Saturday, July 20, 2013

Sourdough Sharing - Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Buns and More

This month's sourdough sharing is cinnamon buns or other variations.  I decided to try some pumpkin pie cinnamon rolls.  I got the original idea from here.  I got the dough recipe from Sourdough Cookery by Rita Davenport.  

Ingredients
dough
1 1/2 c sourdough
3/4 c milk (I used 1 c pumpkin puree instead)
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp melted butter or marg
1 tsp salt
2 - 2 1/2 c flour (I needed about 4 c flour)

filling
1 c pumpkin puree
1/4 c butter
1/2 c sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tsp vanilla

My sourdough was very bubbly but not as thick as usual.  So that plus using pumpkin instead of milk may have accounted for the need for that much extra flour.

To make the dough
To sourdough add and mix in all ingredients except flour.  Add enough flour to make a stiff dough.  Knead until smooth, adding more flour if needed.


Place in a greased bowl and let rise until double.  The original recipe said 2 hours but mine took all day.


Roll dough into a rectangle.


To make filling
Combine pumpkin (I used homemade puree) with other ingredients and stir well.  I did not add the butter at this stage but you may if you wish.


I spread the butter evenly on the dough like you do for regular cinnamon buns.


Spread the pumpkin filling evenly, leaving a bit of dough at the edges uncovered.


Roll up dough sealing the edges.


Cut and place in greased pans.


Cover and let rise until double.


Bake at 400°F for 25 - 30 minutes.


 
Rita Davenport suggests drizzling on a mixture of icing sugar, milk and vanilla (no amounts given).
 
Mama Taney suggests pumpkin cream cheese icing.
 
I did neither and we ate them as is.  Usually I find icing on cinnamon buns too much sweetness but these would have been nice with the cream cheese icing as they are not too sweet.  They were tasty and the spiced pumpkin had a nice flavour.
 
I wouldn't bother adding the pumpkin to the dough next time because all it did was turn the dough a nice golden colour.  Pumpkin doesn't have much taste by itself so I don't think it added to the taste.
 
Enjoy these or some of the other recipes below.
 
 
 
 


26 comments:

  1. The pumpkin does add a nice colour to the dough. And that filling with all the spices must have been lovely!

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  2. Looks delicious! I do a pumpkin cream cheese filling for a breakfast braid. This reminded me of that.

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    1. Oh now that is an idea - add cream cheese to the filling. Do you have a link to that recipe please?

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  3. Mmm...pumpkin sounds delicious! Nice job :-)

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  4. PUMPKIN PIE! YES! I love all fall flavors, and these would be sooo amazing and delicious! Awesome job! They look great!

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    1. Thanks they were great! I might try more pumpkin in the filling next time.

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  5. Yum....pumpkin...what a great idea! They sound wonderful. I almost used blackberries, but was afraid to mess with the liquid component. Maybe I will just save it for the filling :)

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    1. Yes I think blackberries in the filling would be wonderful!

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  6. I agree, pumpkin doesn't add much flavor to the dough but it sure is pretty! I like to add pumpkin pie spice to the dough and that helps some. I never thought about trying pumpkin in the filling too, what a good idea!

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    1. That's an idea to add some spice to the dough. Thank I'll try it sometime.

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  7. I bet they smelled wonderful baking and tasted great too~ Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines

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  8. I love the addition of the pumpkin Joan, it must take these to the next level!

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    1. Yes with the pumpkin and the extra spice they were very nice indeed. Thanks!

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  9. Oh yum - I love just about anything pumpkin, and these both look and sound amazing! I actually really like the color that the pumpkin gave the dough, but I can totally see leaving it just for the filling. Great job!

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    1. Thanks! They were a nice colour and maybe that's all I need from the pumpkin - not too expect a taste change too.

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  10. Aww man, summer just got here and here you go making me long for fall with these pumpkin pie flavours! They look wonderful :)

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    1. Thanks they were tasty! Actually I think any kind of cinnamon buns are for fall baking because it is too hot here to bake in the summer.

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  11. What a great idea! I love breads and rolls with pumpkin. The color looks great! I'm ready for Fall myself. I'll keep these in mind.

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    1. Yes they were a nice colour. Baking is a fall and winter activity here because I find it too hot to bake in the summer - except for sourdough challenges that is. ;)

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  12. Great job with the pumpkin, not your typical bun filling!

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  13. Thank you for the recipe. I made these at work yesterday and everyone loved them, even people who said they didn't like pumpkin. I made some with just cream cheese icing and some with pumpkin cream cheese icing (yum!)

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    1. I'm glad you enjoyed them. Good idea with the choice of icing!

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