Pumpkin-and-Pepita Parker House Rolls

Name: Pumpkin-and-Pepita Parker House Rolls
Ingredients: 7 tablespoons butter, divided; ½ cup pumpkin or butternut squash puree; ½ cup pumpkin or butternut squash puree; 1 cup cream, half-and-half, or whole milk; 1 cup cream, half-and-half, or whole milk; 1 cup cream, half-and-half, or whole milk; 2 large eggs, divided; ¼ cup sugar; 3½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 envelope (2½ teaspoons) active dry yeast; 1½ teaspoons salt; Pepitas (roasted pumpkin seeds); Flaky sea salt

Preparation info

Makes
1½ dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Squash

By Julia Rutland

Published 2019

About

Allow the cream, egg, and butter to reach room temperature before mixing together because cold ingredients will slow down the rising process.

Ingredients

7 tablespoons butter, divided
½ cup pumpkin or butternut squash puree

Breakfast
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Melt 4 tablespoons butter.

In the bowl of a stand-up electric mixer, beat 4 tablespoons melted butter, pumpkin puree, cream, 1 egg, sugar, flour, yeast, and salt, mixing until a dough forms. Knead on a lightly floured surface (or in mixing bowl with a dough hook) about 5 minutes or until smooth. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat surface. Cover loosely with plastic wrap a