Pumpkin Brioche
Recipe: #18942
May 11, 2015
Categories: Breads, Eggs, Pumpkin, French, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Yeast Rolls, Butter/Margarine, Kosher Dairy, more
"This is a yeast bread recipe adapted from a Cuisinart advertisement in the December, 1981 Issue of Cuisine Magazine. They lack the "topknot" of the typical brioche. Prep time does not include rising time. These need to be started one day before baking."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (50.7 g)
- Calories 180.2
- Total Fat - 9.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.4 g
- Cholesterol - 66.2 mg
- Sodium - 113.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 4 g
- Protein - 3.9 g
- Calcium - 18.2 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
First day:
Step 2
Place pumpkin in a small saucepan and warm over low heat to a temperature of 105°-110°F.
Step 3
Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar and yeast.
Step 4
Let stand 10 minutes.
Step 5
Place flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in the food processor (use the dough blade if you have one) and process 10 seconds.
Step 6
Add pumpkin mixture and eggs and process 30 seconds, stopping once to scrape bowl.
Step 7
With machine running, add the butter and process 20 seconds. Dough will be very sticky.
Step 8
Place dough in an oiled bowl.
Step 9
Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until almost tripled in bulk, about 3 hours.
Step 10
Punch down, using lightly floured hands.
Step 11
Cover bowl tightly and refrigerate overnight.
Step 12
Second day:
Step 13
Generously grease 24 muffin cups.
Step 14
Remove dough from refrigerator and place on a lightly floured surface.
Step 15
Turn dough to coat with flour.
Step 16
Divide dough into 24 portions and press into muffin cups.
Step 17
Using sharp scissors, make a 1/4" deep cut in the top of each roll.
Step 18
Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2-2 hours.
Step 19
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Step 20
Beat egg and salt together and brush over tops of rolls. Try not to let it run down the sides.
Step 21
Place on center rack of oven and bake for 5 minutes.
Step 22
Reduce heat to 350°F.
Step 23
Bake 5 minutes more, or until browned.
Step 24
Serve immediately, or cool and freeze.
Tips
No special items needed.