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I am so proud of these rolls. They were good from the start, but I kept finding excuses to make them again and again because “that recipe needs testing” one more time. No, it didn’t. I just really wanted to make them. They are exactly what I like all at once, both as an end product and as an experience. Kneading the dough and watching it go from shaggy to silky smooth, letting it sit and rise, knowing something exciting is happening. Smooshing together the filling and smelling all the spices and sweetness come together. The shaping and rolling and cutting of the buns. The way they rise and get fluffy and soft and gooey in the oven. It is comfort on comfort on comfort. I can feel my deeper breaths returning as I describe them. These are like cinnamon rolls, but with the cream cheese frosting baked into them, there is even more goo and spice and no sad, dry part in the middle, only a sublime final bite.

Cinnamon and Spice Cream Cheese Rolls

TL;DR: Make dough and let it rise for 21⁄2 hours. Mix up filling. Roll out the dough and spread the filling over it. Roll it up, slice, and let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
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Servings 12 rolls

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus extra to dust the countertop
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (1 package)
  • 3/4 cup water at room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted; plus more, at room temperature, for greasing the bowl
  • 2 large eggs

Filling

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
  • 4 ounces cream cheese (1⁄2 package), at room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Notes

Note: I like to prep this recipe in advance to make mornings a little easier. The dough can be made through Step 4, covered, and refrigerated. The next morning, put it on the counter, do your thing for 1 hour as it comes to room temperature, then make the filling and continue with the recipe.
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