Sourdough Pumpkin Bread has a light pumpkin flavor with that delicious touch of sourdough tang- it’s amazing!
Have you started a sourdough start yet? I wish you would join in the fun cuz it adds a delightful tang to recipes and of course offers other benefits too!
Here’s a good sourdough started recipe from King Arthur Flour with some awesome tips and tricks for taking care of it. It needs a little bit of love in the form of flour and water a couple times a week if it lives out of the fridge. If you keep it in the fridge then once a week will do it!
Sourdough Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 1⅓ cups fresh sourdough starter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 2/3 cups flour
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup honey or agave warmed to a pourable consistency
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- In a large non-metallic bowl; beat together sourdough starter, pumpkin, milk, and flour.
- Cover with saran wrap and ferment in a warm place for 12-24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Coat 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside.
- When ready to bake, beat together melted butter, egg, and honey in a small bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together salt, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Mix butter mixture into sourdough batter until mostly combined.
- Sprinkle dry ingredients over the dough and stir in until just combined.
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Sprinkle top of loaf with pumpkin seeds.
- Bake 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes, turn out and complete cooling on rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
This loaf takes a little processing time- it has to sit overnight and work it’s sourdough awesomeness for a bit; then add in the rest of ingredients the next day and bake it off. It’s easy but just remember to plan on 12-24 hours for it do it’s sourdough magic.
Sourdough Pumpkin Loaf is the perfect little loaf for your autumn baking!
Don’t miss my other other sourdough recipes~ there’s always some new ones being created in my kitchen!
Happy Thursday!
Much Love and Peace~
Ruthie
Leigh @ Don't Sweat The Recipe says
Sourdough Pumpkin Bread? I never thought of that…it’s been years but I will have to start a fresh starter immediately! Thanks for the inspiration.
Marilyn says
Sounds yummy. I’m always looking to use my sour dough starter for other than plain white bread
Ruthie says
Hi Marilyn… you’ll love this bread! I LOVE my sourdough starter- we have lots of sourdough recipes for baking, you’ll have to look at them!
Enjoy!! here’s the link https://cookingwithruthie.com/?s=sourdough
Sherri says
Is the starter at 100% hydration?
Ruthie says
Yes, it is… we hope you enjoy this lovely loaf!