Pumpkin bread rolls or dinner rolls are light, fluffy, and absolutely delicious. They are vegan and easy to make at home. The dough can be made in a bread machine or a stand mixer, shaped into buns, and then baked in the oven until light golden in color. Pumpkin bread rolls are perfect to make in the fall season and for Thanksgiving.
Add the wet and dry ingredients in the bread machine container in the order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer.
Close the lid and select the "Dough" cycle.
Once the dough cycle completes, remove the dough
Shaping the dough
On a lightly floured surface and knead for a few seconds.
Divide the dough into 15 equal pieces of about 60 grams each
Roll each of the pieces into a smooth ball and place them on a baking tray, an inch apart.
Second or final rise
For the second rise, cover the tray with another tray and place in a warm place or in an oven. Optionally, start the oven on "Warm" mode for 5 minutes and then turn it off.
After about 60 minutes the balls will rise and double in volume.
Baking in oven
Preheat oven to 350 °F with the rack one level lower than middle.
Bake the pumpkin rolls for about 20 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
Remove the tray from the oven.
For a shiny glaze, apply some butter on the dinner rolls while they are hot. Optionally, sprinkle some sea salt.
Notes
It is best to weigh the flour using a food scale for best and consistent results.
Dough can also be kneaded in a stand mixer and then proved in the instant pot or oven for about 1 hour before shaping into rolls.