Pumpkin Yeast Bread in a Jar

Pumpkin Yeast Bread in a Jar: easy and aromatic pumpkin bread that can be preserved for later. Great homemade gift idea for holidays for your loved ones!

Ingredients

• Seven 290 ml (10 oz) jars or equivalent (use more if you want to preserve some bread, I use jars of different sizes, from 290 ml to 500 ml)

• 500 grams or 4 cups all-purpose flour

• 42 grams or 1.5 oz fresh yeast (or 5 teaspoons dry yeast)

• 5 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup for vegans)

• 80 ml or 1/3 cup warm water

• 300 grams or 10.5 oz pumpkin puree (check the recipe here )

• 30 grams or 1 oz pumpkin seeds

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 3 cloves, ground

• 1/3 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• about 3 tablespoons butter or coconut oil for a vegan version (depends on the size of your jars)

• 4-5 tablespoons ground nuts (almonds, hazelnuts or cashews)

Instructions

1. In a bowl, dissolve honey and yeast in warm water. In a bigger bowl, combine flour and salt and pour the yeast mixture in it. Mix together and let rest for 10 minutes (the dough should be dry and crumbly).
2. Sterilize your jars (boil them in water together with lids for 15 minutes) if you want to preserve them. Let dry. If you don't want to preserve your jars, skip this step.
3. Mix the pumpkin puree, pumpkin seeds and all the spices into the dough until smooth. Let it rest in a warm place for 35 minutes or until double in size.
4. Grease your jars with butter or coconut oil and sprinkle ground nuts over it. You can rotate your jars slowly in your hand to spread the ground nuts more evenly.
5. Preheat the oven to 180 ºC or 350 ºF keeping the baking tray out. Check the next steps here: Pumpkin Yeast Bread in a Jar

bon appetit