PUMPKING BREADS
350 g Hokkaido pumpkin
[or pumpkin puree]
80 g butter
600 g flour
80 g sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
good pinch turmeric powder
good pinch cardamom powder
½ cube fresh yeast
60 ml milk
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
_ skin pumpkin and cut into little cubes
_ place in a pot with a little water and steam until soft
_ take off the heat and leave to cool down a little
_ add butter and puree with a mixer
_ dissolve yeast in warm milk [lukewarm]
_ combine flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, turmeric and cardamom in a large bowl
_ incorporate egg, pumpkin puree and milk
_ knead until you get a smooth and silky dough
_ form a large ball, dust with flour, cover with cling foil and leave to rise in a warm spot
[for about 45-60 minutes]
_ deflate dough and divide into 8 to 16 equal pieces
[depending on how large you want your little pumpkins]
_ form little smooth balls
_ cover with a kitchen cloth and leave the breads to rise another 10 minutes
_ get a long piece of kitchen yarn [for the larger ones about 1m each]
_ wrap the balls like a little package [without making it too tight]
_ preheat oven to 160°C
_ make an eggwash by combining 1 egg yolk with 2 tablespoons milk
_ brush the breads with eggwash
_ bake for about 25 minutes [until golden in color]
[the breads are best while still warm with some lemon butter]
KÜRBIS BRÖTCHEN
350 g Hokkaido-Kürbis
[oder Kürbispüree]
80 g Butter
600 g Mehl
80 g Zucker
1 Ei
1 Teelöffel Salz
½ Teelöffel Zimt
gute Prise Kurkumapulver
gute Prise Kardamompulver
½ Würfel Frischhefe
60 ml Milch
1 Eigelb
2 Esslöffel Milch