Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

5 from 1 vote

These melt-in-your-mouth fluffy pumpkin dinner rolls get an extra boost of moistness and flavor from pumpkin puree. Serve them warm with salted butter alongside any fall dinner.

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Rising Time 2

Total Time 2 50

Servings dozen rolls

Calories 160kcal

Ingredients

3/4 cup warm water (110F)
2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3 to 3-1/2 cups bread flour (spooned and leveled)
1 large egg white, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened

Instructions

Place warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook OR a large bowl. Dissolve yeast in water and let stand 5 minutes until foamy.
Mix pumpkin, honey, and oil into yeast mixture until smooth. Add salt and 3 cups flour to bowl and mix on low speed OR with a wooden spoon if making dough by hand until dough pulls away from sides of bowl, about 2 minutes of mixing (if dough seems a bit wet, add additional flour by the tablespoon until dough pulls away from sides of bowl)
If making dough in stand mixer, knead dough in mixer on low speed 5-7 minutes until dough is stretchy and elastic. If making dough by hand, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until dough is stretchy and elastic, about 10 minutes of kneading.
Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place at room temperature 1 to 1-1/2 hours until dough is doubled in size.
Once dough has doubled in size, preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish. Set aside.
Punch risen dough down and divide into 12 even portions. Roll each dough portion out into a smooth ball and arrange in greased pan. Allow dinner rolls to rise in a warm place 30-45 minutes until puffy and nearly doubled in size.
Gently brush rolls egg white/water wash. Bake at 350F 25-30 minutes until rolls are a deep golden brown and register 190F on a kitchen thermometer. Brush rolls with softened butter and allow to cool slightly before breaking rolls apart for serving. Enjoy!

Notes

Storing Instructions

Store rolls in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. Rolls may also be frozen up to 2 months.

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