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    Pumpkin Olive Oil Rolls

    Published: Sep 14, 2015 Β· Modified: Jul 26, 2018 by Alyssa Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

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    'Tis the season to go a little pumpkin crazy with desserts (just like your entire Pinterest news feed this time of year...), but a girl can only take so much before needing a sugar time-out. At least this girl can. So what to do with the inevitable portion of leftover pumpkin puree after you've exceeded your pumpkin cookie/muffin/bread/cake/donut quota for the moment? Make something savory!

    One baked roll removed to a plate from the pan.

    I can't be the only one whose sweet tooth waves the white flag sooner than later, right? I, of course, do love me some sweets, but after I get my fill, my cravings pretty quickly dart back on the savory side of things. Lately for "dessert" I've gotten into the habit of dipping back in the fridge for a few bites of dinner leftovers. I'm not sure if our dinners have been extra on-point the last few weeks or what, but I'm going to roll with it.

    Get it? "Roll" with it. hehe sorry, moving on...

    Pumpkin rolls baked next to one another in a round metal pan.

    Growing up I can't remember eating dinner rolls at home that often, but my mom made a pizza dough for the ages. I've been dabbling around in other dough recipes which certainly haven't disappointed, but hers was special because it was heavy on the olive oil. Olive oil in the dough, olive oil brushed on the dough, olive oil drizzled over the pizza...olive oil everywhere. Just like it should be, right?

    Since pumpkin pizza dough seemed a little too much on the PUMPKIN ALL THE THINGS scale (even for the perfectly fall-like weather we finally got a taste of this weekend here in Nashville), a bread recipe to accompany dinner seemed like the perfect compromise.

    One roll removed from the pan after baking.

    These pumpkin olive oil rolls are tender and fluffy, with the perfect bit of denseness. I realize that totally sounds oxymoronic (fluffy vs. dense), but it really describes these rolls. The olive oil, egg, and pumpkin puree in the dough add moistness and substance, so slicing and smearing a pat of butter or sopping up excess sauce won't cause them to mush up and crumble. All the while the yeast works its magic and makes these babies rise, baby, rise.

    The pumpkin puree adds moistness and a nice festive touch of orange coloring to the batter, but it doesn't add too much in the way of flavor. So don't worry about your dinner rolls tasting like pumpkin pie. πŸ™‚ I suppose if you really enjoy pumpkin spice you can add a little pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves, but I preferred to keep things simple and savory without. What you can taste however is the olive oil, which is one of my favorite flavors to feature in bread.

    Risen rolls next to one another in a metal pan before baking.

    If you're relatively new to yeast-based breads, this recipe is a straight-forward and simple place to start. All of the ingredients (including the yeast) are combined in a bowl and mixed together. The dough rises once as one big ball, and then is split into eight equally-sized pieces and left to rise again in the pan. A brush of olive oil over top of the rolls both pre- and post-bake, and you have yourself a batch of pumpkin olive oil rolls waiting to be your next dinner side dish, slider bun, or rip-off-pieces-and-eat-plain snack. I can vouch for all three. πŸ˜‰

    A roll on a plate cut in half smeared with butter.

    One roll removed from the pan after baking.

    Pumpkin Olive Oil Rolls

    Tender and fluffy pumpkin olive oil rolls are perfect for sandwiches, burgers, or just plain snacking on! This is an easy yeast dough recipe.
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    Course: Breads
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
    Servings: 8 rolls
    Calories: 181kcal
    Author: Alyssa

    Ingredients

    • 1 ΒΎ teaspoon active dry yeast
    • 1 Β½ tablespoon granulated sugar
    • ΒΌ cup milk (any will do)
    • 2 Β½ tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for greasing/brushing
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 egg
    • β…“ cup plus 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree*
    • 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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    Instructions

    • Add all ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment and mix on medium speed until the dough is cohesive and elastic. It will be a little bit sticky but it shouldn't be overly sticky. If it's too sticky, add additional flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough reaches the desired consistency.
    • Grease a bowl with olive oil and add dough, turning it over once or twice so that all sides are coated. Cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Dough will have puffed up, but it isn't entirely important if it fully doubles in size. Grease a work surface with olive oil and turn out the dough. Knead dough ball a few times and divide dough into 8 equally-sized pieces. Using hands round out each roll.
    • Grease a 9" round cake pan with olive oil and place rolls in the pan with equal spacing between. Cover and let rise again for 30 - 45 minutes, or until the rolls have expanded to cover the surface of the pan and are touching each other and the sides of the pan. Toward the end of this second rise time, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Bake rolls for 20 minutes, then remove pan from oven. Place an aluminum foil tent loosely over the pan and bake for an extra 5 or so minutes (the tent is to prevent the tops of the rolls from browning too much while the rest of the rolls finish baking). Remove from oven and brush additional olive oil over top. Let rolls cool for a few minutes in the pan, and then run a thin spatula or knife around the edges to loosen before removing individually.

    Notes

    *Be sure to use 100% pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling, which has sweetener and spices added to it.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1roll | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.5g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 5.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 3.2g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Adapted from King Arthur Flour

    A roll pulled apart from the rest in the pan and put on a plate.

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    1. marcie says

      September 17, 2015 at 5:55 pm

      I can definitely "roll" with this one! haha Yes to using pumpkin in savory dishes, and you can't beat the festive color of these! These look delicious!

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    2. GiGi Eats says

      September 15, 2015 at 8:29 am

      THese just look so moist and fluffy and PUMPKINY!!! I'm totally on board!

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      • Alyssa says

        September 15, 2015 at 10:57 pm

        Thanks Gigi! πŸ™‚

        Reply
    3. Danielle says

      September 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm

      I always go for sweet things when it comes to pumpkin, but these would definitely beat something sweet! I love that you can serve these up with dinner too. The more pumpkin in my life, the better πŸ˜‰

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      • Alyssa says

        September 15, 2015 at 10:58 pm

        Agreed, Danielle! Thanks!

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    4. Nostramomous says

      September 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm

      Perfect rolls for fall! Your photos are amazing! Great post today!

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      • Alyssa says

        September 15, 2015 at 10:59 pm

        Why thank you!

        Reply
    5. Ashley says

      September 14, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      Ooo I love that you posted these! Last year I wanted to make pumpkin dinner rolls and just never got around to it! These look awesome! Perfect for all the soups I make during the fall! Or just for shoving into my mouth...

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      • Alyssa says

        September 15, 2015 at 11:00 pm

        Yesss these would be perfect with soup! I need to make a batch the next time I'm making some. πŸ™‚

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