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Pumpkin Dinner Rolls with Whole Wheat

Bake these lovely and gorgeously looking Pumpkin Dinner Rolls that are prefect for your Thanks Giving of Halloween Party. These Pumpkin Shaped Dinner rolls are fluffy, soft, and spongy that will make you popular among your friends and peers.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Baked
Servings: 8 Rolls

Ingredients

Instructions

Pumpkin Puree

  • To make Pumpkin Puree, peel the red pumpkin and cut it into small pieces.
  • Now in a pan boil some water.
  • Add chopped pumpkin pieces to hot water and cook for 5 min.
  • Now stain the pumpkin and let it come to room temperature. Then make a paste of it using a mixer grinder.

Yeast Activation

  • To activate the yeast, in a bowl take yeast, sugar and lukewarm water.
  • Stir it and let it rest for 5 minutes or until it froths.

Dough Kneading

  • In a kneading bowl add flour and salt.
  • Add activated yeast solution and pumpkin puree.
  • Mix everything and start kneading the dough by adding water little at a time.
  • Add one tablespoon oil to the dough. Knead it for a minute or two.
  • Cover the bowl with clean kitchen towel and let the dough rest until it doubles in volume.
  • When dough becomes double in volume, punch it to release the air and divide it into 8 equal portions.
  • For first shaping technique, make a smooth dough ball and then using a thread knot the dough ball in a way that it is making 6 equal portions of the dough.
  • For the second technique, I used scissors. Again make a dough ball and then using scissors, cut the outer surface a little deep from 6 to 8 equidistant place on the dough ball.
  • Place all the shaped dough balls on a baking tray by leaving some space in-between.
  • Cover with kitchen towel and let rest until doubles.

Baking the Pumpkin Dinner Roll

  • Preheat the oven at 200°C.
  • Brush the buns with milk before baking and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • When baked take the pumpkin rolls out from oven and rest for 5 minutes.
  • Using scissors cut the thread and serve healthy pumpkin rolls.

Notes

  1. You can use other varieties of pumpkin as well in case red pumpkin is not available.
  2. Always add water little by little. It helps to manage the dough.
  3. Water amount can vary based upon the quality of flour you are using.
  4. Resting time depends upon weather conditions. So rest your dough until it doubles in volume.
  5. For this tried and tested recipe, please don’t ask for any substitutes as it can change the final result.
  6. You can experiment with the recipe and feel free to share with us.