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 hours 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dinner rollls, pumpkin dinner rolls
Servings: 12
Calories: 161 kcal
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
In a mixing bowl, beat half the egg, milk, pumpkin puree, and butter.
Whisk in brown sugar, flour, yeast, and salt.
Start stirring dough until it comes together.
Knead the dough until smooth. Cover it and allow to rise up, for 2 hours.
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
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.
Cool on a wire rack before removing the kitchen twine.
Insert one cashew into each bun to mimic the pumpkin stem.
Serve.
Calories: 161 kcal | Carbohydrates: 27 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 4 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 21 mg | Sodium: 229 mg | Potassium: 97 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 1717 IU | Vitamin C: 0.4 mg | Calcium: 28 mg | Iron: 2 mg