Soft-Baked Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Deliciously soft-baked apple cinnamon rolls, filled with spiced apple pie filling and topped with cream cheese frosting.
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- large skillet
- medium bowl
Ingredients
Brioche Dough
- 250 g whole milk lukewarm
- 50 g granulated sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoon active dried yeast
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 565 g all-purpose flour
- 100 g unsalted butter at room temperature
Apple Pie Filling
- 850 g medium apples peeled, cored, and diced small
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 80 g granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or Apple Pie Spice
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
Toasted Pecans
- 125 g pecan halves
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling
- 190 g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 280 g brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 115 g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 225 g cream cheese at room temperature
- 250 g powdered sugar sifted
- 1-2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
Brioche Dough
- Make the Brioche Dough. Place the lukewarm milk, 25g of the sugar, and the yeast in a medium sized bowl, and stir to combine. Leave for 10-15 minutes, or until foamy.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, place the flour, salt, and remaining sugar, and mix briefly to combine.
- Add the milk mixture and egg to the dry ingredients, and mix on low for 2-3 minutes. Increase the speed of the mixer to medium, and mix for a further 5 minutes. Add the butter a little at a time, waiting until it is incorporated until adding the next piece. Mix for a further 7-10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and soft.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place into a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, until doubled in size. Alternatively you can place it in a warm spot until doubled in size, 45 minutes to an hour.
Apple Filling
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, and salt, and cook, stirring often, until the apples are tender, 3-5 minutes.
- Add the corn starch and mix well to incorporate, then continue to cook until the mixture has thickened and the apples are coated.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling
- Make the cinnamon filling. Place the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Mix well to combine.
Nutrition
Serving: 1rollCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 220mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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