Pumpkin Buttermilk Rolls

These rolls are incredibly soft and delicious and perfect for Thanksgiving. They don't have a strong pumpkin flavor but the pumpkin puree gives the rolls color and sweetness and keeps them from being dry. Here I rolled the dough out into a circle and then rolled it up lengthwise and cut it like cinnamon rolls but you can also divide the risen dough into 12 equal pieces and shape them into round dinner rolls like it says in the instructions below.

Ingredients -

1 cup buttermilk

1 stick unsalted butter

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 egg

1 egg yolk

3.5 cups flour

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp yeast

2 Tbsp melted butter for brushing the tops of the rolls

Place the butter in small sauce pan over medium low heat, when the butter is almost completely melted add the buttermilk and whisk until all the butter has melted. Remove from the heat, add the pumpkin and stir to combine. Set aside to cool slightly. In the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the dough hook, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. After the pumpkin mixture has cooled down to around to what feels like lukewarm (around 100 degrees if you have a thermometer), whisk in the egg and egg yolk. Add the wet ingredients to the stand mixer with the flour. On medium speed mix until all the flour is incorporated and a sticky dough forms. Continue to mix for 3 more minutes. Coat the inside of a large bowl with oil, add the dough to the bowl. It will be very sticky but thats ok. Turn the dough over to coat both sides with oil. Cover the bowl with a cloth or plastic wrap and let the dough rise until it is doubled in size, about 1.5 hours. When the dough has finished rising turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough into 12 equal pieces, and shape each piece into a ball. Place the dough balls in a buttered 9x13 baking dish in 4 rows of 3. Cover and let them rise again for 30 minutes. While they are rising preheat the oven to 375. After they are done rising, brush the tops of the rolls with the melted butter. Bake the rolls for 25 -30 minutes until they are golden brown.