right contrast. Not too sweet. I did however substituet pumpkin pie spice in place of the cinnamon. A+

 
 
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