Fall has arrived and everyone knows what that means! It is the season of rainy days, Halloween and pumpkin spice. While in some countries getting at the typical orange pumpkins may be hard, this recipe works perfectly well with butternut squash and other roasted gourds. I, for one, used butternut squash and Neapolitan squash. Often, pumpkin is accompanied by the signature blend of spices classified as “pumpkin spice”. While many such recipes are sweet, these particular buns are actually rather savoury. The seasonings added to the roasted pumpkin give the buns a light saltiness and combine well with the spices to create a deep and rich flavour.
Here is the recipe. Bake and enjoy!
Recipe
Tools
This recipe requires kitchen twine (unbleached cotton) to shape the buns.
A pastry brush will be helpful for applying the egg-wash.
Ingredients
For the roasted pumpkin:
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1 small pumpkin
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1-2 Tbsp Olive oil
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Salt
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Honey
For the dough:
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360 g all-purpose flour
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2 tsp instant yeast
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50 g sugar
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1 tsp cinnamon
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1/4 tsp nutmeg
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1/4 tsp ground ginger
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120 ml warm milk
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60 g melted butter
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1 large egg (plus one extra for egg wash)
Instructions
- Slice the pumpkin into even wedges and lay out on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season.
- Roast the pumpkin in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until soft enough to scrape the flesh from the skin.
- Purée the pumpkin using a blender and set aside 120g of the resulting purée for the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 190C.
- Combine the flour, sugar, instant yeast and spices.
- Mix the milk, butter, egg and purée until combined. Make sure the butter is not hot.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, mixing well to combine. This dough will require some kneading and you may have to add some more flour.
- Cover and let the dough rise for 1 hour or until doubled.
- Shape the buns using kitchen twine by carefully wrapping it around. You can also make simple round buns.
- Bake at 190C for 15-18min.
- Tap the bottom to know if they’re done. If they sound hollow, they are ready!
- Serve and enjoy!!
Notes
A step by step reel can be found on my Instagram page, here: @leviawegner.com
