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Cranberry Pumpkin Rolls
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Cranberry Pumpkin Rolls

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 16 rolls

Ingredients
  

  • 4 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves optional
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar light or dark
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon instant yeast
  • 3/4 cup canned pumpkin or squash
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries or golden raisins
  • 1/4 cup diced crystallized ginger

Instructions
 

  • Mix and knead all of the dough ingredients except the fruit and crystallized ginger — by hand, mixer, or bread machine — until you've made a soft, fairly smooth dough. Pumpkin varies in water content, so add extra water or flour if needed. Right at the end, knead in the fruit and crystallized ginger.
  • Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover the bowl, and allow the dough to rise for 1 1/2 hours, until it's almost double in bulk.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly greased surface, gently deflate it, and divide it into 16 pieces, roughly 2 3/4 ounces each.
  • Roll each piece into a ball. Place rolls in the lightly greased cups of a couple of standard muffin pans (which will help them maintain their round shape); or onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Set aside, covered lightly, to rise for 1 hour, or until the rolls look puffy.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Bake the rolls for 25 to 30 minutes, until they're lightly browned and the center of one reads 190°F on an instant-read thermometer.
  • Remove the pans from the oven and turn the rolls out onto a rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Photo and recipe courtesy of King Arthur Flour.