Nothing says Autumn like the warm flavors of pumpkin spice. In honor of this beautiful season, I decided to combine some of my favorite Fall flavors including pumpkin, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice to create the taste of this time of the year within the classic taste of challah. It seems like everywhere we go during these crisp cool months, everything is flavored with “pumpkin spice.” Scones, lattes, bread, cake, smoothies. So why not infuse this festive flavor into our bread too? This is a soft and moist challah that not only tastes sensational at the dinner table, but also as toast, French toast, or bread pudding the next day. You are guaranteed to love this recipe!
Pumpkin Spice Challah
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Ingredients
- 3 tbs. yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- ½ cup honey
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup canned pumpkin
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 6-9 cups all purpose flour
- 1 egg yold plus 1 tbs. water (egg wash)
Instructions
- In the mixing bowl, combine yeast with warm water and let stand for 5 minutes until you see bubbles.
- Gradually add honey, eggs, sugar, pumpkin, salt, oil, and spices on low setting with whisk attachment until completely mixed.
- Switch whisk attachment for dough attachment and gradually begin adding flour 1 cup at a time.
- Keep adding flour until mixture becomes a firm sticky dough (not liquidy).
- Transfer dough to a greased bowl and cover with moist towel for several hours until dough has doubled in size.
- Once dough has doubled in size, remove from bowl and knead on a floured surface.
- Braid as desired and place on greased baking sheets.
- Brush braided dough with egg wash and bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
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