Pumpkin Shaped Dinner Rolls
Soft and cute as hell, these pumpkin-shaped dinner rolls are perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Your guests will be impressed!
Ingredients
- 300 g all-purpose flour
- 100 g whole grain spelt flour
- 7 g instant dry yeast
- 200 g pumpkin puree (room temperature)
- 1 egg (M size)
- 30 g honey
- 50 ml milk (+2 extra tablespoons of milk for brushing)
- 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 8 g sea salt
Instructions
- Combine both types of flour, salt, and dry yeast, and mix everything well in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and slowly mix in the pumpkin puree, egg, honey, milk, and oil. You may need a little more or a little less milk than indicated in the recipe; it depends on the amount of water in the pumpkin puree and the protein content of the flour. Knead the dough for 5-6 minutes; it should be pliable, not sticky.
- Transfer it to a lightly floured bowl, cover with a wet kitchen cloth, and leave at room temperature until it doubles in size. It should take about 1-1,5, hours.
- Punch the dough to deflate and transfer it to a lightly floured surface. Shape it into a log, and cut it into 14 pieces. If you want bigger pumpkin dinner rolls, you can cut the dough into smaller pieces.
- Form each piece into a ball, and wrap it several times with kitchen twine to imitate the appearance of pumpkin lobes. Finally, tie a knot on the top of the pumpkin dinner roll. It is important not to tighten the twine too much around the dough, because the dough will expand. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to remove the twine without breaking apart the rolls after they are baked.
- Cover the baking tray with parchment paper and place the dough balls on the tray. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F). Cover them with another, deeper baking sheet and let them rise for another 20 minutes.
- Brush with some milk and bake for 18-20 minutes, until golden brown on top.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool completely before removing the kitchen twine. Carefully cut the twine with small scissors, remove it slowly and gently, and insert one pumpkin seed in the middle of the pumpkin. It will serve as a stem. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- These pumpkin-shaped dinner rolls can easily be adjusted to the vegan diet. Replace the honey with maple or date syrup, instead of cow's milk use almond's milk, and as for the egg, add a little more pumpkin puree instead. That's it!
- If you're afraid that the kitchen twine will get stuck inside the dinner rolls, you can always coat the twine with some olive oil. Better safe than sorry!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1dinner rollCalories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 230mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2251IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 2mg
Nutritional information provided is an estimate based on ingredients data and should be used for informational purposes only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on factors such as portion size, preparation methods and ingredients used.