Home · Recipes · Desserts & Baking · Breads & Rolls · Yeast Breads Pumpkin Bread Rolls Author: Maryanne CabreraPublished: Sep 28, 2016Updated: Oct 16, 2023 View Recipe13 ReviewsThis post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy. These super soft pumpkin bread rolls are the perfect accompaniment to any autumn meal! The shift has happened. I once had time to read, time to try out those adult coloring books that are supposed to relax you, and time to spent hours on Pinterest looking at wedding inspiration boards. Autumn has arrived and TV has made into a couch potato. My usual favorites (The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Drunk History, This Is Us) are back, along with a few new potential favorites. We’re a few days away from October. We’re two two months away from Thanksgiving. We’re so close until the start of another year. Can we pause for a moment? Pumpkin Bread Rolls Let’s stop time for a second and breathe. When I need a little break, I bake bread. Let everyone else eat pumpkin spice everything. Let’s fill up on these pumpkin bread rolls. A few weeks ago I shared these cardamom pumpkin rolls. They were the softest, fluffiest cinnamon rolls I’ve ever made. Intrigued by the many uses of pumpkin puree, I started experimenting. I’m super happy with how these pumpkin bread rolls turned out. While they don’t lend much pumpkin flavor, they are unusually yellow-mustard in color. (Meaning they’re super festive!) The pumpkin puree helps to make these bread rolls super soft, pillowy, and moist. (P.S. They make for lovely mini ham and cheddar sammies.) NOTE: Because of the pumpkin puree, this dough is very moist. Don’t be tempted to add more flour that what’s listed in the recipe when mixing the dough together. Work on a lightly floured work surface and lightly dust your hands with flour to make things a little easier. When it comes to bread making, whether you are measuring out ingredients or dividing the dough, a kitchen scale is your best friend. When you are working with bread dough, be sure to always keep the dough covered. This helps prevent the dough from drying out and forming an “elephant skin” on the exterior surface. Even when you are rolling the dough into balls, keep it covered! Pumpkin Bread Rolls No ratings yet These soft and fluffy pumpkin bread rolls are topped with poppy seeds. They're great as dinner rolls or made into little ham and cheese sammies! Yield: 12 rolls Prep Time: 15 minutes minutesCook Time: 30 minutes minutesResting Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutesTotal Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes Servings: 12 Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe Ingredients▢ 2 teaspoon dry active yeast▢ 1 cup whole milk, warmed to 110 degrees F▢ â…“ cup + 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar▢ ¾ cup canned pumpkin puree▢ 3 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled▢ 1 large egg, whisked▢ 4 â…“ cup (654 grams) all-purpose flour▢ 2 teaspoon fine sea salt▢ melted butter, for brushing▢ poppy seeds, to garnish Instructions In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine dry active yeast, warm milk, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Whisk together and let stand for 5-7 minutes until mixture is foamy and yeast is fragrant.Add remaining sugar, pumpkin puree, melted butter, and egg. Whisk to combine.In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and sea salt. Set aside.Attach dough hook attachment to stand mixer. With the mixer running on low speed, add half of flour mixture. Continue mixing on low speed. Add remaining half of flour mixture. Continue mixing. Scrape down bowl as needed to ensure thorough mixing.Once dough has come together, increase speed to medium and knead dough for about 5 minutes until smooth. Dough will be a bit sticky and tacky. Do not add additional flour. Continue to knead until dough can easily be scraped off the sides of the bowl.Transfer dough to a greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Cover with dish towel and allow to rest at room temperature for 60 minutes until doubled in volume.Place dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Dough will be slightly sticky. Lightly dust work surface and hands with flour as needed. Divide dough into 12 equal parts. Keep dough covered while you work. Roll into 12 balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. (9 x 13-inch pan)Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest and rise for another 45-60 minutesPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. Uncover dough. Brush tops of bread rolls with melted butter. Sprinkle poppy seeds on top. Bake for 25-28 minutes until bread has lightly browned on top and has an internal temperature of at least 190 degrees F. Allow to slightly cool in pan before dividing and serving. Notes Because of the pumpkin puree, this dough is very moist. Don't be tempted to add more flour that what's listed in the recipe when mixing the dough together. Work on a lightly floured work surface and lightly dust your hands with flour to make things a little easier. When it comes to bread making, whether you are measuring out ingredients or dividing the dough, a kitchen scale is your best friend. When you are working with bread dough, be sure to always keep the dough covered. This helps prevent the dough from drying out and forming an "elephant skin" on the exterior surface. All images and text ©The Little Epicurean Author: Maryanne Cabrera Course: BreadCuisine: American Did you make this recipe?Show us on Instagram! Tag @littleepicurean and hashtag #littleepicurean.
heather (delicious not gorgeous) says: September 29, 2016 love the color of these! they just look buttery and golden, without being neon orange. also: for some reason, i just don’t watch as much tv as i used to. i get my grey’s fix from the clips on their facebook page and from spoilers my friend spills. Reply
Sandi Gaertner says: September 29, 2016 These rolls look incredible! Great for those holiday events. Reply
Megan @ With Salt and Wit says: September 29, 2016 This is a side dish that every dinner needs! Reply
Sabrina says: September 29, 2016 What a perfect roll for the Fall! I’m definitely going to try this out next time I have a dinner party! Reply
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says: September 30, 2016 Oh my word. These are the most amazing looking rolls ever! And with pumpkin?! Yum. Reply
Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says: September 30, 2016 What a phenomenal idea! These look so pillowy soft – just beautiful! But I have to say, what REALLY got me was the idea of making them into a lovely little ham sandwich – what a wonderful combination of flavors in that! Oh, yum! Reply
Jenny | Honey and Birch says: September 30, 2016 I would love to use those rolls for sandwiches!! Hot ham and mustard yummm. Reply
Fix Your Skin says: February 16, 2017 Now I’m addicted! These were so good! What a great quick dinner to serve guests. It was delicious! Reply
Agness of Run Agness Run says: May 3, 2017 These are some delicious rolls, Maryanne! I’m so hungry now! Reply
Tiffany says: November 27, 2019 Made these for thanksgiving using sweet potatoes instead of pumpkin. Really lovely! Reply
Maryanne Cabrera says: December 2, 2019 Sweet potato is a great alternative! I think next year, I’ll try using butternut squash!