Easy Pumpkin-Shaped Sourdough Bread Recipe: A Step-By-Step Guide by Jan Mostrom

Like many people a few years ago, I learned to bake sourdough bread – and I've never stopped! I love baking and sharing loaves of homemade bread, and finding more ways to enjoy the process.

When I saw this easy technique to make a pumpkin-shaped loaf of sourdough bread, I just had to share. All you will need is sourdough, some cooking string and a cinnamon stick for this fun fall presentation.

Looking for other ways to use your sourdough starter? Try my tender sourdough biscuits recipe. They are delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner. These sourdough crackers are perfect for snacking.

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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes (recipes vary)
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12

Ingredients

• sourdough, ready to bake

Helpful Products

• Kitchen String
• Parchment Paper
• Cutting Board

Recipe Notes

• Learn how to make a sourdough starter.

• Try this on your favorite type of homemade bread. 

Here's how to make it: 

1. Take your fresh dough ready to bake and put it into a bowl or a basket. Cut three long pieces of kitchen string and place across dough. Make pie shapes by crossing the strings and letting them hang about 18 inches past the edge of the bowl.
   
2. Place a sheet of parchment and a hard flat surface like a cutting board on top of the dough, hold tightly together and flip the dough over onto the parchment. Remove your bowl or basket.
   
   
   
3. Remove the board and start tying the string together, pulling the dough toward the center.
   
4. Repeat with the other strings and tie them off in the center of the dough. Cut the strings down. If desired you can carve lines in your dough to simulate pumpkin skin.
   
   
5. Bake as usual.
   
6. Remove from oven to cool. Remove strings (from the bottom is easiest).
   
7. Add a cinnamon stick to make the "stem."
   

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories: 110

Total Fat: 0.5g

Saturated Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg

Sodium: 200mg

Total Carbohydrate: 22g

Dietary Fiber: 1g

Total Sugars: 1g

Protein: 4g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 0mg

Iron: 1mg

Potassium: 0mg

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