Pumpkin Shaped Dinner Rolls

Pumpkin shaped dinner roll recipe, with a herb stem.

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Pumpkin Shaped Dinner Rolls

Tender, slightly sweet homemade pumpkin shaped dinner rolls.

Prep Time2 30

Cook Time20

Total Time2 50

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 288kcal

Author: Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist

Ingredients

2 tablespoon softened butter
1 cup warm water
2 ½ tablespoon sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour
2 tsps instant yeast
¼ cup oil
Optional: parsley stem and sage leaves

Instructions

For the Bread Maker: Add the butter, warm water, sugar, egg and salt to the bread maker. Next, add in the flour, and lastly, add the yeast. It's important to add the ingredients in order, and not stir the ingredients together. Set your bread maker to the "dough" setting.
To Make the Dough by Hand: In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water. Let sit for about 10 minutes, until the mixture is foamy. Add in the butter, sugar, egg, salt, and flour. Mix by hand or in a stand mixer until the dough comes together. If using a stand mixer with a dough hook, continue until the dough is smooth and elastic. If mixing by hand, turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a large bowl, sprayed with oil, turning once to coat the top and cover with plastic wrap. Place it in a warm place to rise until it's doubled in size, about 1.5 hours.
When your dough is finished, place it onto a floured surface and knead to remove the air.
Divide your dough into 8 equal pieces to make 8 rolls.
Shape each piece of dough first into a ball, then. And set the dough balls aside.
Cut 8 pieces of kitchen string about 3 feet long. Pour your oil into a small bowl, and add in the string pieces and fully coat them in oil.
To make your pumpkin, wrap the string around the dough ball, crossing in the back to make 8 equal sections, and secure the string by tying it. Do these with all eight dough balls.
Place the tied dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet, and brush the tops with oil. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for about 30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cook for 20 minutes or until the baked rolls are golden brown and sound hollow inside when tapped on the bottom.
Allow to cool for a few minutes, until they're cool enough to handle and remove the string, using scissors to cut the pieces and pull off of the rolls.
Optional: To make a pumpkin stem use some herbs, we used parsley stems and sage leaves, poked into the top of the roll.

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Notes

Optional: Use parsley stems and sage leaves to create a stem and leaf for your pumpkin rolls, or cut a small piece of the dough into 8 tiny strips before forming the rolls, bake them on the baking tray with the pumpkin shaped rolls, and add them to the rolls after removing the string to make a bread stem.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

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