Pumpkin Yeast Bread Recipe | King Arthur Baking
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Pumpkin Yeast Bread
Prep
15 mins
Bake
35 to 40 mins
Total
3 hrs 20 mins
Yield
2 loaves; or 1 loaf and 12 to 16 rolls; or 24 to 32 rolls
Ingredients
2 tablespoons instant yeast or active dry yeast
1/2 cup (113g) lukewarm milk
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups (340g) pumpkin purée
2 tablespoons (25g) vegetable oil
6 1/2 cups (780g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/2 cup (106g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 teaspoons (15g) table salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
Instructions
Place all of the ingredients into a large bowl, and mix and knead to make a smooth, soft dough.
Put the dough into a lightly greased bowl. Cover and let it rise until doubled, about 60 to 75 minutes.
Gently deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly oiled work surface. Divide it in half.
Shape each half into a loaf, and place in lightly greased 9" x 5" loaf pans. Alternatively, shape half into a loaf, and the other into 12 to 16 rolls, which can be placed into two 8" round pans, or into a 9" x 13" pan. Or, simply shape all of the dough into 24 to 32 rolls.
Cover the pan(s) and let the loaves/rolls rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Toward the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.
Bake the bread for 30 to 35 minutes, or until its crust is a deep golden brown, and a digital thermometer inserted into the center registers about 190°F. Bake the rolls for about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
Remove the bread from the oven, and turn it out onto a rack to cool. Store completely cool bread or rolls well-wrapped, at room temperature, for several days; freeze for longer storage.
Tips from our Bakers
Substitute white whole wheat flour for up to half of the all-purpose flour in the recipe.