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New "cinnamon" roll flavors, should I try them?

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butterflygrooves

New "cinnamon" roll flavors, should I try them?

I'm making mini cinnamon rolls to hand out to my wife's coworkers this afternoon and want to make 3 variations.

Tell me how these sound...

  • Regular cinnamon rolls
  • Almond butter rolls
  • Pumpkin pie rolls

I've made the regular cinnamon rolls before but I'm unsure about the last two. 

I made honey-cinnamon almond butter this weekend and it's the most delicious thing I've ever eaten (me+spoon+jar of almond butter=happiness).  I have a feeling that it will be awesome as a cinnamon roll filling with an extra drizzle of honey and sprinkle of cinnamon.

I also figured out a way to make a filling for truffles that uses canned pumpkin, spices, and brown sugar (tastes just like pumpkin pie) and think it would be good in a cinnamon roll.

Should I try these out to see what everyone thinks?

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pmccool

send some this way, please!  Those sound like wonderful variations.

Paul

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dmsnyder

To make enough for Paul, and me too!

I've got to try the Almond-Cinnamon rolls! They sound wonderful.

David

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trailrunner

Is make enough for us all....but since that is probably not going to happen...how about passing along those lovely filling recipes. 

And please post pics . c

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butterflygrooves

 

Pumpkin Roll Filling

1/4  cup  butter
3/4  cup  packed dark brown sugar
1/4  cup  water
1  teaspoon  salt
1/2  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
1/4  teaspoon  ground ginger
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
1 cup pumpkin puree

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar, water, salt, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves; bring to a simmer. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.  Add pumpkin puree ¼ cup at a time, stirring well after each addition.  Turn heat off and let thicken.

 

Honey-Cinnamon Almond Butter

*All measurements were by eye, feel free to add more or less to suit your taste

4 cups almonds
¼ cup honey
vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt

Roast almonds for 10 minutes in a 300 degree oven stirring once after 5 minutes, remove and let cool.  Add cooled almonds to food processor and grind, add 2 tablespoons oil, all of honey, salt and cinnamon while processor is running.  Add enough oil for a spreadable consistency.  Almonds should be well ground and will have a gritty feel in your mouth.

Oil will separate once the almond butter is in a jar, you can pour off excess oil if you wish, it will make for a thicker paste.

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trailrunner

those look wonderful. I happen to have a lot of pumpkin puree from the little gems that I bought in Oct. and froze the puree. Also have tons of almonds...thank you ! c

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butterflygrooves

Good morning, I am up (it's 6am here) waiting for my rolls to lose their chill so I can finally bake them.  I will post pics after I drop everyone off where they need to be this morning.

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butterflygrooves

Here they are!

Front to back:  Regular Cinnamon Rolls, Pumpkin Pecan Rolls, Almond Butter Rolls

The Regular and Pumpkin are delicious, the almond butter came out a bit dry and are dark on the bottom from the honey but they are edible.

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highmtnpam

to work and send the others to us.  We'll suffer.

Pam

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trailrunner

wouldn't want anyone to get sick :) c

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apprentice

If you get in an experimental mood again with cinnies, have a look at this thread:

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/13000/cinnamon-buns-alternate-fillings

Thanks gratefully accepted in the form of samples! :)