Brandied Pumpkin Bread

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This hearty golden yeast bread, made in the bread machine, has a hint of spice and is wonderful served with your holiday meal.

Ingredients

3 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons brandy

Directions

1 Combine flour, yeast, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, salt, butter, pumpkin puree, water, and brandy in the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
2 Select the Sweet or Basic/White cycle using the Light crust setting and start the machine. (To make the bread without a bread machine, see Editor's Note.)
3 When the bread is done baking, remove it from the pan and allow to cool on a wire rack.