Pumpkin Bread Delight

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water, 115 degrees
• 1 1/4 cups skim milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups hodgson mill best for bread flour
• 4 -4 1/2 cups hodgson mill unbleached flour
• solid shortening, for coating
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon. cinnamon
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 5 teaspoons milk

Recipe

• 1 proof yeast add yeast to 1/2 cup warm water and let stand for 10 minutes.
• 2 in a large measuring cup or medium-sized saucepan, heat milk and butter to 135 degrees.
• 3 pour this liquid into a bowl, adding sugar, salt, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and grated orange peel.
• 4 let this mixture cool to lukewarm.
• 5 add egg.
• 6 add 2 cups best for bread flour and mix thoroughly (you may use a mixer).
• 7 fold in yeast and unbleached flour to make a soft dough.
• 8 knead until smooth and satiny, 10 minutes by hand, or 4 minutes in an electric mixer or food processor fitted with dough hook.
• 9 place in greased bowl, turning coat thoroughly.
• 10 cover with a damp towel and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• 11 combine sugar and cinnamon to make filling.
• 12 knead down dough.
• 13 turn onto a lightly floured surface, divided into 2 equal portions, and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 14 grease two, 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans.
• 15 roll out half the dough into a rectangle 15 x 7 inches and sprinkle half with the filing.
• 16 roll up, starting at the smaller edge.
• 17 seal the edge and place the seam on the bottom of your loaf pan; tuck in ends.
• 18 repeat with rest of dough.
• 19 cover with a damp towel and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place until just above the edge of the pan.
• 20 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 21 bake 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
• 22 allow to cool.
• 23 combine confectioners sugar with milk and drizzle loaves with icing.