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🍽️ Homemade Pumpkin Bread

162 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 450 g pumpkin of your choice (yields approx. 300 g flesh)
• 500 g spelt wholemeal flour
• 42 g yeast (1 cube)
• 0.5 tsp honey
• 350 ml lukewarm milk as you like (e.g. goat milk, buttermilk)
• 110 g butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 60 g pumpkin seeds

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the pumpkin thoroughly. Peel it if necessary and remove the inside. Cut the flesh into small cubes.
2. 2. Place the pumpkin cubes in a pot. Cover them with water. Cook them covered for about 10 minutes until soft.
3. 3. Drain the water. Puree the pumpkin finely. Let the mixture cool down.
4. 4. Put the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the center.
5. 5. Crumble the yeast into the well. Add the honey and milk. Take some flour from the edge of the bowl.
6. 6. Mix everything into a pre-dough. Cover the bowl. Let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free place for 15 minutes.
7. 7. Melt 100 grams of butter in a pot or in the microwave.
8. 8. Add the melted butter, the salt, the cooled pumpkin puree, and 50 grams of pumpkin seeds to the pre-dough.
9. 9. Knead everything into a smooth dough. Make sure it is not too sticky.
10. 10. Grease a loaf pan with the remaining butter. Fill the dough into the pan.
11. 11. Cover the pan. Let the dough rise for another 15 minutes.
12. 12. Sprinkle the remaining pumpkin seeds on top of the dough.
13. 13. Preheat the oven. Set the temperature to 200 °C (convection 180 °C or gas level 3).
14. 14. Bake the bread for about 60 minutes in the oven. Remove it when it is golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 162
• Protein: 6 g · Fett/Fat: 7 g · Carbs: 18 g