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Delicata squash is a great choice for dessert recipes. Roasting it intensifies the sweet flavor.

Recipe by Cooking Light November 2011

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Credit: Ditte Isager

Recipe Summary

hands-on:
23 mins
total:
2 hrs 25 mins
Yield:
Serves 16 (serving size: 1 roll)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • To prepare rolls, combine the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl, and let stand for 10 minutes.

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  • Weigh or lightly spoon bread flour and 63 ounces (about 1 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine bread flour, 63 ounces all-purpose flour, salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add yeast mixture, squash, and oil, and stir just until moist. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic (about 6 minutes), adding enough of the remaining all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel tacky).

  • Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, for 45 minutes or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If the indentation remains, dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down; cover and let rest for 5 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll dough into a 20 x 12-inch rectangle. Combine the remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and 2 teaspoons water in a small bowl; spread mixture evenly over dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Sprinkle evenly with nuts. Roll the dough, jelly-roll fashion, starting with long side. Cut roll crosswise into 16 equal slices. Arrange rolls, cut sides up, in a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.

  • Preheat oven to 375°.

  • Bake at 375° for 33 minutes or until brown. Cool 5 minutes on a wire rack.

  • To prepare glaze, combine 1/3 cup water and maple sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in 1 tablespoon butter, half-and-half, and vanilla. Cool 5 minutes; drizzle over rolls.

Nutrition Facts

205 calories; fat 4.5g; saturated fat 1.7g; mono fat 1.3g; poly fat 1.2g; protein 4.2g; carbohydrates 36.9g; fiber 1.2g; cholesterol 6mg; iron 1.8mg; sodium 167mg; calcium 22mg.
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