Description
Delicious and indulgent cinnamon rolls filled with pecans, topped with a luscious lemon cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 4 cups milk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 (0.25-ounce) packets of active dry yeast
- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Filling:
- 4 sticks butter (melted)
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- Ground cinnamon (to taste)
- 2–3 cups finely chopped pecans (divided)
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 2 sticks butter (softened)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Cinnamon Rolls: Dissolve sugar in milk. Combine milk, vegetable oil, and sugar in a saucepan. Heat but do not boil. Let cool. Add yeast. Add 8 cups flour. Rest for 1 hour. Add leavening. Chill dough. Preheat oven. Roll out dough. Add filling. Roll up. Cut rolls. Rise. Bake.
- Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter. Add powdered sugar. Mix in vanilla and lemon extract. Drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.
Notes
- You can customize the filling by adding raisins or other nuts.
- For a gooier texture, pour a simple icing made of powdered sugar and milk over the rolls instead of the cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cinnamon roll
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Cinnamon Rolls, Pecans, Sweet Rolls, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
