These dinner rolls are inspired from this Pumpkin Yeast Bread recipe from King Arthur Baking. I substitute fat free cottage cheese for the oil, add in some potato flakes and use only egg whites instead of whole eggs. The result is a set of extremely soft, delicious, fat free dinner rolls that are worthy of any Thanksgiving feast table.
Fat-free Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Ingredients
Dough
- 650 g Unbleached all-purpose flour
- 110 g Whole wheat flour
- 46 g Potato flakes
- 2 tbsp Vital wheat gluten optional
- ½ cup Fat-free milk lukewarm
- 2 Egg whites
- 340 g Pumpkin puree
- 100 g Fat-free cottage cheese
- 2 tbsp Instant yeast
- 50 g Brown sugar
- 50 g Monkfruit sweetener can substitute brown sugar
- 2½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground ginger
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Ground tumeric
Topping
- 1 Egg white
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds/poppy seeds optional
Instructions
- Mix and knead all of the dough ingredients — by hand, mixer, or bread machine — to make a soft, smooth dough.
- Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 to 1½ hours, or until it's nearly doubled in bulk.
- Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 16 pieces. Shape each piece into a round ball; flatten to about 3" across. These will make a very good sized roll.If you prefer smaller rolls, you could divide the batch into 24 – 32 pieces.Alternatively, you could also divide the dough into half, making rolls out of the first half and a loaf out of the second half. Possibilities are limitless and it all depends on what you want!Place the buns on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet or 2-9'' round baking pans or a loaf pan (if making a loaf), cover, and let rise for about an hour, until noticeably puffy. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Beat the egg white and water together and gently brush the buns (or loaf) with the egg wash. Top with any seeds if using.
- Bake the buns in a preheated 350°F oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden. If making a loaf, bake for 35-40 minutes or until its crust is a deep golden brown, and a digital thermometer inserted into the center registers about 190°F.
- Remove the buns/loaf from the oven and cool completely on a rack.
