Cooks Recipes | Squash Rolls Recipe

Golden squash rolls, steaming in a basket lined with a clean white tea towel -- how better to get everyone to sit down together at dinner?

Squash Rolls

1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast or 2 1/2 teaspoons 1/4 cup warm water, 105° to 115°F 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup mashed cooked squash, butternut, acorn, hubbard, etc. 4 1/2 cups all-purpose or bread flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl. Allow to sit until foaming, about five minutes.
Meanwhile, combine milk, butter, sugar and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Remove from heat and set aside, cooling to lukewarm. When cooled, stir into yeast mixture, along with squash and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Fold in up to 2 1/2 cups of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease all surfaces. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours. Grease 2 standard 12-cup muffin tins; set aside.
Punch dough down to press air out; shape into 1-inch balls (you should have 72). Place 3 balls in each of the greased muffin cups. Let rise until doubled in size, about 35 to 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Bake rolls until light brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Makes 24 rolls.