Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Bread

This is the first time I am using pumpkin in bread n this recipe comes from http://www.bakedbyrachel.com/2013/10/pumpkin-cinnamon-swirl-bread-recipe/

 

Please follow the above link to get the method.

 

Dough

1/2 cup milk, heated to 115F  ( so I warmed up the milk and added in half unwarmed milk)

2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast

1/3 cup plus 1 tsp granulated sugar, divided

1 egg

1 cup pumpkin puree - steamed the pumpkin and mash it

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp allspice

Pinch ground cloves

1 tsp salt

3 1/2 cup - 4 cup all purpose flour

 

Filling

2 tbsp. unsalted butter,softened

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon

 

Egg Wash

1 egg

1 tbsp. water

 

Note :

I omitted the ground cloves and I also could not fit the loaf into my regular loaf tin

Spices used

After proofing the dough - mixed spice filling n unsalted butter

Rolled out dough to spread the butter n filling

After baking / I couldn't fit into my regular loaf tin n I flipped the dough over

 

The bread is really very soft, next time I may divide the dough into 2 portions so that I can fit them into 2 regular loaf tins.

 

I also served my bread with some Planta margarine to eat.

 

Hope you enjoy baking this marvelous soft bread - thanks to Rachel's recipe.

Baked Pumpkin Balls

Hi everybody, Halloween is coming this month in October. I decided to try something too out of pumpkin.

I found this recipe Mini Pumpkin-sage balls from recipebridge.com.  When I went to buy sage, they were sold out. I made mine without sage in the end but they are still excellent.

I increased my ingredients from the original recipe but still ended up with 17 balls.

Recipe Baked Pumpkin Balls - makes 17 balls

Ingredients
180 gm pumpkin puree (Malaysia pumpkin excluding the skin)
1/2 onion finely diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
60 gm panko crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
black pepper, about 1/2 teaspoon
1 egg, beaten
2-3 tablespoon oil for frying

others - 1 frying pan and spatula, 1 medium mixing bowl, 1 small bowl to beat egg, 1 baking tray, cooking spray. chopping board and knife, steamer to steam pumpkin, bowl for pumpkin

Method

1. Cut the pumpkin to smaller chunks and place inside a bowl.  Weight of pumpkin 180gm. Using a electric steamer I steamed the pumpkin 20 minutes. Maybe 15 minutes will be sufficient.
2. While pumpkin is cooking, dice the onion and garlic.
3. Heat up the frying pan with 2-3 tablespoon oil.
4. Fry the onion till brownish.
5. Add in the garlic and stir fry for 1-2 minutes. Do not use any charred onion or garlic which will give bitter taste.
6. Next, prepare a medium mixing bowl
7. Put the panko crumbs, salt, black pepper inside and mix.
8. Remove the pumpkin from the steamer and mash with a teaspoon.
9. Add pumpkin into the  breadcrumb mixture.
10. Add in the cooked onion and garlic.
11. Beat the egg and pour inside the bowl.
12. Mix everything up well.
13. Turn oven to 190 degree celcius.
14. Spray a cooking tray with cooking spray.
15. Wash your hands and form 16-17 balls about the size of small fishballs.
16. Put them on the tray.
17. Bake for up to 12 minutes only. Remove from the tray when bottom of balls is browned.
18. Do not bake too long or the ball may stick to your tray.  Remove immediately and put onto a plate.
19. Can eat on its own or serve it with tabasco sauce recommended in original recipe.

My ingredients 

Diced onion

Fried onion n garlic

Steamed pumpkin

Mashed pumpkin

Ingredients in mixing bowl.

Add in beaten egg n mix

Mixed pumpkin 

Oil the tray with cooking spray n place the formed pumpkin balls 

After 12 minutes baking - oil has disappeared. Remove balls immediately.

Delicious pumpkin balls!!

Eat on its own or with a dip

Steamed Pumpkin Rice Flour Cake

Steamed Pumpkin Rice Flour Cake

This recipe is from thelazychef.wordpress.com

https://thelazychef.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/steamed-pumpkin-rice-flour-cake/

I have lessened the amount from the original recipe as I feared I may not be able to do a proper cake but it turned out quite right.  It can be improved by making the seasoning stronger, perhaps adding slightly more salt.

Original recipe Ingredients :

800 g pumpkin - after skin n seeds removed and sliced into thin pcs.

( I used only about 550g)

Batter Mix

500 g rice flour

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

6 cups hot water

Fillings

80 g dried shrimps ( I used only 50 g) soften with water and minced

2 Chinese sausages diced ( I omitted)

70 g preserved wax Chinese ham ( I omitted)

15 Chinese dried mushrooms (soften and sliced thinly) ( I used only 8 pcs)

1 tbsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Method :

1. Use a wok and steam your cut up slices of pumpkin and mash them while still hot and set aside.

After steaming on high for 10 minutes

After mashing

2. Mince your dried shrimps and shred the mushrooms. 

3.  Use 2 tablespoon of oil to fry the shrimp till fragrant and then add the mushrooms ( and also Chinese sausages/ham) together with the tablespoon of salt and 1 tsp of pepper. Fry for 3 minutes and set aside. 

4. In a separate wok, I used a deep pot instead, pour in your batter and add in the 6 cups of hot water slowly while stirring to prevent lumps from forming.

Looks like coconut milk!

5. Add in the mashed pumpkin and mix well. Add in the filling ingredients and mixed well.  

 Note :If you want stronger taste, please increase your salt.

6.  Turn fire to low and stir continuously until batter is dry and sticky.

Perhaps the mixture can go drier but I stir over in a pot and so it is still a bit wet.

7.  Prepare a square tin and line with plastic - I cut open a large plastic sandwich bag and lined the tin.  My square tin is 200mm x 200mm x 56mm. 

Other recipes online says can oil the tin. 

Pour your mixture in and steam at high heat for 1hr or more. 

 If the skewer comes out clean, remove from fire, cool it and then cut.  If you put in fridge overnight, it is even easier to cut.

Steaming the pumpkin mix.

After steaming for about 1 hr 15 minutes.

Last nite when I made it, I didn't cool it down sufficiently to cut it as I was eager to eat it!

This piece I cut today after overnight in the fridge.  Serve it with some fried shallots and soy sauce.  You can also dribble some sesame oil over it to eat!

Enjoy cooking!