Banana cinnamon rolls have great banana flavor, paired with warm cinnamon, walnuts and a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: banana, cinnamon, nutmeg, quick, walnuts
Ingredients
Filling Ingredients
3/4cupbrown sugar
1/4cupsugar
4teaspoonscinnamon
1/2teaspoonnutmeg
1/4cupwalnutsfinely chopped
1tablespoonbuttermelted
Roll Ingredients
2 3/4cupsflour
2tablespoonssugar
1 1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
1 1/2teaspoonsbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
1largeripe banana, mashed
7tablespoonsbutterdivided
3/4cupbuttermilkor use regular milk with a touch of vinegar
Frosting Ingredients
4ouncescream cheesesoftened
1cuppowdered sugar
1teaspoonmilk
1/2teaspoonvanilla
1/4cupwalnutsfinely chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Butter the inside of an 8-by-8-inch baking pan, and set it aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the filling until well combined, and set it aside.
In a separate bowl, for the rolls, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir with a fork to combine. Add the banana, two tablespoons of the butter, melted, and the buttermilk. Mix by hand until the dough comes together.
Dump the dough onto a floured workspace and begin kneading with floured hands. Once the dough is together (it will likely still be a bit sticky), spread it out with your hands into about a 10-by-14-inch rectangle. Spread out two more tablespoons of the butter, melted, on the dough. Sprinkle on all of the filling, evenly, leaving about one-half inch empty around the edges.
Starting on the long side (so you create a nice, long tube), start rolling the dough. (I had to use a flat, bendy spatula to help mine along, because it was firmly stuck to the counter. It also tore as I went, but don't worry if that happens. Baking will cover all your sins.)
Cut the tube into nine slices and place them, spiral side up, in your prepared pan. Go ahead and crowd them together.
Melt the last three tablespoons of butter and drizzle it over the top of the rolls.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the tops of the rolls look golden brown.
While the rolls bake, combine all the frosting ingredients, except the walnuts, until it is smooth. Spread the frosting over the warm rolls and sprinkle the walnuts on top. Serve warm and store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.