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Pumpkin-Shaped Breads with Cream Cheese Filling
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Pumpkin-Shaped Breads with Cream Cheese Filling

3 hServes 8Nutri-Score D€€
from @noran_dakhel1 import0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

8 people
  • instant dry yeastPantry8 g
  • milk (room temperature)Dairy100 ml
  • pumpkin puréeProduce100 g
  • egg (room temperature)Dairy1 piece
  • sugarPantry80 g
  • all-purpose flourGrains480 g
  • cinnamon (1 tsp)Spices1 piece
  • nutmeg (1/2 tsp, ground)Spices1 piece
  • cardamom (1 tsp, ground)Spices1 piece
  • ground cloves (1/4 tsp)Spices1 piece
  • salt (1/2 tsp)Spices1 piece
  • butter (room temperature)Dairy100 g
  • cream cheese (softened)Dairy150 g
  • brown sugarPantry100 g
  • pumpkin purée (for the filling)Produce30 g
  • cinnamon (1/4 tsp, for the filling)Spices1 piece
  • nutmeg (1/8 tsp, ground, for the filling)Spices1 piece
  • cardamom (1/4 tsp, ground, for the filling)Spices1 piece
  • ground cloves (1/8 tsp, for the filling)Spices1 piece
  • butter (melted, for the coating)Dairy100 g
  • sugar (for the coating)Pantry200 g
  • ground cinnamon (for the coating)Spices24 g
  • cinnamon sticks (for decoration)Spices8 pieces

per serving

Nutrition

501kcal

Carbs
80 g
Proteins
9 g
Fat
16 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Mixing bowl ×2
  • Stand mixer
  • Rolling pin
  • Baking tray
  • Oven
  • Kitchen scissors

step by step

Method

  1. Activate the yeast

    • Warm the milk slightly and stir in the yeast and a little of the sugar.
    • Let stand until foamy.
    Step 1

  2. Make the dough

    • In a bowl combine the flour, remaining sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, ground cloves and salt.
    • Add the pumpkin purée, egg and yeast mixture, then knead into a dough.
    • Knead in the soft butter until the dough is smooth and elastic.
    Step 2

  3. Let the dough rise

    • Cover the bowl and leave in a warm place until doubled in size.
    Step 3

  4. Prepare the cream cheese filling

    • Beat the cream cheese with the brown sugar until smooth.
    • Mix in the pumpkin purée, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and ground cloves.
    Step 4

  5. Shape the breads

    • Divide the dough into equal portions and roll each into a ball.
    • Flatten each ball, add a spoonful of filling and seal the dough around it.
    • Tie kitchen twine around each ball in a cross pattern to create the pumpkin segments.
    Step 5

  6. Second rise

    • Place the shaped breads on a lined baking tray and let them rise again.
    Step 6

  7. Bake

    • Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C until golden brown.
    • Remove the twine while the breads are still warm.
    Step 7

  8. Coat in cinnamon sugar

    • Brush each warm bread with melted butter.
    • Roll in the mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon.
    • Top each bread with a cinnamon stick as a stem.
    Step 8
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