MAPLE-PUMPKIN DINNER ROLLS

Maple-Pumpkin Dinner Rolls image

Every year my family and I visit our local pumpkin patch. Afterward, we come home and enjoy our first autumn meal at which these dinner rolls appear, along with corn chowder and apple pie. -Sabrina Fraley, Georgetown, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 16 rolls.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce) quick-rise yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2-1/2 to 3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons 2% milk, divided
1/4 cup maple syrup
4 tablespoons butter, divided
3/4 cup canned pumpkin

Steps:

In a large bowl, mix cornmeal, brown sugar, yeast, salt, pie spice and 2 cups flour. In a small saucepan, heat 3/4 cup milk, syrup and 2 tablespoons butter to 120°-130°; stir into dry ingredients. Stir in pumpkin and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest 10 minutes., Divide and shape dough into 16 balls. Place in 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans or cast-iron skillets. Cover with kitchen towels; let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375°., Brush remaining milk over dough. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown., Melt remaining butter; brush over hot rolls. Remove from pans to wire racks; serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 102mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.