Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls filled with apples, cinnamon, and pecans!
Servings: 16
Equipment
- 2 Iron Skillets
Ingredients
- ¼ cup warm water + 1 package of yeast
- 6 tablespoon melted real butter
- 1 cup milk or milk alternative
- 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon pink salt or sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- 4-4 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour start with 4 and then add a tablespoon at a time until you get a nice dough
Filling
- 1 stick real butter softened + 2 tablespoon reserved for the bottom of iron skillets
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- couple dashes nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon pink salt or sea salt
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- 1 whole apple diced in small chunks like pictured above
Maple Cinnamon Glaze
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon pink salt or sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Apple Cinnamon Rolls
- In a large mixing bowl place warm water and yeast. Let sit until frothy. Whisk in egg, vanilla extract, and spices.
- In a small saucepan melt butter and add milk, whisk in sugar, and turn off the heat. Make sure the milk & butter mix are warm to the touch then whisk into yeast mixture. Add the flour in one cup at a time. After 4 cups add one tablespoon at a time until you have a less sticky dough.
- Cover and set in a warm part of your kitchen to double in volume.
- Preheat the oven to 375 when the dough is ready.
- When the dough is ready turn onto a floured surface and press with fingers or use a rolling pin to form dough into a rectangle of about 15 inches.
- Spread filling on the dough evenly (as pictured above). Sprinkle diced apple and pecan pieces on top, then with the long side, tightly roll into a log.
- To evenly cut, cut in half, then each in half, and repeat until you have about 18-22 rolls.
- Turn the fire on low and melt the 2 tablespoon of reserved butter (one in each iron skillet) along with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar in each skillet. Note, you may need a 3rd skillet depending on how big you cut them.
- Place approximately 9 rolls in each iron skillet, and let sit until they rise to double.
- Place in preheated oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. Check them after 20 minutes. Ovens bake differently. When you pull them out drizzle on the glaze and enjoy!
Filling
- Mix softened butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and brown sugar in a bowl until combined.
- Peel and dice apples into very small cubes and set them aside.
- Set aside pecans.
Maple Cinnamon Glaze
- In a saucepan pour in maple syrup, salt, and cinnamon.
- Bring to a simmer and simmer for 3-5 minutes or until the glaze starts to thicken.
- Turn fire off and let cool for a couple of minutes to allow to thicken.
- Spoon over fresh-baked cinnamon rolls and serve warm!
Notes
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