Longing For A Taste of Autumn: Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls -

And bam! I’m back home ready to partake in autumn baking. The huge pumpkin I processed last autumn gave me tons of puree… and it sat in the freezer waiting patiently. Today I would put some to use. But first a thaw and a reduction, cooking down much of the water that is part of homemade puree.

The thawed puree

Now cooked down for use. I would make three recipes using the puree while I was home, but still about 2 and 1/2 gallons remain.

Letting the yeast activate… apparently it was very hungry!

The pumpkin spiced dough before rising…

After first proof

Rolled out and ready

I should have let the filling harden up a bit but we wanted to go to bed. I would do the second proof in the fridge overnight.

Here is my fatal error… I wanted to use this autumnally hued pan. But look how crowded they are before second proof! This would impact baking and I have learned my lesson.