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Tangy sourdough combines with rich pumpkin puree to flavor this bread to perfection. The fragrant loaves are a reminder that\u00a0there’s a chill in the air and comfort food is beckoning…a harbinger of the coming holidays.<\/p>\nTangy sourdough combines with rich pumpkin puree to flavor this bread to perfection. The fragrant loaves are a reminder that\u00a0there’s a chill in the air and comfort food is beckoning…a harbinger of the coming holidays.<\/p>\n
A turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich on sourdough pumpkin bread? French toast with pure maple syrup? Crackly, chewy rolls with soft interiors? Yes, PLEASE!<\/p>\n
Sourdough starter is always hanging out in my refrigerator…unless I’ve killed it. Sourdough and houseplants are at risk in my household. I either smother them with attention or forget about them until it’s too late to rectify the situation.<\/p>\n
Which is why I keep dried sourdough in my freezer; it’s a backup plan that has come in very handy.<\/p>\n
If you don’t have sourdough starter, there are several options:<\/p>\n
At least once a week I remove some of my starter (replacing it with flour and water, of course) and mix up a “sponge” – a batter that sits all night and is ready for action the next morning. I use 1\/4 teaspoon of instant yeast in the sponge, but if you’re a purist you can skip the yeast entirely. Just be aware that you will be at the whim of your dough; it will rise when it damn well pleases! I get\u00a0a little insurance by using\u00a0that tiny bit of added yeast.<\/p>\n
Since you won’t know exactly how long your bread will take to rise, I strongly recommend starting your sponge the night before and mixing your dough the next day.<\/p>\n
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Sourdough sponge – it’s ALIVE!<\/p><\/div>\n
It’s usually just a matter of adding some water, salt, and flour to get a lovely, crusty loaf of dough – but for this recipe I also added 15-ounces of canned pumpkin puree. (Be careful, don’t use the kind that’s premixed for pies. Grab the solid-pack pumpkin.) I also added a little less water and a little more flour to offset the moisture in the pumpkin.<\/p>\n
Note: For a milder flavor, decrease the pumpkin to 1 cup and increase the\u00a0warm water to 1 cup in the bread recipe.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ready to punch down and shape into loaves<\/p><\/div>\n Make those loaves whatever shape you want! Let ’em rise, and bake. For crispy, crackly crusts, use steam!<\/p><\/div>\n I’m a sourdough fiend. Can’t resist a piece (or two) of toasted sourdough with a little peanut butter. Once you have an active starter, making sourdough bread is a cinch! My goal is to make as little mess as possible, so I mix my sponge right in the mixer bowl, then just dump the remaining ingredients in the next day. I don’t turn it out into a greased bowl to rise – just cover the mixing bowl. It seriously takes 15 minutes of effort to make a couple of loaves. You just have to time it\u00a0for when you’ll be hanging around the house.<\/p>\n My guess is, with the scent of sourdough wafting through the air, everyone<\/em> will be hanging around the house. Get the butter ready!<\/p>\n Lorinda<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tangy sourdough combines with rich pumpkin puree to flavor this bread to perfection. The fragrant loaves are a reminder that\u00a0there’s a chill in the air and comfort food is beckoning…a harbinger of the coming holidays. A turkey and cranberry sauce … Continue reading \t\nPumpkin Sourdough Bread<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAuthor: The Rowdy Baker<\/span><\/div>\nMakes two loaves<\/div>\n\nIngredients<\/div>\n\n
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