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Apple Cinnamon Buttermilk Sweet Rolls Air Fried

Amber Bondar
These easy apple cinnamon buttermilk sweet rolls rival yeast cinnamon rolls with their warm spices and moist fluffy dough. The air fryer makes baking these for breakfast a breeze! Sweet buttermilk biscuit dough is soft and delicious with baked apple and cinnamon spice in just 30 minutes from start to finish! Topped with a rich cream cheese frosting they are sure to be hit at your next family breakfast or holiday brunch.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 7

Equipment

  • 2 Mixing Bowls
  • Small Bowl
  • Tablespoon
  • Teaspoon
  • measuring cup
  • Air Fryer
  • Pastry Knife
  • Rolling Pin
  • knife

Ingredients
  

Apple Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

  • 2 Cup Apple Diced
  • ½ Cup Brown Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon

Sweet Buttermilk Biscuit Dough

  • 2 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¾ Tsp Salt
  • 2 Tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ Tsp Baking Soda
  • 4 Tbsp White Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Butter Cold, Rounded
  • 3 Tbsp Butter Melted
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 3 Tbsp Cream Cheese Softened
  • ½ Cup Icing Sugar Confectioners Sugar

Instructions
 

Making The Sweet Buttermilk Biscuit Dough

  • Measure the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and white sugar into a mixing bowl and blend well.
    2 Cup All Purpose Flour, ¾ Tsp Salt, 2 Tsp Baking Powder, 4 Tbsp White Sugar, ½ Tsp Baking Soda
  • Measure and cut in with pastry knife the cold butter. Mixture should resemble coarse meal.
    3 Tbsp Butter
  • Measure and add the buttermilk mixing well until the dough forms a soft ball.
    1 Cup Buttermilk
  • Be sure to gather all the flour in the mixing bowl while not over working the dough.
  • Set the soft dough ball aside.

Mixing The Apple Cinnamon Mixture

  • Wash, peel, core, and dice the apples to small pieces about the size of a pea. Add to mixing bowl.
    2 Cup Apple
  • Measure and add the brown sugar and cinnamon to bowl.
    ½ Cup Brown Sugar, 3 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
  • Toss to coat all the apple pieces evenly. Set aside.

Assembling Sweet Rolls

  • Roll the sweet dough into a rectangular shape about ¼" thick.
  • Melt three tablespoons of butter and using a pastry brush, brush onto the top of the rolled dough. Reserve a small amount.
    3 Tbsp Butter
  • Spread the apple cinnamon sugar mixture over the surface of the dough.
  • Roll from the narrow end the sweet dough into a log.
  • Brush the remaining melted butter on the outside of the roll.
  • Push the ends in to compact the ingredients and form a flat end on either end.
  • Use sharp knife to cut the sweet roll into seven equal portions. Each piece should be roughly 1inch thick.
  • Place cut side up in the air fryer basket.
  • Set Ninja Foodi Air Fryer to bake setting at 350℉ for 20 minutes.

Making Cream Cheese Icing

  • Softened three tablespoons of cream cheese in microwave for 15 seconds in a small bowl.
    3 Tbsp Cream Cheese
  • Measure and add the icing sugar, mix until well blended.
    ½ Cup Icing Sugar

Frosting The Sweet Rolls

  • Remove baked sweet apple cinnamon buttermilk rolls to wire rack to cool for five minutes before frosting.
  • Enjoy while warm.

Notes

Note: Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for 20 minutes or until golden brown. 
 
Keyword apple desserts, breakfast, brunch, fall desserts, sweet rolls
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