Chef John's Pumpkin Bread

Name: Chef John's Pumpkin Bread
Prep time: 18 h 30 min
Cook time: 18 h 30 min
Total time: 18 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons active dry yeast; 118 milliliters canned pumpkin puree; 1 pinch pumpkin pie spice; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp warm water (100 to 110 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C)

Chef John's Pumpkin Bread requires approximately 18 hours and 30 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 7 calories. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of salt, warm water, pumpkin pie spice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly diet. It works well as a morn meal.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, stir together pumpkin puree, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon of warm water, yeast, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.

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Pumpkin Pie Spice

Canned Pumpkin

Water

Yeast

Salt

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Bowl

Mix in flour with a spatula until the dough is fully mixed and all the flour is moistened. Cover bowl with a damp towel, and allow dough to rise for 12-16 hours.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Spatula

Bowl

Scrape dough onto floured surface with floured spatula; sprinkle dough with more flour. With your fingers, press dough out into a rough square about 1 inch thick. Fold all four sides of dough in towards center, then turn folded dough over and form into a round loaf.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Spatula

Generously cover a sheet pan with cornmeal.

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Cornmeal

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Frying Pan

Place loaf on prepared sheet pan with seam sides down, dusting top and sides with flour, then place a floured towel over dough. Allow to rise until doubled in size, about 1-1/2 hours.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Frying Pan

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and place a pan with 2 inches of water on the bottom rack. Just before baking, make a shallow slice (1/2 inch) across top of dough with a sharp knife.

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Dough

Water

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Knife