Pumpkin Spice Pull-Aparts

Pumpkin spice pull-aparts are a fun take on monkey bread, make the house smell amazing, and they disappear quickly at holiday breakfasts!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 753 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 cup raisins (Optional)
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup warm water
• ½ cup nonfat dry milk powder
• ¾ teaspoon ground mace
• 2 cups white sugar, divided
• 5 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
• 1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 ¼ cups butter, melted, divided
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, divided (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, ginger, and cloves together in a bowl.

Step 2

Combine warm water and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer; stir to dissolve yeast. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, pumpkin, dry milk, and salt. Add 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon mixture and 2 1/2 cups flour. Beat on low speed for 3 minutes. Beat in another 2 1/2 cups flour gradually. Knead dough until smooth. Work in additional flour as needed to form a stiff dough.

Step 3

Transfer dough to a large greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle 1/2 cup walnuts into the bottom of an 11-inch ring mold.

Step 5

Pour remaining 3/4 cup melted butter into a bowl. Mix remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar into the cinnamon mixture.

Step 6

Punch down dough. Divide and roll into 2-inch balls. Dip each ball into the melted butter, roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, and place in the ring mold over the nuts. Continue to layer dough, sprinkling remaining 1/2 cup walnuts and raisins between layers.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool in the ring mold for 10 minutes. Invert carefully onto a large plate.