PUMPKIN ROLLS

Princess Pirate was going through some magazines to recycle, and came up with a few recipes. This one is from Clubhouse. It was delicious.

2 1/4 tsp (3 x 3/4) yeast

1 cup warm milk

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

4 T margarine (try oil)

1/4 c sugar

2 eggs

4 cups flour

1 t salt

pecan pieces (or half peanut)

In a food processor with dough hook, combine yeast, milk, pumpkin, margarine, sugar and one egg. Graddually add flour and salt. Knead on low speed until dough pulls away from the bowl. Rest 5 minutes,  then knead (with no extra flour) for 5 minutes by hand until smooth. 

Move to greased bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour. 

Punch down dough. Divide into 16 and shape into even balls on two cookie sheets lined with silpats.

Flatten balls, cut 8 slices in each, and indent the middles. Cover and let rise 1 more hour.

Preheat oven to 350F. Brush with remaining egg, beaten.

Bake 15 minutes, until golden. Add pecan stems and serve warm with honey butter.

Peanut half stems, and pumpkin buns of perfection (batch 2, for tomorrow!)

Cut into 8ths, poke a hole in the centre, and egg wash

First batch without enough time to rise or stems, but made hot and in time for afterschool snack!