Bacon Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Frosting

The theme for this weeks Sunday Supper is "We've got you covered". There were so many ideas in my head with this. Covered dish? Having you covered for your Thanksgiving leftovers? 

Then for some reason bacon cinnamon rolls covered in Maple frosting popped into my head.

I am telling you, it can be a strange place in there sometimes.

A few months back, I saw a show on Food Network that was about "different" sweet treats. There was a place that made donuts with bacon and maple. 

My interest was perked. But I didn't want to do the exact same thing.

Then I thought about my daughters recipe for Better Than Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls. They have been one of my blogs number one posts since she posted it a couple years ago.

BING the light bulb went off it my head.

Why not marry the two together? 

Seemed logical to me.

The result? I seriously insane (in a good way) breakfast treat not soon forgotten!!!

I mean it.

Grab a cup of coffee and one of these bad boys!

I made extra.

I will share.

Bacon Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Frosting

For the rolls:

1 cup warm milk
2 eggs, room temperature
1/3 cup margarine, melted
4 ½ cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup white sugar
1 package active dry yeast


For the filling:
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 ½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, softened

1 tablespoon bacon fat

5 slices of crispy bacon crumbed or chopped.

For the frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cups confectioners' sugar

Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl. Mix in the sugar, margarine, salt, and eggs. Add the flour in quarters and mix well. It will get a little tough, but keep at it until it’s well mixed! If it starts to get way too hard to mix anymore, dust your hands with some flour and finish mixing it by hand.

Knead the dough into a large ball and put it back into the bowl. Cover it with a dish cloth and let it rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until doubled in size.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Roll dough into a large rectangle (Make sure not to roll it too thin, or it will rip when you roll it up). Mix the bacon fat and softened butter together Spread dough with the mixture and sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture evenly over it. Sprinkle with chopped bacon, reserving some for topping the rolls. Roll the dough up the long way and cut into 10 rolls.

Place rolls in a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about thirty minutes.

Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together the ingredients for the frosting. Spread or warm rolls before serving, and top with crumbled bacon.

This week our #SundaySupper blogger crew says, “We got you covered!” hosted by DB of Crazy Foodie Stunts. Check out the variety of things we have cooked up for you! 

Covered Appetizers and Entreés

• Slow Cooker Cheesy Party Mix from Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos
• Personal Steak Pot Pies from The Foodie Army Wife
• Slowcooker Bean and Ham Soup from Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
• Butternut Squash & Cheddar Potatoes Au Gratin from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Salmon en Croute from Curious Cuisiniere
• Excellent Beef Stew from Noshing With The Nolands
• Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy from Food Lust People Love
• Pigs in a Blanket (Cabbage Rolls) from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings

Covered Desserts

• Banana Coffee Cake with Chocolate Chip Streusel from Killer Bunnies, Inc
• Bacon Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Frosting from Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Streusel Topped Apple Pie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Dark Chocolate Cake Batter Truffles from Take A Bite Out of Boca
• Chocolate Satin Pie from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Banana Butterscotch Muffin-Cake from What Smells So Good?
• Chocolate Banoffee Pie from Happy Baking Days
• 1 Easy Chocolate Macaron Recipe, 3 Japanese Wine Fillings from NinjaBaking.com
• Chocolate Covered “Party Popcorn” from Ruffles & Truffles
• Caramel Apple Bundt Cake from Pies and Plots

Not Sure What To Do? We Got You Covered

• Cilantro Turkey Salad with Farro and Mango from Shockingly Delicious covering turkey leftovers
• Back to Basics: How to Truss a Chicken for Roasting from Crazy Foodie Stunts covering a cooking technique
• Peppermint Whip Cream from Peanut Butter and Peppers covering a vegan and dairy-free dessert topping
• Gluten Free Lego Cookies from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks covering a gluten-free dessert
• Mexican Coffee Bun from The Urban Mrs covering a dessert with an uncommon ingredient
• Cranberry Walnut Crumble Bars from Magnolia Days covering an idea for fresh cranberries
• Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars from Alida’s Kitchen covering a quick and easy cheesecake fix
• Prosciutto covered Rosemary Pork from Family Foodie covering a holiday meal on a budget
• Homemade Yellow Cake Mix from Treats & Trinkets covering a cake mix without the chemicals from store-bought ones
• Waffled Cranberry Cream Cheese Turkey Sandwiches from Neighborfood covering turkey leftovers
• Apple Cider Doughnuts from The Texan New Yorker covering a dish made at home so you don’t need to wait in long lines for it

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