A chicken burger with a Halloween twist – Mexican Pumpkin Patch Halloween Rolls with Chicken and Wasabi Mayonnaise will put a smile on everyone’s faces this Halloween!
Did you know that pumpkins originate from North America and the oldest recorded seeds date back to between 7000 and 5500 BC which were found in Mexico? Well with that in mind I decided to make some pumpkin-shaped Halloween rolls with a touch of Mexican spice to enjoy at Halloween.
We love Halloween in our household and judging by the enormous sack of Halloweenalia (is that a word) I have accumulated after every Halloween sale I think I might just enjoy it more than the kids.
My son is too old (and cool) to come trick or treating anymore but my daughter loves getting all glammed up in spooky make-up and black nail varnish.
I think I’m making up for lost time as Halloween was only ever celebrated by Americans when I was a child and I only remember trick-or-treaters coming on the scene when I was a teenager.
So on All Hallows Eve, the last thing I want to be doing is spending my time cooking when there is so much fun to be had either getting my daughter ready, opening the door to trick-or-treaters, or going off around the neighbourhood ourselves trick or treating (accompanied by our black cat and no I’m not an actual witch)!
Hence I came up with these Mexican Pumpkin Patch Halloween Rolls with Chicken & Wasabi Mayonnaise. You can make the rolls ahead of time and just put them together with your chicken, salad, and wasabi mayonnaise at the last minute.
The rolls use the quick no-knead method so only have one proof and you can get your kids to help make them or they could make them all by themselves depending on their age!
My daughter was busy doing homework when I made these rolls but you should have seen the look of delight on her face when she saw them and the compliments were flowing thick and fast! Job done!
The Mexican spice flavour is mild as I wanted the rolls to be child-friendly but if you wanted to make them pack more of a punch you could always double the amount of Mexican flavouring! The Mayonnaise with a hint of Wasabi was not too hot for my daughter’s taste and the family enjoyed this quick and easy Halloween meal.
More Halloween Recipes
Once you’ve made my Halloween Rolls check out these amazing Halloween recipes!
- Spooky Yogurt Scrolls
- Kransakage Mummies
- Chocolate Ghost Pears
- Easy Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
- Mummy in a Coffin Ciabatta Pizza
- Halloween Smoothie Bowl
- Roasted Pumpkin Hummus
- Troll’s Toes Cookies and Witches Fingers
I’m entering my Mexican Pumpkin Patch Halloween Rolls with Chicken & Wasabi Mayonnaise into the following blog events:
Credit Crunch Munch which is run by myself and Helen and hosted this month by Hannah
Disclaimer: I was sent a hamper of goodies from @UnileverKitchen (containing amongst other things Hellmans, Colemans, and Knorr branded products) and asked to come up with a dish for Halloween. The best dish will win a prize. Check out other entries on Twitter via #UnileverHalloween.
Mexican Pumpkin Patch Rolls with Chicken & Wasabi Mayonnaise
Ingredients
- For rolls:
- 250 g Strong wholemeal flour
- 250 g Strong white flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Light brown sugar
- 1 7g Sachet fast action yeast
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 300 ml Warm water
- 1 – 2 x 23g Knorr Mexican Flavour Pot/s or improvise
- 1 Egg yolk whisked for egg wash
- Sesame seeds for decoration
Filling
- Just cooked breaded battered or natural chicken breasts (I used frozen) or veggie equivalent
- Lettuce leaves
- Tomato slices
- Hellmans Mayonnaise with a hint of Wasabi
Garnish
- 8 Cocktail gherkins
Instructions
- Put the flours, salt, sugar and yeast in a bowl and mix thoroughly (I use a fork).
- Put the Mexican Flavour Pot/s into a measuring jug, add a little warm water to dissolve and then make up to 300mls with more warm water and add the oil.
- Pour into the dry ingredients and with a wooden spoon mix to form a dough (you’ll want to get your hands it towards the end).
- Knead the dough in the bowl into a ball shape.
- Transfer to worktop (I found I didn’t need any flour but you might) and divide into 8 equal portions (I like to weigh mine).
- Shape each section into a ball shape by kneading.
- Lay the balls of dough onto a floured baking tray and cover in oiled cling film.
- Put in a warm place to rise for 30 – 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Pre-heat oven to 200⁰C.
- Once dough has risen push your finger into each ball to make an indent.
- Then using a small knife (a plastic one is good if children are helping to make these) make 6 to 8 cuts around each indentation.
- Brush on the egg yolk wash and sprinkle on sesame seeds.
- Place in oven on middle shelf and bake for 25 – 30 minutes, turning the rolls over after 20 minutes to avoid burning (I also swivel the tray round for even baking).
- Place rolls on a rack to cool.
- Once cool, split the rolls and fill with lettuce, tomato slices, a squeeze of wasabi mayonnaise and hot chicken.
- Finish off the look by placing a cocktail gherkin in the top of each roll (you may need to puncture the hole with a chopstick or similar). Et voila!
Chris
Love these, and not only for Halloween! Thanks for the recipe!
Camilla
Thank you Chris, they are great fun to make and delicious:-)
martinaevansdesigns
Such a great idea. I love the shape of the rolls!
Maya Russell
Lovely pumpkin-shaped rolls. Delicious.
Camilla
Thanks Maya:-)
Jane Middleton
Love the shape of the rolls, looks great
Maddy
Very creative! Love making food fun!
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Ursula Hunt
My daughter loves these and is going to make them for her party on saturday, so thank you
Camilla
Fabulous:-)
Farhana
Some great ideas, thanks
Heather Haigh
They look great – was a good idea.
Camilla
Thank you Heather:-)
Sam Williams
These are so creative, and look delicious
Niori
They look great and I am going to have a go at making them – sure the kids would love them too! What would you suggest as an alternative to the wasabi mayo, as none of us like it. I’m thinking maybe corn relish?
Camilla
I’d just use normal mayo and corn relish would be fab aswell:-)
Sisley White
The rolls are so clever, I think the mini gherkins make it really special. I’m going to have to try making these!
Thank you x
Camilla
Thank you:-) Let me know how you get on!
Ursula Hunt
Passed this recipe onto my daughter for her halloween party
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Maddy
Love the spiciness
Paul Wilson
Could add some pumpkin to the recipe to make it really seasonal.
Camilla
Yes you certainly could:-)
Honest mum
How amazing are these (they remind me a little of Greek sesame seed coated bread) and love the Halloween pics-gorgous post! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Julie's Family Kitchen
I love your Halloween rolls, not only are they fun but look incredibly tasty too. Good luck with the competition.
Camilla
Thank you so much Julie:-)
Anne Dalzell
I’ve just made pumpkin pizza pie for dinner for tonight as i’m heading to work in a mo. I love cooking with pumpkin and am always looking for new ways to cook with it. Thanks Camilla for another great recipe, good luck too with your entry.
Camilla
I’m afraid these are just pumpkins shaped, no actual pumpkins were harmed in the making of these rolls LOL:-)
Deena kakaya
Love that this this recipe looks playful, clever, yummy and technically lovely all at the same time x
Camilla
Thank you so much Deena:-)
Tracy Nixon
Fabulous! The kids would love these!
Camilla
Thank you, my daughter loved them:-)
Paul Wilson
Brilliant! Love the pumpkin effect.
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
What a fun idea and bet the rolls taste so good too. We are still doing trick to treat, sadly! Thanks for linking to my bread 🙂
Camilla
I love taking my daughter trick or treating, Coco comes too:-)
Maddy
Not really used wasabi before, so intrigued!
Camilla
Me neither, I’ve only ever had Wasabi coated peanuts or dried peas! It’s a bit like horseradish!
Sally - My Custard Pie
Such a great idea. Lovely pics of your daughter too.
Camilla
Thank you so much Sally:-)
Ursula Hunt
Ingenious design and sound tasty too
Camilla
Thank you Ursula:-)
William Gould
Great idea for the kids to join in!
Camilla
Yes, plenty to keep them occupied:-)
Alison
These look fabulous and I love your cat pumpkin as well.
Camilla
Aaw thank you:-)
Ciara (@My Fussy Eater)
These look brilliant! Such a clever idea!
Camilla
Thank you so much:-)
Becky | Spirited Puddle Jumper
These are amazing- easily my favourite recipe find this week! I’m not sure If my two are a little young for these this year, but am going to pin as an idea for future years! 🙂 #tastytuesdays
Camilla
Thank you so much:-)
Rosie @Eco-Gites of Lenault
I love the idea of these pumpkin shaped rolls – I think they may be gracing our table this Halloween!
Camilla
Brilliant:-)
Elizabeth
What a fantastic idea! I love it, and all those flavours sound so lovely too!
Camilla
Thank you Elizabeth:-)
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
This is such a creative recipe. I love it! I bet kids would love them too.
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Vicki Montague
I love these! What a great idea shaping your rolls like that! I am going to have a go at shaping some gluten-free rolls in the same way. Smashing! Thanks for sharing!
Camilla
That’s great, glad to have inspired:-)
kellie@foodtoglow
What a fun-sounding recipe, Camilla! It is a nice change to see a savoury Halloween recipe, and so easy to tweak the filling for vegetarians. Pinning etc. Love this. PS as someone who grew up in America and favoured savoury over sweet, I would have traded all my candy for something like this 😉
Camilla
Thank you, that’s lovely to hear Kellie and yes this dish is easily made vegetarian:-)