Recipe: Soft & Fluffy Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

This recipe is enough to make two 8 or 9 inch pie or cake pans. You can use the square or round type. They can also be baking in a large 9x13'' pan.
I like to double the recipe and bake these cinnamon rolls in disposable foil pans if I make them for friends or family.
If pumpkin had a calling, this would be it. These pumpkin cinnamon rolls are so soft and fluffy and topped with a cream cheese icing that takes them to the next level.
I baked a few pans of these pumpkin cinnamon rolls a few days ago and gave a pan to a few of my friends and they couldn’t stop talking about the next day.
All I heard was “how did you make them so fluffy and soft” and “I need the recipe asap, I’m totally making these for Halloween”. So I told them to wait for the blog post.

THE RECIPE:
Ingredients:
For the dough:
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or butter I used oil
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 package 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick 1/2 cup butter, melted or at room temp
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 4 oz butter 1 stick, at room temp
- 4 oz cream cheese 1/2 bar, at room temp
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- For the re
Instructions:
- Combine the milk, oil, and granulated sugar in a large pot or plastic mixing bowl. Heat on medium heat until warm (not boiling) or microwave for 1-2 minutes until the liquids are warm to the touch.
- Stir in the pumpkin puree and yeast. Next sprinkle in the flour,pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt with a wooden spoon. A sticky dough should form. rub the dough with olive oil and cover with plastic for 45 mins- 1 hour to rise.
- While the dough is rising, go ahead and prepare the filling. Combine the sugars and pumpkin spice in a small bowl. set aside.
- Once the dough has risen, Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 9'' square or round pans or 1 13x9 pan with butter or oil, very well. Set Aside.
- Flour your counter very well (about 1/2 cup of flour). Place the dough onto the floured surface and roll or press into a large rectangle, about 18x24 inches. If the dough stick to surface, sprinkle it with flour.
- Spread butter over the dough, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar filling on the butter. Roll dough into a log, as tight as you can. Pinch the seams then cut dough into 2 inch slices then place into greased pans.
- Place the pans on-top of the stove while the oven is pre-heating. This will help them rise more. After 15 minutes place the rolls in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and puffed. Remove from oven and top with the cream cheese frosting right away. Enjoy!!