Recipe - Maple-Nutmeg Pumpkin Rolls

One fourth cup Warm water
2 One half teaspoon Dry yeast (or one packet)
4 One fourth cup (approx) allpurpose flour
2 tablespoon Plus
One fourth cup Sugar
One half cup Milk
2 tablespoon Butter
Three fourths cup Canned solid pack pumpkin
One fourth cup Pure maple syrup
2 lg Eggs
1 teaspoon Salt
Three fourths teaspoon Ground nutmeg

Source: Bon Appetit, Dec. 1995, p. 38

makes 18 rolls

To make sponge: dissolve yeast in water in large heavyduty mixer bowl. Add
One fourth C flour and 1 Tbs sugar and mix in. Cover with plastic and let rise in
warm place 45 mins, until very foamy.

When sponge is ready: bring milk and butter just to a simmer in pan on
stoveremove from heat and stir to melt butter. Cool 10 mins. Whisk in
pumpkin, syrup, eggs, salt, nutmeg, and remaining One fourth C plus 1 Tbs sugar.

Whisk pumpkin mixture into sponge.

Using mixer with dough hook, mix in enough remaining flour, 1 C at a time,
to form dough. Mix until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if sticky,
about 5 mins.

Cover bowl with plastic and a clean kitchen towel; let dough rise in warm
draftfree area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour 30 mins.

Grease 2 heavy baking sheets. Punch down dough. Transfer to floured surface
and Knead until smooth.

Divide dough into 18 equal pieces. Shape each piece into your favorite roll
shape (mine is bowknot!) and arrange on prepared sheets. Cover and let rise
until doubled, about 45 mins.

Preheat oven to 425 deg F. Bake rolls until golden brown, about 15 mins.
Transfer to racks and cool slightly.

Notes:

Be careful when bakingbecause of the syrup and sugar they will burn
easily if left too long in the oven.

These are a really pretty goldenorange color inside!

Posted to Digest breadbakers.v097.n045

From: sxm20@psu.edu (Susie Milner)

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 22:34:44 0400