Banana Cinnamon Rolls with Peanut Butter Icing

I absolutely love cinnamon rolls and adore almost anything naturally banana flavored. A great paring with banana is peanut butter. These two flavors complement each other well.

Try this recipe and enjoy the combination of this flavorful duo.

INGREDIENTS

Dough

• 3.5 - 4.5 Cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (I used 4.5 cups)

• 1 stick of unsalted sweet cream butter

• 1 pack of Rapid Rise Yeast

• 3 Ripe Bananas

• I baked my bananas at 350 for 10 minutes

• 1/2 Cup Vanilla Creamer

• 2 T Honey

• 2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar (Divide in half)

• 1/2 Cup Very Warm Water - Not boiling, it will kill the yeast

• 2 Room Temperature Eggs

• 1 T Table Salt

Cinnamon Filling

• 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar

• 2 T Cinnamon

• 1 t ground clove

• 1/2 t ground nutmeg

• Vanilla Creamer - Use as must to make a thick paste to spread on the dough.

Icing

• 2 Cups of Peanut Butter

• 2 T Pure Vanilla Extract

• 6 T Salted Sweet Cream Butter

• 1-2 Cups of Powdered Sugar, use more or less based on the consistency you enjoy

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DIRECTIONS

Butter a glass mixing bowl - set aside

Bake the peeled bananas at 350 for 10 minutes - set aside to cool

Place 1/3 cup of sugar, honey, water, and yeast in a bowl - Stir and let set

Add cooled bananas and eggs in a mixer

In a saucepan add 1/3 cup of sugar, salt, creamer, and butter heat until the steam rises. Do not boil. (Place in a glass measuring cup or any other dish and place in the freezer to cool off

- no more than 5 minutes)

In the stand mixer, add the yeast mixture to bananas and mix, slowly incorporate warm milk mixture, (Be sure to not to scramble the eggs)

Once combined add the flour a little at a time until the mixture is sticky but solid.

( I used a stand mixer and let combine for 2 minutes)

Place dough in butter bowl and let rise 1 hour. (I used a tea towel)

Add all of the filling ingredients to one bowl and set aside

Flour a surface and place risen dough turn a few times, roll until 1 consistent flat layer, spread cinnamon mixture and tightly roll into a log.

Cut and place into a well-greased 9x13 pan.

Cover with plastic wrap and tea towel

Let rise for 1 hour

place in the oven at 350 for 35-40 minutes

Combine all the ingredients except powdered sugar and creamer in a stand mixer

Add the sugar and creamer a little at a time until you reach the desired consistency.

(Let combine for 2-4 minutes - it

Ice the cinnamon rolls while warm, dust with powdered sugar and Serve

Enjoy!