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Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

[heart_this] · Dec 6, 2008 · 37 Comments

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

My supply of pumpkins and squash has been steadily declining but I still had some left. I do not normally make yeast based breads all that often but when I came across the idea of pumpkin dinner rolls I knew that I would have to try them. I figured that serving them with the squash chili mole would be perfect. As a yeast based bread they take a bit of time to rise twice so you have to time them right if you want them to be fresh out of the oven (and that is when they are at their best) when you sit down to eat your meal. Other than the timing you have to do a bit of kneading but the rolls were pretty easy to make overall. The pumpkin dinner rolls turned out pretty good. They were nice light and fluffy with just a hint of pumpkin flavour. I had a hard time saving a roll till the end to clean the last of the chili sauce from the bottom of the bowl. I could not resist eating one right as it came out of the oven with some melting butter. This time in addition to the melting butter I tried drizzling some honey onto the roll as well and it was so good! I am going to have to bake bread more often.

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

Prep Time: 2 hours Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes Servings: 18
ingredients
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk (lukewarm)
  • 7 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 1 egg (beaten lightly)
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • ~1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon water
directions
  1. Mix the yeast, sugar and milk in a bowl and set aside.
  2. Mix in the flour, nutmeg, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
  3. Slowly mix in the oil.
  4. Mix the yeast mixture, egg, pumpkin puree into the flour mixture until it forms a dough.
  5. Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth and elastic-y adding more flour as required.
  6. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise to double its original volume, about 1 hour.
  7. Place the dough on a floured surface and form it into a disc.
  8. Cut the disc into 16 pieces and form them into balls.
  9. Place the balls in an oiled spring form pan.
  10. Cover the pan and rise to double its original volume, about 1 hour.
  11. Mix the egg and water and brush onto the top of the dough.
  12. Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.
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Comments

  1. Jessy and her dog Winnie says

    December 6, 2008 at 2:56 am

    Looks fantastic! I love the color of the rolls.

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  2. Okusama wa Japonesa says

    December 6, 2008 at 3:54 am

    This is just blowing my mind. I was looking for a bread recipe all day long but couldn’t find one I like. This is definitely something I want to try. I’ve been checking Closet Cooking every day for about a month now and I have tried some of your recipes. They are all stored in my recipe box, including the pumpkin cranberry bread a few days ago – It was absolutely delicious! I cannot wait to bake these dinner rolls tomorrow. Thank you so much for great recipes!

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  3. Elra says

    December 6, 2008 at 5:03 am

    Wow Kevin,
    I really like it, l also like the color very much. I’ve made challah with pumpkin before, and it was delicious. I must try to make pumpkin roll, one day.

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  4. Nina Timm says

    December 6, 2008 at 5:08 am

    Do you have any left? I am having morning coffee and a pumpkin roll would just be the right thing to have!!

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  5. Rita says

    December 6, 2008 at 5:58 am

    Oh, those look so good. I LOVE breads, rolls and yours look lovely, with the orange colour…

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  6. Jan says

    December 6, 2008 at 6:28 am

    They look good! As Jessy said – I love the color of them!

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  7. Anonymous says

    December 6, 2008 at 8:56 am

    The rolls look delicious! Love the colour. Reminds me of the beauty of fall colours.

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  8. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    December 6, 2008 at 9:41 am

    What beautiful rolls! Terribly scrumptious!

    cheers,

    Rosa

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  9. sunita says

    December 6, 2008 at 9:57 am

    I love the colour of your rolls 🙂

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  10. OhioMom says

    December 6, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    There is nothing to compare bread fresh from the oven .. those rolls look great!

    Reply
  11. VeggieGirl says

    December 6, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    Ooooh, wonderful!!

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  12. Anonymous says

    December 6, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    Pumpkin dinner rolls sound yummy! When I think of pumpkin anything, I think of dense batters or pie. These rolls look light and fluffy.

    Reply
  13. HoneyB says

    December 6, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    Yummy and I love the melting butter. That makes the rolls even better! 🙂

    Reply
  14. ttfn300 says

    December 6, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    omg, lovely, especially with that drizzle of honey!! i would’ve had to go back for more with that chili 🙂

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  15. Steph says

    December 6, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Wow! Pumpkin in a dinner roll is such a great idea. I wouldn’t be able to resist eating the roll from the oven either!

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  16. Hayley says

    December 6, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    I love baking yeast bread on the weekend to have throughout the week, and these rolls look like a delicious addition to my archive. The honey on top looks amazing. I bet these would make great PB, Banana, and Honey sandwiches!

    Thanks for the idea,
    Hayley
    http://www.buffchickpea.com

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  17. Cheryl says

    December 6, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Those look delicious! Your ability to create new things all the time blows my mind!

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  18. Debby says

    December 6, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Love the photo! Bravo! I was just getting ready to print your chicken picatta recipe (for tonight’s dinner) and I saw this. I’m going to make this tomorrow.

    Love your blog.

    Reply
  19. Sharon says

    December 6, 2008 at 6:00 pm

    Love the color! I have a ton of pumpkin sitting in my fridge so this might be the right recipe!

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  20. Lori Lynn says

    December 6, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    Looks so wholesome and pretty. Like the melting butter and honey. Who doesn’t?

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  21. Steph says

    December 6, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    Kevin, thanks for telling me the pan. I love chicago metallic, but the only place I ever find Chicago Metallic pans is at Caynes and they didn’t have the 9×5 the last time I went. Btw, have you ever been the ashley sale? I’ve never knew about it until this year.. well I did except I thought it was only China and fancy plates (TV guide ads). They extended it so I’ll definitely get a chance to go once my exam is over!!

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  22. Pam says

    December 7, 2008 at 2:41 am

    That looks so good! I’ve been meaning to try a pumpkin or a sweet potato roll.

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  23. Beachlover says

    December 7, 2008 at 5:03 am

    wow!! Kevin your dinner roll look greAT!I wanna to try to make big dinner roll but can’t find a good recipe which make the roll light and fluffy in the middle..

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  24. Holler says

    December 7, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    These would be extra lovely with a bowl of soup Kevin. The smell must have been gorgeous, drifting around the kitchen.

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  25. Aggie says

    December 7, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    I like these! They sound great, and look pretty too.

    Reply
  26. giz says

    December 7, 2008 at 8:15 pm

    Great idea Kevin. Who needs anymore than this for dinner.

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  27. Soma says

    December 7, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    What a bearutifully colored roll.

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  28. Megan says

    December 8, 2008 at 4:05 am

    this looks sooo good -can’t wait to try them!

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  29. lisaiscooking says

    December 8, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    Your rolls looks so delicious! Pumpkin cinnamon rolls are a favorite of mine, and now I have to try pumpkin dinner rolls.

    Reply
  30. Deborah says

    December 8, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    I love fresh baked rolls! I made sweet potato rolls for Thanksgiving, and now I think I’m going ot have to try these!

    Reply
  31. Mrs Ergül says

    December 9, 2008 at 1:47 am

    yes, kevin, you ought to make bread more often! I’m so addicted to making bread!

    Reply
  32. Cooking and the City says

    December 9, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    these look great Kevin! I wonder if they’re anything like the pumpkin scones we have in Aus? 🙂

    Reply
  33. Okusama wa Japonesa says

    December 10, 2008 at 1:23 am

    These rolls are ABSOLUTELY delicious!!! I used canned pumpkin (sorry, I didn’t feel like going through the “puree-ing” process this time…), and added a dash of cinnamon. I had hard time getting the dough rise due to the weather (it was cold), so I had to do this “boiling water in the oven” trick. But it was worth the trouble. We had them with soup right as the rolls came out of the oven. They came out so good – looked like the ones at a bakery store. And Mmmmmm, they tasted SO GOOD, too! We enjoyed it very much. This is a keeper. Thanks for the recipe!

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  34. Melpy says

    January 28, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    I had trouble getting 16 pieces into the spring form pan. They are in the oven now so we’ll see what happens. Thanks for the recipe. I had tons of longneck pumpkin leftover from November.

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  35. Anonymous says

    October 16, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    I too came up with more than 16 rolls. I rolled them into 24 2" balls and they still raised enough to be the size of hamburger buns.

    Reply
  36. di says

    September 29, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    I made 24 too vs 16, also used butter vs oil in the recipe. If you cook the pumpkin down a bit with spices it has a richer color.

    Reply
  37. di says

    September 29, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Also if you mix a stick of butter with a bit honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon instant heaven with these rolls which are lovely.

    Reply

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