Food
Pumpkin Bread
By Yankee Magazine|Feb 09 2005|
Yield
Makes 1 loaf.
Ingredients
1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup scalded milk
1/2 yeast cake
1/2 cup lukewarm water
5 cups flour
Instructions
Combine pumpkin with sugar, salt, shortening, and milk. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in the lukewarm water. When pumpkin mixture has cooled to lukewarm, add dissolved yeast and flour. Knead well, cover, and let rise in a warm place overnight. In the morning, shape into a large loaf and bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and bake another 40 minutes.
