Pumpkin cinnamon rolls

     So I've had a serious addiction this month: pumpkin-themed foods!  I remember I used to scoff at all the pumpkin-themed foods that would come out around this time of year, laughing at all the fools that would fall into such an obviously commercial ploy.  Little did I know that, a few years later, I would be one of those pumpkin-addicted fools!  It seems to be the worst it's ever been and I can't seem to stop consuming (and buying) anything and everything with pumpkin in it.  So, with that in mind, when I came across a recipe for pumpkin cinnamon rolls, it was just too amazing to resist!

Ooey Gooey delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls

Look at all that cinnamon roll goodness!!

Pumpkin cinnamon rolls from http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2012/10/pumpkin-cinnamon-rolls-least-scary.html

Ingredients for 16 Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls:

(I used a deep 13 x 9 baking dish)
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes 

For the dough:

1 package of dry yeast

1/4 cup very warm water (about 100-105 degrees F.)

1/2 tsp white sugar

1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)

1/4 cup heavy cream (can sub milk, but cream is better)

1 tsp fine salt

1/4 cup melted butter

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or 1/2 tsp ground ginger and 1/4 tsp allspice)

1 large egg

1/4 cup granulated sugar

3 to 4 cups all purpose flour (divided), as needed 
 (add enough flour to mixer so that dough just barely pulls away from sides, and a very soft, slightly sticky dough is formed)

*knead for at least 6-7 minutes

For the filling:

5 tbsp melted butter, brushed on rolled dough

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup of granulated sugar

2 tbsp ground cinnamon

*For the glaze:

1/4 cup room temperature cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup milk, or as needed

1/4 tsp vanilla extract, optional

*adjust glaze by adding more powdered sugar or milk to achieve desired consistency

1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds to garnish

http://youtu.be/x6-tziWozrQ

     Thank you once again Chef John for an amazingly sweet and delicious treat!  Pumpkin cinnamon rolls are just good cinnamon rolls, period.  There is not a strong pumpkiny taste, but nor does there have to be with the deliciousness of cinnamon rolls.  The only problem I had with them was that they were too good; I kept meaning to bring some in to share with my co-workers but I just kept eating them at home!  Definitely well worth the effort to make them!