Food
PUMPKIN BREAD
By Yankee Magazine|Feb 23 2009|
Yield
Makes 1 loaf.
Ingredients
1 cup cooked, mashed pumpkin
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup scalded milk
1/2 yeast cake dissolved in 1/2 cup lukewarm water
5 cups flour
Instructions
Use fresh pumpkin, stewed and strained, or canned pumpkin. Combine pumpkin with sugar, salt, shortening, and milk. When mixture is lukewarm, add dissolved yeast and flour. Knead well, cover, and let rise overnight. In the morning, shape into one large loaf, and bake at 375 degrees F. for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake 40 minutes longer.
