Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Apple Cinnamon Rolls will have your family wanting them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Put a taste of Autumn in your day!

These irresistible Cinnamon Apple Buns will make the transition to fall a delicious occasion!

Apple Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

I made a batch of butter-laden brioche dough for some dinner rolls. Half was left in the fridge and I had up to 5 days to use it up. My family adores cinnamon rolls…they were truly in mourning when we could no longer get Sara Lee frozen cinnamon rolls at our supermarket. I knew I’d have to step up my baking game.

So, with it being autumn and all, I decided to add some diced apples, sauteed with butter and cinnamon, to this batch of buns. No raisins for this bunch. No-sirree-bob. Adding apples to the mix was already pushing it, but the hubby ate 2 1/2 the first morning. A fine testimonial that these apple cinnamon rolls were A-OK.

What Are the Best Baking Apples?

I peeled, cored, and diced up two baking apples, a Jonamac and some sort of Golden delicious hybrid. If you can find some local apples, this is your chance to let them shine. Granny Smith Apples, Honey Crisp, and Johnathans are all great pie and baking apples. Any of these would be delicious in these Cinnamon Apple Buns.

I sauteed them with some sugar and butter, then added cinnamon and a few grates of fresh nutmeg before letting them cool to room temperature. I rolled out the dough into a large rectangle and spread the apples and their thickened juices over the surface. I utilized my big silicone Roul’Pat dusted with flour to roll out my dough. And it also can be used to help assist with rolling…by allowing me to lift up and roll the long edge in one movement.

So I rolled this Apple Cinnamon Rolls dough up like in a classic cinnamon roll recipe, but the slicing is a bit more difficult due to the chunkier filling.

You may not get perfect spirals, but you will love the aroma coming from your oven as these are baking and the tender, cinnamon-spiced apple buns that don your plate. If you love cinnamon baked goods, check out my Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread, too.

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• Baking Pan

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The Recipe:

Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Yield 12

Apple Cinnamon Rolls - bits of apples rolled into this breakfast treat make them irresistible!!!

Ingredients

• 1/2 batch brioche dough, chilled (recipe linked below)
• 2 baking apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• A few gratings of fresh nutmeg (or to taste)

Icing:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 5 tablespoons half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

1. Put diced apples, sugar, and butter into a saute pan. Cook till the apples are tender and liquid reduced slightly, about 10 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and add cinnamon and nutmeg. Let cool to room temperature.
3. Roll out dough on a well-floured surface into an 18 x 24-inch rectangle. Spread apples evenly across the surface, leaving about an inch around the perimeter clear. Roll up from long side to long side and press seam to seal. Cut 12 even slices.
4. Place in greased 9 x 9 baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap coated with non-stick cooking spray and let rise till dough doubles, about 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 400º.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes till puffed and golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
7. Mix icing ingredients and drizzle over cooled rolls.

Yield: 12 rolls

Total time: 8+ hours

Notes

Total time does not include proofing time.

Dorie Greenspan's Brioche Recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 roll
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 284Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 140mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 1gSugar: 33gProtein: 1g

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