Air fryer Pumpkin Shaped Roll
The effort is well worth it for these adorable pumpkin-shaped rolls. If you don't have pumpkin, try sweet potato instead.
Equipment used in cooking: Ultrean 9 QT Air fryer
Air fryer Pumpkin Shaped Roll
Recipe Content Team
1 dozen
1 hours
15 minutes
Appetizer
The effort is well worth it for these adorable pumpkin-shaped rolls. If you don't have pumpkin, try sweet potato instead.
Ingredients
2 tbsp dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
½ cup pumpkin puree
2 large eggs, divided
2 tsp water
1 tsp salt
3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
Sliced pecan halves, for the stems
Directions
Mix the milk with yeast, granulated sugar and stir.
Allow the yeast to bloom for about 10 minutes until frothy
Add the butter, pumpkin puree, one egg and salt in a yeast mixture and mix well.
Gradually add the flour and mix well
Flour the surface
Knead the dough for 5 minutes. Then, transfer the dough to an oiled bowl
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap
Let the dough rise in a warm spot for about an hour until doubled in size
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface
Divide the dough into 15 equal pieces
Shape the dough into balls
Make the pumpkin shape using string
Put in the pan and cover and let it rise for 45 minutes
Put the pumpkin-shaped rolls to air fryer and cook at 350℉ for 3 minutes
Poke a hole into the top of each roll.
Then, in a small bowl whisk the eggs and water.
Brush the rolls with egg wash
Cook in the air fryer again for 350℉ for 15-20 minutes
Allow the rolls to cool for 15 minutes
Cut and gently remove the strings from the rolls. Then, place a pecan half into the hole of each roll.