Pumpkin sandwich loaf is a delicious, wholesome way to add a sweet, nutritious touch to your bread. Pumpkin gives the loaf a soft, moist texture, and its sweetness complements the crumb beautifully. Here’s a simple recipe to make it at home.
Recipe · Bread
Pumpkin sandwich loaf
- 8 ingredients
- 11 steps
Ingredients
- 500 g wheat flour
- 10 g salt
- 10 g dry yeast
- 250 g pumpkin purée
- 50 g butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Olive oil, for greasing the pan
Step-by-step preparation
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and dry yeast.
- Add the pumpkin purée and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Add the butter, egg and honey and mix well.
- Knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour at room temperature, until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Grease a loaf pan with olive oil.
- Once risen, place the dough in the pan and let it rest for another 30 minutes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40–45 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
- Take the bread out of the oven and let it cool before turning it out of the pan.
- Slice the bread once it’s completely cool.
Enjoy your delicious pumpkin loaf! It’s perfect for toast, sandwiches and much more. You can also add spices like cinnamon, ginger or nutmeg for an even more festive flavor.