Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Apples and cinnamon just seem to go hand in hand, don't they? So reworked my cinnamon roll recipe to include apples. What a treat! I'm not sure why I never thought of doing that before now! These are so great and a wonderful fall treat! They make two nice sized pans full of yummy goodness but you can split the recipe in half...or make the regular batch and freeze one...which is what I did. I made up both pans, baked them and frosted them both, then threw one pan in the freezer to thaw and reheat later! Yay for an easy dessert! Give these a try....you'll love them..I promise!

Apple Cinnamon Rolls



2 cups milk
2 eggs
¼ cup butter
2 teaspoons salt
2 packages yeast
½ cup sugar
6 cups flour
Cinnamon/sugar/brown sugar ~ to taste
1 can apple pie filling (I used caramel apple)

Melt milk and butter in microwave, together, until very warm…about 1 ½ minutes. Set aside.

In mixing bowl, with dough hook attachment, combine 2 cups of flour, salt, yeast and sugar. Set mixer speed on low and add milk/butter mixture.

Add eggs one at a time. Mix well.

Add remaining 4 cups of flour and mix until well blended.

Place mixed dough on floured counter and knead until smooth…adding more flour as you go to keep dough from sticking.

Grease a large bowl and place kneaded dough in bowl. Spray dough with a shot of Pam. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled…about 30 minutes.

Turn risen dough onto floured surface and cut in half. Roll each piece of dough out to a 9x13 rectangle.

Spread dough with softened butter then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and brown sugar.

Roll up from the long end and cut into 1” – 1 ½ “sections. Place in greased baking dish. Repeat with second half of dough.

Let rolls rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.

Bake rolls in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top. Spread with frosting.

Frosting:

½ stick butter
1 bag of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Milk

Whip butter in mixing bowl. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread frosting on warm rolls.


 
Okay....here we go. Don't be put off 
by the amount of pictures. These are 
really pretty easy.

 
In mixing bowl, with dough hook 
attachment, combine 2 cups of flour, 
salt, yeast and sugar.

 
Add the warmed milk mixture.

 
Then the eggs.

 
Then the rest of the flour.

 
Plop the dough onto a floured surface.

 
Knead until smooooooth.

 
Allow to rise until doubled. (I use my 
nifty heating pad to help my dough rise!)

 
Divide the dough in half and roll out. 
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

 
Chop up the apple pie filling...

 
...then sprinkle that over the rolled out dough.

 
Roll up!

 
Slice and place the rolls in your pan(s).

 
Allow to rise!

 
Bake, baby!

 
Frost!

 
Now eat!