A few weeks ago, when I ventured back into the fruit butter world, I found a lonely can of pumpkin collecting dust in my cabinet.

This was the last can of pumpkin from last year’s purchase. I was so excited to stumble upon it. I was afraid I wouldn’t be making very many pumpkin desserts this fall due to the pumpkin shortage.

Last year I made so many pumpkin items, I was almost sick of them. This fall I wasn’t sure where to start. After a quick scan through my recipes I realized I don’t have very many savory items. I also noticed I am seriously lacking in the bread department.

Thinking about making bread made me a bit nervous, but I had been in the mood to try it again. The last time I made a recipe that required dough to rise was for my first Daring Baker’s Challenge back in February….

It was definitely time to make more bread.

This recipe is from one of my all time favorite flour companies, King Arthur Flour. I did a quick google search for a pumpkin bread recipe and found their recipe had great reviews, and sounded the best.

The recipe makes 2 loaves of bread, but the recipe from King Arthur Flour also recommended making 1 loaf of bread and 12 rolls. I thought that making rolls for Thanksgiving dinner, and bread for left over turkey sandwiches the next day sounded like a delicious idea. [Read more...]