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Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

An orange dough made with pumpkin puree, flour, and brown sugar, formed into pumpkins then baked. Add a cashew nut stem for a festive addition to any fall meal.
Prep Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dinner rollls, pumpkin dinner rolls
Servings: 12
Calories: 161kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 egg divided (beat egg and divide in half)
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 12 cashew nuts

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, beat half the egg, milk, pumpkin puree, and butter.
    pumpkin dinner roll mix
  • Whisk in brown sugar, flour, yeast, and salt.
    pumpkin dinner roll
  • Start stirring dough until it comes together.
    pumpkin dinner roll
  • Knead the dough until smooth. Cover it and allow to rise up, for 2 hours.
    pumpkin dinner roll knead dough
  • Once the dough is raised, punch it down and divide into 12 parts.
  • Use kitchen scale to weight each part of the dough. It should be approx. 2oz. Shape the dough into balls
    pumpkin dinner roll shape rolls
  • Tie with a kitchen twine, creating eight sections.
  • Allow the dough to rise for the second time, for 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • Brush the rolls with remaining egg and bake for 20 minutes.
    dinner rolls brush with eggs
  • Cool on a wire rack before removing the kitchen twine.
  • Insert one cashew into each bun to mimic the pumpkin stem.
    dinner rolls insert almond
  • Serve.
    Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1717IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg
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