Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pureed pumpkin
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup warm water (105° to 115°F)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 5 cups flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
- Coarse sea salt
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, milk, water, sugar, butter, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour into bread pan of breadmaker.
- Add flour to pan. Sprinkle yeast over flour.
- Process in breadmaker on the Dough cycle.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove dough from breadmaker and place on lined baking sheet.
- Using thumbs to make a hole in center of dough, stretch dough to make a 9-inch diameter ring with a center hole of about 5-inches.
- Let dough rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Hold kitchen shears at a 45-degree angle, cut from the top of ring to make 8 even cuts around the ring. Pull the sections away from the center to create the leaf shape.
- In a small bowl, beat egg white and water until foamy.
- Brush dough wreath with egg white mixture (may not use it all.) Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and sea salt.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Cool on parchment on wire rack.
Serves: 8