Pumpkin Spice Rolls and a Giveaway

By wing118677

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons active dry yeast or approximately 2 envelopes
• 1/4 cup milk
• 5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 3/4 cup pumpkin puree, or a 15 oz can of pure pumpkin
• egg wash (1 egg lightly beaten with 1 tbsp of water)

Details

Adapted from the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat milk to between 110 and 115 degrees (feels warm) on the stove or in the microwave and pour into the bowl of your stand mixer; stir in the active dry yeast, and let stand for at least 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, brown sugar, and salt, and mix well.

2. In a separate large bowl, lightly beat the two eggs, then stir in the melted butter, and the pumpkin puree. After the yeast has been activated, add the wet ingredients directly into the bowl of your stand mixer, and stir to combine. Then add 1/2 of the dry ingredients (flour and spices) from the other large bowl, and stir to mix the dry and wet ingredients together. After it is well mixed, add the remaining 1/2 of the dry ingredients and mix again.

3. Using the dough hook, allow your machine to knead the dough for you until it is smooth and still somewhat sticky (3-5 minutes). Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, and cover to let rise for approximately 1 hour or double in size. Lightly grease a jelly roll pan or 9X13 pan and line with parchment paper. To shape, take a piece of dough (about 1/4 cup) and start forming a round, smooth ball by pulling the sides to the center and pinching to seal. Place, pinched side down, on a counter and lightly roll dough into a ball. Space them in the pan so they are just barely touching the sides of one another; they will expand during the second rising time and during baking to completely fill the pan. Makes 18-24 rolls.

4. After your dough is shaped, cover it loosely, and let it rise for another 1-1 1/2 hours. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 350 degrees . Once your bread is ready to bake, brush the top lightly with the egg wash. Bake bread for approximately 25-30 minutes or until browned.

5. Serve with butter and honey.