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Pumpkin-flavored wholemeal bread

Pumpkin-flavored wholemeal bread

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A soft, wholemeal bread with an orange hue, made with pumpkin puree, proofed three times before being baked for 45 minutes in a hot oven.

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Recipe from Koos Jol, JopkeB, Erik Baas and 7 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This wholemeal bread gets its attractive orange color from pumpkin puree. After three rises, it takes 45 minutes to bake and produces a loaf of approximately 1 kg, which is soft and fragrant.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting1 hr 40 min
  • Total2 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.69 $0.21 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.26
  • $0.12
  • $0.08
  • $0.23

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the pumpkin in water or in a stew, puree it, and let it cool.
  2. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl, make a well in the center, and pour in the puree. Sprinkle the salt around the edge, and then add the oil or butter. ≈ 3 min
  3. Knead for about 5 minutes in a food processor, adding a little water if the dough is too dry.
  4. Let it rise for 40 minutes under a clean cloth. Deflate the dough, reshape it into a ball, and let it rise for another 15 minutes.
  5. Place the dough on a griddle and let it rise again for 40 minutes, covered with a cloth.
  6. Preheat the oven with a rotisserie function to 220 °C (425 °F) so that it is hot when the meat is ready, then place it in the oven and bake for 45 minutes.

The bill

Pumpkin-flavored wholemeal bread

  • 750 g of whole-wheat flour$1.26
  • 15 g of fresh yeast or 7g of dry yeast$0.12
  • 10 grams of salt$0.08
  • 25 g of oil paint or butter$0.23

Total$1.69

that's $0.21 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of pumpkin puree
  • 750 g of whole-wheat flour
  • 15 g of fresh yeast or 7g of dry yeast
  • 10 grams of salt
  • 25 g of oil paint or butter
  • a little water, if needed

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