Description
Indulge in the delicious fusion of banana bread and cinnamon rolls with this recipe. Soft, fluffy rolls swirled with cinnamon sugar, fresh banana slices, and topped with a creamy cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 1 cup (240 ml) lukewarm milk
- 6 Tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 4 1/2–5 cups (540 – 600 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup mashed banana
Filling and Assembly:
- 4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick, 57 g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (107 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 large bananas, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons (57 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups (170 g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Warm milk: Heat milk, butter, and sugar in a saucepan until 120°F-130℉. Remove from heat.
- Make dough: Combine flour, yeast, salt, butter mixture, and mashed bananas until a dough forms.
- Knead the dough: Knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
- Let the dough rise: Allow to double in size, about 1-1 1/2 hours.
- Roll out the dough: Roll into a 18×12-inch rectangle.
- Spread filling: Spread butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and banana slices over the dough.
- Cut rolls: Roll dough into 12 equal rolls.
- Let rolls rise: Place in a baking dish and let rise for 45 minutes.
- Bake rolls: Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
- Make the cream cheese icing: Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Ice rolls: Spread icing over warm rolls.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
