Make this delicious and tasty homemade Halloween pumpkin buns! Garnish with spooky chocolate drawings and serve!
Are you ready for Halloween? Get into the spooky spirit with our hauntingly and delicious Halloween pumpkin buns! Get your hands dirty with flour and brush the buns to taste with chocolate cream!
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INGREDIENTS FOR HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BUNS
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Pumpkin and sweet potato - Cook and smash into puree.
- Semi-skimmed milk, egg and butter - Adds flavor and helps making the dough.
- Dry baker's yeast - Dissolved in warm water.
- Light brown sugar and flour - Dry ingredients to make the dough.
- Salt - Brings the bright, sweet flavors to the foreground.
- Beaten egg - For brushing.
- Dark chocolate squares - To place inside the buns.
- Dark chocolate and milk - For the chocolate cream.
- Candy eyeballs - For garnish.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BUNS
Step 1: Start by cooking the pumpkin and the sweet potato (about 30 minutes). Drain and smash both with a fork.
Step 2: Dissolve the dry baker's yeast in a little warm water (about 2 tablespoons).
Step 3: In a large bowl, mix the pumpkin and sweet potato puree, milk, sugar, butter and the yeast dissolved in warm water. Add the egg, salt and flour and mix everything well.
Step 4: Knead a little until you get a soft and uniform dough (if it's sticky, add a little more flour).
Step 5: Form a ball and place it in the bowl. Cover the bowl and let it rise for about 1 hour or until it double in size.
Step 6: With floured hands, form six balls. Place two squares of chocolate inside each ball, rotating and completely closing the dough.
Step 7: Place the buns on a tray lined with parchment paper. Cover with a cloth and let it rise for another 20 or 30 minutes.
Step 8: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 9: Brush the buns with beaten egg and bake for about 30 minutes or until golden (see tips).
Step 10: Turn off the oven and let it cool.
Step 11: Melt a few squares of chocolate in a little milk and stir until creamy.
Step 12: Garnish to taste with a brush and with candy eyeballs.
This recipe is from Lume Brando blog. You can see more about the blog and the author at World Food Blogs.
TIPS FOR THIS RECIPE
1. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the buns, resulting in even cooking.
2. When placing the buns on the parchment paper, leave some distance between them so they don't stick to each other when they start baking.
3. If the buns start to darken too quickly, cover with aluminum foil.
4. On colder and more humid days, the dough will take longer to rise. To speed up this process, wrap the bowl in a blanket and leave the covered bowl near the oven turned on.
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Halloween pumpkin buns
Make this delicious and tasty homemade Halloween pumpkin buns! Garnish with spooky chocolate drawings and serve!
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- 120 grams (4 1/4 ounces) pumpkin (peeled before cooking)
- 80 grams (2 3/4 ounces) sweet potato (peeled before cooking)
- 90 ml (1/3 cup) semi-skimmed milk
- 40 grams (1/4 cup) butter at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon dry baker's yeast
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 30 grams (1/4 cup) light brown sugar
- 450 grams (3 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 125 grams (4 1/3 ounces) dark chocolate (optional)
- 1 beaten egg for brushing
- Dark chocolate and milk to make the chocolate cream
- Candy eyeballs (optional)
- Start by cooking the pumpkin and the sweet potato (about 30 minutes). Drain and smash both with a fork.
- Dissolve the dry baker's yeast in a little warm water (about 2 tablespoons).
- In a large bowl, mix the pumpkin and sweet potato puree, milk, sugar, butter and the yeast dissolved in warm water. Add the egg, salt and flour and mix everything well.
- Knead a little until you get a soft and uniform dough (if it's sticky, add a little more flour).
- Form a ball and place it in the bowl. Cover the bowl with a cloth and let it rise for about 1 hour or until it double in size (see tips).
- With floured hands, form six balls. Place two squares of chocolate inside each ball, rotating and completely closing the dough.
- Place the buns on a tray lined with parchment paper. Cover with a cloth and let it rise for another 20 or 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Brush the buns with beaten egg and bake for about 30 minutes or until golden (see tips).
- Turn off the oven and let it cool.
- Melt a few squares of chocolate in a little milk and stir until creamy.
- Garnish to taste with a brush and with candy eyeballs.
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