Pumpkin Rolls With Maple Streusel Filling

Total Time: 1 hr 52 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 52 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast, 1 package
• 4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2/3 cup chopped hickory nuts or 2/3 cup hazelnuts
• 1/3 cup maple granulated sugar or 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup snipped dried apricot
• 1/3 cup melted butter

Recipe

• 1 for rolls:.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl stir together 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast; set aside.
• 3 in a medium saucepan heat and stir milk, water, butter, sugar and salt just until warm (120 deg to 130 deg f) and butter almost melts.
• 4 add milk mixture to dry mixture; add egg. beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping side of the bowl constantly. beat on high speed for 3 minutes. stir in canned pumpkin. using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
• 5 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total). shape dough into a ball. place in a lightly greased large bowl; turn once to grease surface. cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.
• 6 punch dough down. turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. divide dough in half. cover; let rest for 10 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, lightly grease 2 baking sheets. divide each half of dough into 8 pieces. on a lightly floured surface flatten each piece into a 3 1/2-inch round. for each roll, place the round of dough in the palm of your hand. place 1 generous tbsp of maple streusal filling in the center of each round. shape dough into a ball by pulling the edges of the dough up and over the streusal, pinching edges of dough o seal. place rolls, smooth side up, on prepared baking sheets. cover; let rise in a warm place until nearly doubled in size (30 to 40 minutes).
• 8 preheat oven to 375 deg f. bake rolls for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. immediately remove rolls from baking sheets. cool on wire racks.
• 9 streusal filling:.
• 10 in a medium mixing bowl combine all ingredients except butter. stir to combine. stir in the melted butter until combined.
• 11 to make ahead:.
• 12 to reheat rolls from room temperature, wrap in foil and warm in a 375 deg f oven about 7 minutes or until heated through. to reheat frozen rolls, wrap and warm in a 375 deg f oven for about 20 minutes or until warm.