Soft homemade cinnamon rolls made with reduced apple cider, filled with buttery cinnamon brown sugar, and covered in an apple cider brown butter cream cheese icing 🍎🍂
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2 cups apple cider
Reduce to 1 cup
Cinnamon Roll Dough:
1 cup warm reduced apple cider
2¼ tsp instant yeast
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp dry milk
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
3–3¼ cups bread flour
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger
⅛ tsp nutmeg
¾ tsp salt
Cinnamon Apple Filling
2 medium Honeycrisp apples, peeled and finely diced
2 tbsp unsalted butter
⅓ cup brown sugar
1½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp reduced apple cider
1 tsp cornstarch
3 tbsp melted butter, for spreading
Apple Cider Brown Butter Cream Cheese Icing
4 tbsp unsalted butter
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp reduced apple cider, cooled
½ tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
1. Simmer 2 cups apple cider until reduced to 1 cup. Let cool.
2. Mix 1 cup cider, yeast, sugar, egg, and egg yolk. Add flour, dry milk, salt, and spices. Knead 5 min, gradually add softened butter, then knead 8–10 min.
3. Cover and rise 1–1½ hours, until doubled.
4. Cook apples with butter, brown sugar, spices, and 1 tbsp cider for 5–7 min. Add cornstarch and cook until thickened. Cool.
5. Roll out dough. Mix melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Spread over dough, then add apple filling.
6. Roll tightly, cut into 9 rolls, and rise 30–45 min.
7. Pour ½ cup heavy cream over rolls. Bake at 350°F for 25–30 min.
8. Brown butter until golden and nutty. Let cool.
9. Beat cream cheese, brown butter, powdered sugar, 2 tbsp cider, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
10. Spread icing over warm rolls and enjoy!