Mom's Pumpkin Rolls recipe

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Ingredients

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
½ cup lukewarm water
6 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup white sugar, or as needed
2 eggs
1 cup scalded milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg yolk
½ teaspoon white sugar, or as needed

Nutrition Info

172.5 calories
carbohydrate: 33.7 g
cholesterol: 27.4 mg
fat: 2.1 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 4.5 g
saturatedFat: 1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 91.2 mg
sugar: 9.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 20 minutes.

  2. Mix flour, salt, butter, 1 cup white sugar, eggs, and yeast mixture, respectively, in a large bowl. Stir in scalded milk and pumpkin puree until dough consistency is reached. Shape dough into a ball and place in a bowl, cover bowl with a towel. Let rise for 90 minutes.

  3. Shape dough into 2 dozen knotted rolls, arrange on a baking sheet. Let rise again for 30 minutes.

  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  5. Whisk egg yolk with 1/2 teaspoon white sugar until dissolved, brush tops of rolls.

  6. Place baking sheet on the bottom rack of preheated oven, bake rolls for 10 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to top rack, bake until rolls are lightly browned, 6 to 10 more minutes.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen rolls

Recipe Note

A Thanksgiving favorite. They are even better the next day, cut in half, a little mayo, pepper, and leftover turkey, then off to the the mall at 6 am for Black Friday shopping.

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