• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 package dry yeast (about 1 1/8 teaspoons)
• 1 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3/8 cup warm fat-free milk (105° to 115°)
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour, divided
• 1/8 cup stick margarine or butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 large egg (Note: Just scramble one egg in a dish and pour half into your recipe)
• Cooking spray

1. Combine the pumpkin and vanilla extract, and set aside.
2. Dissolve yeast and sugar in milk in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
4. Add 1 cup flour, pumpkin mixture, margarine, salt, vinegar, nutmeg, and egg to yeast mixture; beat at medium speed of a mixer until smooth. Stir in 1 cups flour to form a sticky dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands.
5. Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top.
6. Cover dough, and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
7. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray.
8. Punch dough down.
9. Divide into 12 equal pieces; shape each piece into a ball.
10. Place 1 ball in each muffin cup. Cover and let rise 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
11. Preheat oven to 350°.
12. Uncover dough; bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
13. Read more about this recipe at my food blog ErinCooks.com

When these rolls came out of the oven and I tasted the first one sandwiched with a little butter I almost did a cartwheel. Finally, I’d made a recipe with yeast that actually tasted good! Pumpkin Yeast Rolls (Originally published in the December 1998 edition of Cooking Light magazine. I halved the recipe as outlined below.)