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Pumpkin Spice Pull-Apart Bread with Butter Rum Glaze

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This sticky, sweet pumpkin pull-apart loaf is made from layers of fluffy pumpkin yeast dough coated with browned butter, cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg. Let it cool until it has just a hint of warmth left, drizzle on some glaze, and enjoy — preferably with the windows open to let in a crisp autumn breeze.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE DOUGH:
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • ½ cups Milk
  • ¼ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2-¼ teaspoons Active Dry Yeast (1 Envelope)
  • ¾ cups Pumpkin Puree
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2-½ cups Bread Flour
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons Fresh Ground Nutmeg
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • FOR THE GLAZE:
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Plus 1 1/2 Teaspoons Milk
  • ⅛ cups Packed Brown Sugar
  • ½ cups Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoons Rum (or Rum Extract)

Preparation

Make the pull-apart bread dough:
Grease and flour a loaf pan and set aside.

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, brown the 2 tablespoons of butter. Let it bubble and foam and when you see it start to brown, stir it so that it browns evenly. When it’s the color of dark honey, remove it from the heat and pour it into a large heat-safe mixer bowl to cool.

In the same saucepan over medium-low heat, warm the milk until it bubbles. Remove it from the heat and pour it into the bowl with the butter. Let these cool until they’re about 100-110 degrees F (use a candy thermometer to check).

Set the saucepan aside for another use later. I use the same one throughout the entire recipe; why do more dishes?

Stir the sugar and yeast into the warm milk/butter mixture and let it sit for a few minutes. Then stir in pumpkin, salt, and 1 cup flour. If you haven’t already, fit your mixer with a dough hook. Start to mix and add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time, stirring between each addition. When the dough is combined, knead on low speed with a dough hook until smooth and elastic (about 4 minutes with a mixer).

Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover it with a damp cloth. Let it rise in a warm place for about an hour until it doubles in size. (After it rises, you can put it in the fridge overnight to use it in the morning, but let it sit out for half an hour before rolling if out if you do.)

Make the filling: While the dough is rising, whisk the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Toward the end of the dough rising time, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter for the filling – melt it in the saucepan over medium-high heat and brown it as directed above. Put it in a small heat-safe bowl to cool for use later.

Shape and bake pull-apart bread:

Knead a sprinkling of flour (about 1 tablespoon) into the dough, deflating it. Let the dough sit to relax for 5 minutes. Flour a large work surface and turn your rested dough out onto it. Roll it out to a 20 inch long and 12 inch wide rectangle, lifting corners periodically to make sure it’s not sticking. If it seems to be snapping back, cover it with your damp towel and let it rest for 5 minutes before continuing (I had to do this twice during the process).

Spread the browned butter over the surface of the dough with a pastry brush and then sprinkle the sugar mixture over the top, patting it down to ensure it mostly sticks. Joy the Baker encourages you to use it all even though it seems like a ton, but I admit I got squeamish at the amount and used only most of it. It was fine despite my nerves. Go ahead and pile it on.

With the long edge of the rectangle toward you, cut it into 6 strips (do this by cutting the rectangle in half, then cutting each half into equal thirds. I used a pizza cutter). Stack these strips on top of one another and cut the resulting stack into 6 even portions (again, cut it in half, and then cut the halves into equal thirds). Place these portions one at a time into your greased loaf pan, pressing them up against each other to fit them all in. Cover the pan with your damp cloth and place it in a warm place for 30-45 minutes to double in size.

While dough rises, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (or 325F if you have a glass loaf dish instead of a metal pan). When it’s risen, place the loaf in the center of the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until dark golden brown on top (if you take it out at light golden brown, it’s liable to be raw in the middle, so let it get good and dark). Cool for 20-30 minutes on a cooling rack in the loaf pan while you make the glaze.

Make the glaze: In your saucepan, bring the butter, milk, and brown sugar to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove it from heat, add the powdered sugar and rum, and whisk it to a smooth consistency.

Assemble and serve: Use a butter knife to loosen all sides of the bread from the loaf pan and gently turn it out onto a plate. Place another plate on top and flip it to turn it right side up. Drizzle glaze over top. Serve each piece slightly warm with a drizzle of glaze.

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egdon ken on 10.2.2011

I wanna try this… this one looks tasty pumkin is my favorite..

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dtmensing on 10.27.2011

I made this for a fun breakfast for friends and everyone loved it!! I went ahead and made the dough the night before and it worked great.

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obryans4 on 10.25.2011

VERY YMMY! I was sooo impressed with the outcome of this recipe. The rum glaze is to die for. It is lengthy and involved but I enjoyed every step of the way~ loved it, a def keeper.

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Kira-Beth Mount on 10.24.2011

So delicious. Takes alot of time but I think it is totally worth it. I had to cook it for 10-15 minutes longer to make sure it was done in the middle. But other than that the recipe is great.

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suek357 on 9.30.2011

Oh my heaven’s, this was to DIE for. I love pumpkin, I love bread, I love rum. It was delish, although it didn’t raise the second time as much as I would have wanted. Probably user error. Anyway it didn’t last long here at home – gobbled up in a jiffy. if you can, I’d suggest a double batch…all the fixing time would be better enjoyed with more to eat!

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