Pumpkin Bread Delight
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
-
2 loaves
ingredients
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Dough
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1⁄2 cup warm water, 115 degrees
- 1 1⁄4 cups skim milk
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon clove, ground
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 cups hodgson mill best for bread flour
- 4 - 4 1⁄2 cups hodgson mill unbleached white flour
- solid shortening, for coating
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Filling
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon. cinnamon
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Icing
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 5 teaspoons milk
directions
- Proof yeast add yeast to 1/2 cup warm water and let stand for 10 minutes.
- In a large measuring cup or medium-sized saucepan, heat milk and butter to 135 degrees.
- Pour this liquid into a bowl, adding sugar, salt, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and grated orange peel.
- Let this mixture cool to lukewarm.
- Add egg.
- Add 2 cups best for bread flour and mix thoroughly (you may use a mixer).
- Fold in yeast and unbleached flour to make a soft dough.
- Knead until smooth and satiny, 10 minutes by hand, or 4 minutes in an electric mixer or food processor fitted with dough hook.
- Place in greased bowl, turning coat thoroughly.
- Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon to make filling.
- Knead down dough.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface, divided into 2 equal portions, and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Grease two, 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pans.
- Roll out half the dough into a rectangle 15 X 7 inches and sprinkle half with the filing.
- Roll up, starting at the smaller edge.
- Seal the edge and place the seam on the bottom of your loaf pan; tuck in ends.
- Repeat with rest of dough.
- Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place until just above the edge of the pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
- Allow to cool.
- Combine confectioners sugar with milk and drizzle loaves with icing.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Charlotte J
United States