After seeing lots of these No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread loaves on Pinterest and Instagram, I decided to make and bake one myself.
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Autumn and Winter Baking
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I LOVE baking bread, both sourdough and normal yeast bread, and I also love experimenting, so after seeing lots of these No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread loaves on Pinterest and Instagram, I decided to make and bake one myself. And, just in time for All Hallow’s Eve (Halloween) and Bonfire Night (Fireworks Night).
This No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread is SO easy to make, and looks stunning once baked. Made with my “Classic Sourdough Bread made Easy” recipe, I have substituted some of the strong white bread flour for malted and seeded bread flour, which has pumpkin seeds in it and gives the sourdough pumpkin bread a lovely colour.
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Serve this with soups, stews, chilli, casseroles and hotpots, OR serve it warm with salted butter for breakfast; it goes wonderfully with boiled eggs. You can also serve this in the middle of the autumn or winter table with a cheese board. It would also make fabulous sandwiches for kitchen picnics, garden picnics, and for the school and office lunch box.
Apart from the fact this No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread tastes wonderful, it’s also a fabulous, fun project to make for the Autumn and Winter tea time table, and it looks so seasonal too. I’ve shared a few tips and substitutions below, which may help with whatever occasion you plan to bake this for.
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Tips and Substitutions:
- Before adding the dough to the banneton overnight, you can scatter in some seeds, such as pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds or poppy seeds for a seeded finish.
- Make the bread with all white bread flour, 500g, if wanted, or a mixture of white bread flour and spelt flour.
- Substitute the malted and seeded bread flour for wholemeal or brown bread flour.
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- Before adding the string to the loaf, grease it with oil or softened butter, so it will come away easily once baked.
- For a golden glow to the bread, add a heaped teaspoon of turmeric powder to the dough in step 2.
- Replace 150ml of water with 150g pumpkin puree for a pumpkin bread.
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I hope you enjoy baking this No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread if you make it, PLEASE do let me know by leaving a comment below, or ask any questions you may have about the process, I’d be happy to help. Happy Baking! Karen
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No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread
I LOVE baking bread, both sourdough and normal yeast bread, and I also love experimenting, so after seeing lots of these No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread loaves on Pinterest and Instagram, I decided to make and bake one myself. And, just in time for All Hallow's Eve (Halloween) and Bonfire Night (Fireworks Night). This No-Knead Sourdough Pumpkin Bread is SO easy to bake, and looks stunning once baked. Made with my "Classic Sourdough Bread made Easy" recipe, I have substituted some of the strong white bread flour for malted and seeded bread flour, which has pumpkin seeds in it and gives the sourdough pumpkin bread a lovely colour. Serve this with soups, stews, chilli, casseroles and hotpots, OR serve it warm with salted butter for breakfast; it goes wonderfully with boiled eggs. You can also serve this in the middle of the autumn or winter table with a cheese board.
Ingredients
- 50g recently fed and bubbly sourdough starter
- 7g sea salt flakes
- 320ml tepid filtered water (or boiled water)
- 200g malted and seeded bread flour
- 300g string white bread flour
- Rice flour for dusting
- 4 x pieces of string, greased with butter or oil (about 24"/60cms)
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
1. 2 to 3 hours before you want to start your sourdough bread, take the starter out of the fridge and feed it with 40g filtered water and 40g strong white bread flour. Mix well, cover with cling film (or a shower cap) and set to one side to start working. After 2 to 3 hours the starter should be frothy and light with lots of bubbles and it may be making a noise, as in singing! It's now ready to use. Put the covered starter back in the fridge until it is needed next time you want to bake.
2. Place a bowl onto some digital scales and set the tare to zero. Add 50g of sourdough starter and set the tare to zero again; then add the salt and water, again, I find it easier to set the tare to zero before adding the flour. Take the bowl off the scales and mix well, it will look rough and lumpy, but never fear it will soon start to look like bread dough! Cover the dough with cling film/shower cap and set to one side.
3. After an hour, uncover it and with your hands, bring the dough from the outside, and fold it into the middle. Do this for about 15 to 20 times - I find it is easier if I rotate the bowl at the same time. Cover it and set to one side.
4. Do the folding and turning action two or three more times over the next few hours, by this time the dough will be smooth, elastic and sticky. I start this at about 3pm to 4pm and the dough is ready at about 8pm to 9pm.
5. Once the dough is smooth and elastic (see above) and it will have risen by now too, take a 22cm (9") to 24cm (10") banneton basket and dust it with rice flour. Do one more set of folding actions with the dough and then place the ball of dough into the floured banneton basket. Easing the dough up around the sides, sprinkle some more flour around it and then sprinkle some over the top of of the dough. Cover with cling film/shower cap and set to one side in a cool place to prove overnight. (I use my pantry which is about 12 degrees C)
6. In the morning, the dough will have risen overnight and you will have a large, round ball of smooth dough that's ready to bake. Pre-heat the oven to 230C/220C Fan/450F/425F Fan/Gas mark 8.
7. Lay the 4 pieces of string over the top of the banneton, in a star shape and place a round of grease-proof baking paper over the top.
8. Carefully invert the banneton upside down with the dough inside on to the work surface, so the rounded top of the dough is facing upwards and is sitting on the string and greaseproof paper underneath.
9. Bring each piece of string up into the middle of the dough and tie in a knot in the middle - you will have created 8 segments by doing this. Score the top of each segment with a lame or a razor blade, in chevron shapes.
10 Trim the string and carefully lift the dough into a cast iron casserole dish (Dutch oven) that has a lid. Or, you can use an enamel roasting tin with a lid.
11. Place the lid on the pot and bake in the pre-heated oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour until the bread is well-risen, golden brown and with a crisp crust. NB: if you want a darker crust, take the lid off and bake for a further 5 to 10 minutes.
12. Carefully turn the loaf out onto a wire cooling rack and allow to cool for 1 hour before cutting the string and gently pulling it away from the bread loaf, which will look like a pumpkin! Push a stick of cinnamon into the middle of the sourdough pumpkin loaf, for the stem.
13. Serve in segments, like bread rolls, or slice it to serve.
Notes
Before adding the dough to the banneton overnight, you can scatter in some seeds, such as pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds or poppy seeds for a seeded finish.
Make the bread with all white bread flour, 500g, if wanted.
Substitute the malted and seeded bread flour for wholemeal flour.
For a golden glow to the bread, add a heaped teaspoon of turmeric powder to the dough in step 2.
Replace 150ml of water with 150g pumpkin puree for a pumpkin bread.
Nutrition Information
Yield 16 slices Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 155Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 2mgSodium 177mgCarbohydrates 29gFiber 1gSugar 0gProtein 4g
Karen says
Oh WOW! This looks so good. i’ve seen these too and been dying to try. I might give this a good. Thank you for sharing.
Karen Burns-Booth says
DO try it out Karen, it’s fun to make and even better to eat!
Nic | Nic's Adventures & Bakes says
Thanks for sharing, this looks a lovely loaf 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Nic – it was fun to make too
johanna @ green gourmet giraffe says
This looks fantastic – I wonder if I have time to try it this weekend – not sure I do but I must try that some time
Karen Burns-Booth says
Do let me know if you do get time to make it! Karen
Hannah Barnett says
My loaf rose disproportionately in the oven. 2/3 of the loaf look wonderful but the other 1/3 looks like it grew a tumour! Any tips?
Karen Burns-Booth says
HI Hannah,
It’s hard to say why this may have happened, but, it sounds as if that is the result of the “ear” forming, the crack that appears in sourdough bread.
Or, your oven is not uniformly the same temperature, as in hotter in one area.
Karen