Pumpkin pie is usually served at Thanksgiving throughout the holidays. But the use of pumpkin doesn’t have to stop there. Pumpkin is a nutritious squash and is good in soups, cakes, cookies and bars, puddings, and casseroles. For those who like the flavor of pumpkin and the spices that go with it, these Bread Machine Pumpkin Spice Dinner Rolls will be an irresistible feature at holiday gatherings. The dough is made in the automatic bread machine, then shaped into favorite shapes and baked at the last minute. For help on shaping rolls, go to a previous article on this website: Shaping Dinner Rolls

The smell of homemade rolls baking is comforting, and these fill the house with the smell of rolls and pumpkin pie spice. Nothing is harder to resist than hot rolls with butter soaking in. If you have an automatic bread machine, you’ll find these rolls are very easy and you won’t want store-bought rolls ever again. The tangzhong is an extra step, but it makes the dough extra soft and light. It takes only a minute or two and makes all the difference.

24 Rolls

Tangzhong:
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup flour

Dough:
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup powdered milk, or 1 1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup softened butter
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin, (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
4 1/2 – 5 cups flour
1 tablespoon dry yeast

1. Make the tangzhong: measure the milk into a small blender or magicBullet; add the 1/3 cup flour and blend until there are no lumps.
2. Place the mixture in a small skillet and heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
3. Remove from the heat and dump it into the pan of the bread machine.
4. DoughPlace the cold water and powdered milk in the pan over the tangzhong to cool it and add the eggs, salt, pumpkin, butter, 4 1/2 cups flour and yeast.
5. Turn the machine to the dough setting and let run for 5-10 minutes. You may need to scrape the sides down a bit because this is a lot of dough.
6. Check to make sure the ingredients have formed a very soft dough. If the dough is stiff, add a bit of milk; if it is too soft, add flour. Let the machine run.
7. When the machine has finished, transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. The dough is now ready to shape, rise, and bake.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 160 Calories from Fat 42
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 27% Protein 11% Carb. 63%

Nutrient Amount per Serving
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholesterol 29 mg
Sodium 255 mg
Total Carbohydrate 25 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 4 g

Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 2%