Maple Pumpkin Dinner Rolls Recipes

MAPLE-PUMPKIN DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix cornmeal, brown sugar, yeast, salt, pie spice and 2 cups flour. In a small saucepan, heat 3/4 cup milk, syrup and 2 tablespoons butter to 120°-130°; stir into dry ingredients. Stir in pumpkin and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest 10 minutes., Divide and shape dough into 16 balls. Place in 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans or cast-iron skillets. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375°., Brush remaining milk over dough. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown., Melt remaining butter; brush over hot rolls. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm.

PUMPKIN-SHAPED DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine warm milk, yeast, honey, and butter in a bowl; stir. Add salt and most of the flour, reserving the rest for dusting. Stir using a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms.
• Dust a work surface with the leftover flour. Knead the dough until smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky, adding more flour as needed. Form dough into a ball that springs back lightly when pressed.
• Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover with greased foil, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cut kitchen string into 4 dozen 8- to 10-inch strands. Place strings in a bowl and toss with oil to coat; set aside.
• Press risen dough down on a work surface; reserve 3 to 4 tablespoons for forming "stems." Cut remaining dough in half and cut each half into 6 wedges. Roll each into a round ball by cupping your hand over the dough and pressing and rolling lightly in a circular motion for 10 to 15 seconds. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with silicone liners.
• Place 4 pieces of string on your work surface. Crisscross strings over a center point into a star formation. Place a dough ball, smooth side-down, onto the center point. Firmly tie each string into a knot over the center of the roll. Snip off excess string using scissors.
• Place tied roll onto a prepared baking sheet, knot side-down. Repeat with remaining strings and dough balls.
• Let rolls rise for about 30 minutes.
• Sift a little flour on top of rolls. Shape reserved dough into "stems" and place them on the sheet next to the rolls.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool until safe to handle, about 15 minutes. Cut strings off of each roll at the tops and peel down carefully and slowly to remove. Cut a small hole in the tops of each roll and press "stems" into each hole. Transfer pumpkin rolls to a serving platter.

MAPLE-PUMPKIN DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In food processor, combine 2 cups of the flour, the cornmeal, yeast and salt; pulse to combine. (Alternatively, in a medium bowl, whisk the ingredients together then proceed with the recipe using a stand mixer).
• In small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
• Add the pumpkin puree, 3/4 cup milk and maple syrup.
• Stir over low heat just until very warm, about 120 F to 130 F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Add the warm pumpkin mixture to the dry ingredients and process or mix until thoroughly combined.
• Pulse or mix in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft, sticky dough that pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• If using a processor, process for 2 minutes to knead.
• If using a stand mixer, knead with a dough hook for about 5 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, shape into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Coat two baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Uncover the dough and cut it into 16 equal pieces.
• In the palm of your hands, roll each piece into a smooth round ball.
• Set the balls 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and cover them loosely with plastic wrap.
• Let the rolls rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Near the end of the rising time, place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
• Brush the tops of the rolls with milk and sprinkle with a dusting of cornmeal.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until browned.
• Serve warm, or let cool and reheat before serving.

PUMPKIN DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Pour hot milk in a mixing bowl, add butter and stir to melt. Add sugars, pumpkin puree, salt to the milk and combine well.
• In a small bowl proof yeast in a lukewarm water with a teaspoon sugar. When it gets foamy add to the pumpkin mixture, and add the egg, mix well.
• Add in flour gradually and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined. The dough will be sticky.
• If using electric mixer, attach a dough hook and beat the mixture until the dough itself pulls from the side of the bowl.
• Turn the dough out to a wooden board dusted with a little flour. Knead with hand for 1 minute. Form the dough into a ball shape, place in a greased bowl and cover with a cloth. Let it rise in a warm place until it doubles in volume, about 1 hours.
• Punch the dough to deflate and knead it for a few seconds on a wooden board. Cut the dough in half. Cut each half into about 15 pieces.
• Roll each piece into a ball shape with your hand. Flatten the piece with palm of your hand a little. Using a knife, give 8 cuts on the edge to mimic flower pedals but the leave center uncut.
• Poke the center with your finger to give a deep indentation, and repeat the same procedure to all the other pieces.
• Place them, 2" apart, on a baking pan lined with parchment paper or baking mat, and let them rise again to be doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven 350ºF for 20 minutes.
• If the center indentation is not obvious on the rolls, poke them again with your finger.
• Brush with egg wash, if you wish, and bake for 9-12 minutes until the top gets slightly golden.
• Brush the rolls with melted butter or a little honey diluted with water to make it shine if you wish.
• Insert pecan slices on top to mimic pumpkin stem.

PUMPKIN ROLLS WITH MAPLE STREUSEL FILLING

Steps:

• For Rolls:.
• In a large mixing bowl stir together 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan heat and stir milk, water, butter, sugar and salt just until warm (120 deg to 130 deg F) and butter almost melts.
• Add milk mixture to dry mixture; add egg. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping side of the bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Stir in canned pumpkin. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total). Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased large bowl; turn once to grease surface. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.
• Punch dough down. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough in half. Cover; let rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Divide each half of dough into 8 pieces. On a lightly floured surface flatten each piece into a 3 1/2-inch round. For each roll, place the round of dough in the palm of your hand. Place 1 generous Tbsp of Maple Streusal Filling in the center of each round. shape dough into a ball by pulling the edges of the dough up and over the streusal, pinching edges of dough o seal. Place rolls, smooth side up, on prepared baking sheets. Cover; let rise in a warm place until nearly doubled in size (30 to 40 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 375 deg F. Bake rolls for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove rolls from baking sheets. Cool on wire racks.
• Streusal Filling:.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine all ingredients except butter. Stir to combine. Stir in the melted butter until combined.
• To make ahead:.
• To reheat rolls from room temperature, wrap in foil and warm in a 375 deg F oven about 7 minutes or until heated through. To reheat frozen rolls, wrap and warm in a 375 deg F oven for about 20 minutes or until warm.