Description
Indulge in the warm, gooey goodness of Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls topped with a decadent gingerbread cream cheese frosting. These festive treats are perfect for a cozy Christmas morning breakfast.
Ingredients
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For the dough:
- 5 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
- 2 packets Fleischmann’s RapidRise instant yeast
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons molasses
Gingerbread cream cheese frosting:
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Making the Dough: Start by adding 3 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and ground ginger to a bowl of a stand mixer (fitted with paddle attachment). Next, add in softened butter and warm milk and mix on medium speed until just combined. Add in the eggs, molasses, and vanilla extract and continue to blend mixture until combined. Switch to the dough hook, add in the remaining 2 cups of flour, and mix on low/medium speed until incorporated. Knead on high speed for 4-5 minutes. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
- Making the Filling: Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, butter, and molasses in a bowl. Roll out dough, spread filling, roll into a log, cut into rolls, and place in a baking dish. Let rise for 1 hour.
- Baking the Rolls: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake rolls for about 40 minutes until golden brown.
- Making the Frosting: Mix butter and cream cheese, add molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and blend until smooth. Spread over warm rolls.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 830 kcal
- Sugar: 62g
- Sodium: 390mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 136g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 92mg