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    Home » Type » Breads » Yeast Breads

    Warm-Spiced Pumpkin Yeast Bread

    Published: Nov 2, 2015 · Modified: Jan 20, 2022 by Faith · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

    This Warm-Spiced Pumpkin Yeast Bread is slightly sweet, subtly scented of warm spices, and rich in color from pumpkin. And it only requires 30 minutes of hand-on prep time to make!

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    I find that the smell of baking bread is just one of those things that puts people at ease.

    Maybe it evokes childhood memories or maybe it reminds them just how delicious fresh bread tastes. In any case, I wish I could bottle the smell of fresh baked bread.

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    I don’t really consider myself a baker, but that’s mostly because I don’t take the time to bake. I forget just how addictive an experience it is to mix flour, water, yeast, and salt and watch as it comes to life. And I forget that it doesn’t have to be a full-afternoon affair…it helps to be able to make the dough and leave it be for a bit while I tend to other things.

    Enter Donna Currie’s lovely Make Ahead Bread cookbook.

    Make Ahead Bread

    The book follows an easy two-day bread-making process: day one involves mixing, kneading, and chilling the dough and day two is shaping and baking. Breaking it down like this means I don’t have to devote an entire afternoon (or day) to the process…and it means I’m much more likely to actually bake bread!

    Make Ahead Bread is beautiful. Many of the recipes feature a full-page color photo, and I love that Donna shares an introduction to each recipe, either to give the background or to share tips. The bread recipes all sound incredible and there are several that are begging to be made in my kitchen…like Oatmeal-Honey-Date Loaf, Sauerkraut Rye (which has both sauerkraut and caraway seeds), Stuffing Bread with Dried Cranberries (which has poultry seasoning and Donna recommends using to make a turkey sandwich), Blueberry and Cream Cheese Buns with Lemon Zest (I can’t think of a better way to start a weekend morning than with one of these buns), Maple Sugar and Candied Walnut Swirl Bread, and Apple Chai Turnovers.

    It bears noting that Donna also shares info on how to make a Sourdough Starter, which can then be used in many different recipes. There are also classic recipes – like croissants and pizza dough – that should be part of any home baker’s repertoire. There are several gluten-free recipes included, such as Gluten-Free Seed and Nut Bread and Gluten-Free Dinner Rolls. And because bread goes so perfectly with a little schmear of something, there’s an entire chapter devoted to butters and spreads, like Apple and Sage Compound Butter and Stone Fruit and Almond Jam.

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    Literally the hardest part for me was deciding which recipe to make first.

    Remembering the open can of pumpkin I had in the fridge, the realist in me won out and I decided on the Pumpkin Loaf. I put just a couple twists on this recipe to make my own; namely, the addition of a hint of warm spices and rubbing a knob of salted butter along the top of the loaf as soon as it's done baking, so the butter melts and soaks into the bread, a trick I've watched my mom do 100 times.

    This bread is lovely; slightly sweet and subtly scented of warm spices, and rich in color from pumpkin. When warm, it’s perfect as-is, but it’s also wonderful toasted and spread with a little salted butter or Nutella. I had high hopes of being able to make French toast with it, but alas, the loaf disappeared all too quickly. I’ll just have to make another.

    Here are more recipes from Donna's cookbook:

    Blueberry & Cream Cheese Buns with Lemon Zest from Meghan of Clean Eats, Fast Feets
    Buttermilk Rolls from Renee of Magnolia Days
    Cinnamon Rolls from Sandra of Dear Lauren Love Mom
    Pizza Bread from Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories
    Sesame Seeded Semolina Bread from Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories
    Sourdough English Muffins from Alisa of Go Dairy Free
    Stuffing Bread with Dried Cranberries from Stacy of Food Lust People Love
    Sweet Potato Monkey Bread from Kirsten of Farm Fresh Feasts
    Sweet Potato Monkey Bread from Renee of Magnolia Days
    Sweet Potato Monkey Bread from Laura of Mother Would Know
    Whole Wheat Pita from Jenni of Pastry Chef Online
    Whole Wheat and Parmesan Pizza Crust from Kirsten of Farm Fresh Feasts

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    Warm-Spiced Pumpkin Yeast Bread
    Prep time:  30 mins
    Cook time:  45 mins
    Total time:  1 hour 15 mins
    Yield: 1 (8 by 4½-inch) loaf
     
    This Warm-Spiced Pumpkin Yeast Bread is slightly sweet, subtly scented of warm spices, and rich in color from pumpkin. And it only requires 30 minutes of hand-on prep time to make!
    Ingredients
    • 2 cups (255 g) bread flour, plus more for kneading
    • ¼ cup (60 ml) honey
    • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
    • 1 cup (245 g) pumpkin puree
    • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
    • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice mix
    • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or light olive oil, plus more to oil the loaf pan
    • Cornmeal, for the pan
    • A knob of salted butter, for the top (optional)
    Instructions
    1. On Prep Day 1: Put the flour, honey, yeast, pumpkin puree, salt, pumpkin pie spice mix, and oil in a gallon-size zip-top plastic bag. Close the bag and squish around all the ingredients until combined. Refrigerate for 8 to 24 hours.
    2. On Prep Day 2: Transfer the dough to your counter and let it come to room temperature, at least 2 hours and up to 4 hours.
    3. Flour your work surface and turn out the dough. Knead until the dough is smooth and somewhat elastic, adding flour only as needed to keep the dough from sticking to your hands and work surface.
    4. Brush an 8 by 4½-inch loaf pan with oil and sprinkle cornmeal in the bottom.
    5. Shape the dough into a log about 8 inches long and put it into the prepared pan. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
    6. On Baking Day: Take the pan out of the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 350F.
    7. Remove the plastic from the pan and bake the bread until golden brown outside and it reaches an internal temperature of 190F on an instant-read thermometer, about 45 minutes.
    8. Right after you remove the bread from the oven, rub the knob of butter all along the top (it will melt and soak into the bread).
    9. Turn the bread out onto a wire rack and let it cool before slicing.
    Notes
    Recipe inspired by and adapted from Donna Currie’s recipe for Pumpkin Loaf in her cookbook Make Ahead Bread (Taunton Press; November 2014).
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    Disclosure: I purchased my own copy of Donna’s beautiful cookbook and wanted to share my thoughts on it with my readers; as always, opinions stated are my own. This post contains Amazon affiliate links to products I believe in, which means that even though it doesn’t cost you anything extra, I will receive a small amount of money from the sale of these items, which helps me keep this site alive – thank you for helping to support An Edible Mosaic!

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    1. [email protected] says

      November 08, 2015 at 8:48 am

      The cookbook really is amazing. This makes me even crave pumpkin and I'm not usually one to ingest it willingly. I'm going to have to make an exception for this.

      Love the shot with the pat of butter too.

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    2. Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says

      November 04, 2015 at 3:32 pm

      Wow, that looks so delicious! I've tried a few recipes in the amazing book. This one will be next for sure!

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    3. Kirsten says

      November 04, 2015 at 1:28 pm

      Faith,
      I think a slice of this bread spread with some cream cheese sounds out of this world.
      Thanks, it looks lovely!

      Reply
    4. Jenni says

      November 04, 2015 at 8:45 am

      Love the addition of warm spices. I'm often torn with pumpkin whether to go savory with poultry-type seasoning or sweeter with cinnamon/nutmeg/allspice etc. I'll take this bread just the way you made it, though! =)

      Reply
    5. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

      November 04, 2015 at 2:06 am

      I adore pumpkin bread, what a lovely loaf!

      Reply
    6. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

      November 03, 2015 at 8:59 am

      I just want to cozy up to this bread for breakfast!

      Reply
    7. Krista says

      November 02, 2015 at 10:43 pm

      A dear friend of mine would make me pumpkin bread every Thanksgiving. I loved toasting it with good butter for breakfast. :-)

      Reply
    8. Rosa says

      November 02, 2015 at 6:39 am

      It looks absolutely delicious!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply

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