Pumpkin Fry Bread Food

PUMPKIN FRY BREAD

Steps:

• Cover the pumpkin with water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the pumpkin is tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the pumpkin, and mash to a smooth texture.
• Stir the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients in the flour mixture, and stir together to make a dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead a few times until thoroughly combined. Don't over knead the dough. Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes to relax the gluten.
• Heat the lard over medium heat in a large heavy skillet until it shimmers. Break off egg-sized pieces of the dough, pat them out flat into rough circles about 4 inches across and 1/4 inch thick, and fry, turning once, until the dough puffs up and begins to brown at the edges, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Push the fry bread into the oil to help it puff. Drain on paper towels, and serve hot.

THE BEST PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans.
• Whisk together the sugar and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Whisk in the eggs and pumpkin until combined.
• Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves in a medium bowl and whisk until well combined. Add half the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and stir to combine. Add half the water and stir to combine. Repeat with the remaining flour and water.
• Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans. Bake until cake tester comes out clean and the loaves are golden brown, about 1 hour. Let the loaves cool in the pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.

FRIED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Cut pumpkin in half, remove seeds, pith and outer skin. Cut into 2x3 inch pieces.
• Place 1/2 of pumpkin (2 to 3 pounds) in large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add flour and stir to evenly coat.
• Melt butter in a large deep skillet over medium heat. Add pumpkin and cook, turning often until golden brown and tender.

SOFT PUMPKIN YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available., Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

SAVORY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook until butter is golden brown, 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in pistachios, turmeric, cumin and cayenne. Let cool. , For batter, in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and water. In another bowl, whisk flour and pie spice; add to butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in pistachio mixture., Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely., Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Mix Shortening and sugar until fluffy.
• Stir in eggs.
• Mix in water and pumpkin.
• Mix in all remaining ingredients.
• Pour into 2 bread pans.
• Bake for 70 minutes.

PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
• Mix pumpkin, eggs, oil, and nuts together.
• Combine mixtures and blend thoroughly.
• Pour into pans.
• Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from pans and cool on a rack.