Ingredients
10-15 oz. canned pumpkin
7 grams or 1/4 oz yeast or 1 pkg.
1tsp salt
4 1/2 cups bread flour
Pumpkin seeds (unsalted)
1/4c. warm water about 110F.
Preparation
Blossom the yeast in the warm water. Mix salt & flour together in seperate bowl. After yeast has bubbled add the pumpkin and glour in alternating additions. When mixed, knead for 8 to 10 minutes.
Let rise until double in size. punch down, braid if you like and let rise again.
Brush with butter sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and bake.
Bake at 400, but, if you have kids in the house you can bake between 350 and 375 for that thumppy sound in the middle of the loaf.