Ingredients: |
Ingredients: ¾ c. whole milk, scalded
1 c. canned pumpkin puree
⅓ c. light brown sugar
⅓ c. white sugar
6 T. butter
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
2 packages active dry yeast (½ ounces) plus 1 tsp. white sugar
¼ c. lukewarm water
5 c. all-purpose flour
15-20 pecan halves, sliced into 2 vertical sections
¼ c. melted butter with honey, optional
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Directions: |
Directions: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 hr.
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. (use a scale to ensure each dough ball is the same weight)
Roll each piece into a ball shape with your hand. Flatten the piece with palm of your hand a little. Using a knife or scissors, give 8 cuts on the edge to mimic flower petals but leave the 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 350º F for 20 minutes.
If the center indentation is not obvious on the rolls, poke them again with your finger.
Brush with egg wash and bake for 9-12 minutes until the top gets slightly golden.
Brush the rolls with melted butter mixed with a little honey if you wish.
Insert pecan slices on top to mimic pumpkin stem. |
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