I have been craving cinnamon buns and I knew that Simon would enjoy them too if I made them…

I got a recipe out and then realized that I just didn’t have enough butter for the whole recipe… so i sat down and tried to find something else that I could make… then I found this…

I just knew that I had to make them especially since I had some pumpkin in the fridge that I had to use up…

So for the dough…

2 1/4 tsp of yeast

1/2 cup of warm water
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp  salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
3 cups all purpose flour

Knead it together for about 5-7 min… the dough look and smells amazing…

The recipe said to let the dough rise for 15 min, but I let it rise until double… for about 45 min…

meanwhile make the filling… I added vanilla to mine…
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp honey
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla

Roll out the dough in a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick and spread the filling on top…

roll into a log… and cut into  slices (I made 10)… and place in a buttered pan… (I used a 9X9)

Let rise until double (about 45 min- and hour) and preheat oven to 400…

bake for about 20 min… (mine were done after 17 min with the convection oven)

Add the frosting while they are still in the pan and slightly warm…

For the frosting:
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened (half of a package)
1 tsp vanilla
1 or 2 dashes cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

These are truly amazing!!!