Pull Apart Pumpkin Bread Recipes

PULL-APART PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Brown 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and add room temperature milk, return to stove and heat through. Poor milk and butter into the stand mixer. Allow to cool to a warm temperature. Add yeast and 1/4 cup of sugar. Allow to proof. Add pumpkin, salt and 1 cup of flour. Stir using hook attachment until combined. Add 1/2 cup of flour at a time. Knead for 6 minutes, until dough is smooth, elastic, and slightly sticky. And extra flour 1 tablespoon at a time if needed.
• Allow dough to rise in a lightly oiled bowl (in a warm place) for 60-90 minutes. Dough should double in size.
• While rising, brown 2 tablespoons of butter. Mix 1 cup of granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan and set aside.
• Once dough has doubled in size, punch it down and flop out onto a clean floured surface. Knead with hands for 1-2 minutes. Roll dough into a 20x12 inch rectangle. Brush dough with butter. Sprinkle with sugar mixture and press into dough with palms of hand. Cut the rectangle into 6 even strips. Lay strips on top of each other and cut each strip into 6 even pieces. Stack strips vertically into the loaf pan. Cover the pan with a clean towel and let rise for 30-45 minutes.
• While rising, preheat oven to 350 degrees. After rising in pan, bake for 30-40 minutes or until top is a very deep golden brown.
• For Glaze, heat the butter, milk, and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to boil then immediately remove the pan from the heat and stir in the rum and powdered sugar.

PULL-APART BREAD WITH PUMPKIN AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Mix flour, pumpkin, milk, sugar, yeast, nutmeg, 2 Tbsp. butter, and 1 tsp. kosher salt in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook until dough comes together. Knead with your hands or dough hook until dough is soft and smooth, about 10 minutes. Form into a ball.
• Lightly grease a large clean bowl with oil; transfer dough to bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, purée cheese, spinach, pepper, garlic powder, 5 Tbsp. butter, and remaining 1/4 tsp. kosher salt in a food processor until smooth. Add egg and pulse to combine.
• Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F. Divide dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll each piece to a 14x8" oval.
• Transfer 1 oval to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread half of spinach mixture in a thin layer over. Starting at long side, tightly roll dough around filling into a long tube (like a cinnamon roll).
• Arrange tube diagonally on sheet. Starting 1" from end closest to you, use sharp kitchen shears to make a deep incision at a 45-degree angle away from you, cutting almost to the bottom without cutting through. Carefully shift small cut piece to the left, keeping the bottom connected. Make another 45-degree incision 1" from first. Carefully shift piece to the right. Continue cutting and shifting to alternate sides for a total of 12-14 pieces. Repeat rolling, filling, and cutting with second piece of dough on another parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet.
• Brush dough with 2 Tbsp. butter; sprinkle edges with sea salt. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 25-30 minutes.
• Brush bread with remaining 1 Tbsp. butter and let cool slightly before serving.
• Do Ahead
• Dough and filling can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before rolling and filling.